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The Doc Severinsen SextetLive!

Vinyl pressings

Live!

by The Doc Severinsen Sextet · 1966

10 pressings6 countriesEasy ListeningJazz

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Live!

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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Command RS 901-SDCommand RS901SD
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

R.S. 901 SDA-255 P17 XXRunout etched side A

RSX 901 SDB-355 P17 XX XXRunout etched side B

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 10 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaCommand RS33-901 / Command RS901SDFirst yearLPLP
1966PeruCommand RS 901-SD / DisPerú RS901SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USCommand RS 33-901First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USCommand RS 901-SD / Command RS901SDFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USCommand RS 901 SD / Command RS901SDLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCommand NDL-32,079 / Festival Records NDL-32,079LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyCommand 299 018LPLP
?New ZealandCommand SNDL-932,079LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USCommand RS901SD / ABC Records RS 901-SDLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USCommand RS901SD / ABC Records RS 901-SDLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1When The Saints Come Marching In2:03
  2. A2I'm Confessin' That I Love You2:57
  3. A3Down Home Melody2:16
  4. A4Summertime2:55
  5. A5If He Walked Into My Life (From "Mame")2:48
  6. A6Cielito Lindo2:50
  7. B1Sunday Morning2:40
  8. B2Georgia On My Mind3:01
  9. B3Strangers In The Night3:09
  10. B4Melancholy Baby3:00
  11. B5Michelle3:50
  12. B6Mothers & Daughters2:51

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Live! are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Live! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1972.

When was Live! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Peru. One of them is Command RS 33-901.

How do I tell if my copy of Live! is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Live! 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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