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At Carnegie Hall

by Paul Robeson · 1959

32 pressings10 countriesClassical

At Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 At Carnegie Hall

2 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Australia

1959
Label and catalog number
Top Rank International TRL-8530
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MX4661Side 1 on label

MX4662Side 2 on label

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 32 vinyl pressings

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

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaTop Rank International TRL-8530First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKVanguard VRS 9051 / Top Rank International 35/018First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaVanguard VRS-9051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960AustraliaPhilips GL 5768LPLP
1960AustraliaVanguard VSD 2035LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaVanguard VSD-2035LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960CanadaVanguard VSD-2035LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaVanguard VRS-9051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960IsraelVanguard VRS-9051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960UKPhilips GL 5768LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960USVanguard VSD-2035LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USVanguard VSD-2035LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1961USVanguard VRS-9051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962UKFontana BIG 426 YLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1962UKFontana BIG 326 LLP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963New ZealandVanguard VRS-9051 / Vanguard VRS9051LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963USVanguard VSD-2035LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973AustraliaWorld Record Club S/5424 / World Record Club S-5424LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1976AustraliaWorld Record Club R-01334 / World Record Club S/5424LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1978AustraliaWorld Record Club R 01334 / World Record Club S/5424LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984USVanguard VMS 73110LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017UKVanguard VRS 9051LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaVanguard 14.049LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustriaVanguard AVRS 9016 / Amadeo AVRS 9016LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustriaAmadeo AVRS 9016LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilVanguard SLP-100.502 / Vanguard SLP-100502LPLP
?CanadaEncore Records ELP-16008LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaVanguard VSD-2035LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanVanguard VY 505LPLP
?UKVanguard VMLP 5303LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USVanguard VRS-9051 / Vanguard VRS 9051LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USVanguard VSD-2035LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Every Time I Feel The Spirit
  2. A2Balm In Gilead
  3. A3Volga Boat Song
  4. A4Monologue From Shakespeares Othello
  5. A5O Thou Silent Night
  6. A6Chinese Children's Song
  7. A7My Curley Headed Baby
  8. A8Old Man River
  9. A9Going Home
  10. B1Monologue From Boris Gudonov
  11. B2The Orphan
  12. B3Christ Lag In Todesbanden
  13. B4Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
  14. B5Lullaby
  15. B6O No John
  16. B7Joe Hill
  17. B8Jacob's Ladder

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall are there?

32 vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 2017.

When was At Carnegie Hall first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Australia. One of them is Vanguard VRS 9051.

How do I tell if my copy of At Carnegie Hall is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VRS 9051, TRL-8530) 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 At Carnegie Hall 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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