Vinyl pressings
by The Modern Jazz Quartet · 1966
Blues At Carnegie Hall 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.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
A-12403-CC-RE LW ["MR" in circle] AT △9482 WRunout A-side, etched
A-12404-CC LW ["MR" in circle] AT △9482-X WRunout B-side, etched
12403Label A-side
12404Label B-side
ST·A-66871-B LW AT WRunout etching side A, variant 1
ST·A-66872-B LW AT WRunout etching side B, variant 1
ST-A-66871-B LW AT T WRunout etching side A, variant 2
ST-A-66872-A LW AT T WRunout etching side B, variant 2
A-12403-CSide A runout, variant 1
A-12404-CSide B runout, variant 1
A-12403-C LW AT III-II II WSide A runout, variant 2
A-12404-C LW AT III-III WSide B runout, variant 2
ST•A-66871-AA LW [MR circled] •AT △9469 W1Runout side A
ST•A-66872-B LW [MR circled] •AT △9469-X W1Runout side B
ST-A-66871Label side A
ST-A-66872Label side B
A-12403-C LW AT WSide 1
A-12404-C LW AT WSide 2
840258-ALabel side A
840258-BLabel 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 | Australia | Philips JS 19 / Philips JS-19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic 1468First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic 1468 / Atlantic AT 1468(D)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Israel | Phonodor 12164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Philips 840 258 BY / Philips BY840258First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic SD1468First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1468First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1468First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic SD1468First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1468First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | Philips SFX-7069LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 840 258 BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 840 258 BYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Philips BL 7767LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Philips SBL.7767LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-6116A / Atlantic SD 1468LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-206LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic SD1468LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic 1468LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic SD1468LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic 1468LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1468 / Atlantic 1468LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Blues At Carnegie Hall are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is Atlantic 1468, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1468, SD 1468, JS 19, 12164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12403-CC-RE LW ["MR" in circle] AT △9482 W and A-12404-CC LW ["MR" in circle] AT △9482-X W. 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.
