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Live From Los Angeles by Oliver Nelson's Big Band, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Live From Los Angeles

by Oliver Nelson's Big Band · 1968

16 pressings4 countriesHard BopPost BopJazz

Live From Los Angeles was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Live From Los Angeles

7 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

February 1968
Label and catalog number
Impulse! A-9153Impulse! AS-9153
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · ABC-PARAMOUNT
Runout / matrix

AS 9153 A LWSide A runout

AS 9153 B LWSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

February 1968
Label and catalog number
Impulse! A-9153
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

A 9153 A LWSide A runout

A 9153 B LWSide A runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

August 1968
Label and catalog number
Impulse! SIPL 510
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SIPL 510 A-1 G W 1A side runout

SIPL 510 B-1 G W 1B side runout

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1968
Label and catalog number
Impulse! A-9153ABC Records A-9153
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

AS 9153 A LWSide A

AS 9153 B LWSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968CanadaImpulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A-9153First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968JapanImpulse! A-9153 / Impulse! AS-9153First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968UKImpulse! MIPL 510First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1968USImpulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A-9153LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968USImpulse! A-9153First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968USImpulse! A-9153First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968USImpulse! A-9153 / Impulse! AS-9153First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968UKImpulse! SIPL 510First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USImpulse! AS-9153LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972USImpulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A/S-9153LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976JapanImpulse! YP-8504-AI / ABC Impulse! YP-8504-AILP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1979JapanMCA Records VIM-5549LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanImpulse! VIM-5626 / MCA Records VIM-5626LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanImpulse! IMP-88100 / ABC Records IMP-88100LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USABC Impulse! AS-9153 / Impulse! A-9153LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USImpulse! A-9153 / ABC Records A/S-9153LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Miss Fine4:04
  2. A2Milestones8:16
  3. A3I Remember Bird5:29
  4. B1Night Train4:39
  5. B2Guitar Blues4:15
  6. B3Down By The Riverside8:29
  7. B4Ja-Da2:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Live From Los Angeles are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Live From Los Angeles are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1979.

When was Live From Los Angeles first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Impulse! A-9153, released February 1968.

How do I tell if my copy of Live From Los Angeles is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-9153, SIPL 510, MIPL 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Live From Los Angeles on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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