US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Command RS 33-901
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by The Doc Severinsen Sextet · 1966
Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
R.S. 901 SDA-255 P17 XXRunout etched side A
RSX 901 SDB-355 P17 XX XXRunout etched side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Command RS33-901 / Command RS901SDFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Peru | Command RS 901-SD / DisPerú RS901SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Command RS 33-901First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Command RS 901-SD / Command RS901SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Command RS 901 SD / Command RS901SDLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Command NDL-32,079 / Festival Records NDL-32,079LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Command 299 018LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Command SNDL-932,079LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Command RS901SD / ABC Records RS 901-SDLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Command RS901SD / ABC Records RS 901-SDLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Live! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Peru. One of them is Command RS 33-901.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 33-901, RS 901-SD, RS33-901) 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.
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.