Vinyl pressings
by Rod McKuen · 1969
At Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
o T 1 39503 2WS-1794 A RE-1 1B B3Side A runout
o T 1 39504 2WS-1794 B RE-1 1B A1Side B runout
o T 1 39505 2WS-1794 C RE-1 1B B4Side C runout
o T 1 39506 2WS-1794 D RE-1 1B B4Side D runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stanyan Records 1794First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1794 / Warner Bros. Records 2WS 1794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 11008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 2WS 1794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 2WS 1794First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1794 / First Record FL-1795LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 2WS 1794LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 66001-1/2LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 66001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1794LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Stanyan Records 1794 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1794 / Stanyan Records 1794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1794 / Warner Bros. Records 2WS 1794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 2WS 1794.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2WS 1794, WS 1794, 1794, WBC 11008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T 1 39503 2WS-1794 A RE-1 1B B3 and o T 1 39504 2WS-1794 B RE-1 1B A1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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.
