Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1963
At Carnegie Hall was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XSM-59552-1AD DSide 1, Runout, variant 1
XSM-59553-1K FSide 2, Runout, variant 1
XSM-59554-1AB GSide 3, Runout, variant 1
XSM-59555-1L CSide 4, Runout, variant 1
XLP-59548-2AB I P 32 cSide 1, stamped
0 XLP-59549-1AD I RSide 2, stamped
o XSM-59552-1B T1 ˄ ||||||||||Side 1, Runout
o XSM-59553-1C ˄ ||||||||||Side 2, Runout
XSM-59554-1D T D |||Side 3, Runout
o XSM-59555-1D D ||| |Side 4, Runout
o XLP-59548-2AD I A P 1 CSide A runout
o XLP-59549-1AA P 7Side B runout
o XLP-59550-1AK P 2Side C runout
o XLP-59551-1AB P 1 CSide D runout
XLP-59548-2F A ||||Runout stamped side A
XLP-XLP-59549-1E A ||Runout stamped side B
XLP-59550-1C H1 oRunout stamped side C
XLP-59551-1F A||||Runout stamped side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia C2L 26First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia CS 8837First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia C2S 826First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia C2L 26 / Columbia CL 2036First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | CBS ASFT.1604First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6661/2First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2L 26First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2L 26First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2L 26 / Columbia CL 2036First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia C2L 26 / Columbia C2S-826First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | CBS 2CP 120.102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 66234 / CBS C2S 826LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPW-11-12LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 36AP 1488~9LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records C2S 826LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records C2S 826 / Columbia C2S 826LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Doxy ACV4008LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia C2S 826LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS 66234 / CBS S 66234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 66234 / CBS S 66234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 66234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS 2BP 460501LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia C2S 00826LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia C2S-826LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia C2S 826 / Columbia C2S-826LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Italy, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia C2S 826.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2S 826, C2L 26, 2CP 120.102, ASFT.1604) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-59552-1AD D and XSM-59553-1K F. 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.
