Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1963
At Carnegie Hall (Part 2) 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.
9 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BPG 62156 ∇ 1L ∇ 1//420 1 5Side A runout, variant 1
BPG 62156 ∇ 2L ∇ 1//420 1 1 4Side B runout, variant 1
BPG 62156 ∇ 1L ∇ 1//420 1 2Side A runout, variant 2
BPG 62156 ∇ 2L ∇ 1//420 1 1 3Side B runout, variant 2
62156 A-1 CRunout side A, variant 1
62156 B-1 C A/\Runout side B, variant 1
62156 A-1 G 1Runout side A, variant 2
62156 B-1 G 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub J-006 / CBS J 006LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1963 | Japan | CBS PSS-49LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1963 | Japan | CBS PSS-49First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 62156 / CBS (CL 2037)First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62156 / CBS CL 2037First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62156First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62156 / CBS CL 2037First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS S 62156 / CBS BPG 62156First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62156First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62156First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Japan | CBS PSS-49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub E 019 / CBS XLP 59 551LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of At Carnegie Hall (Part 2) are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is CBS BPG 62156.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BPG 62156, SBPG 62156, S 62156, PSS-49) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BPG 62156 ∇ 1L ∇ 1//420 1 5 and BPG 62156 ∇ 2L ∇ 1//420 1 1 4. 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.
