Vinyl pressings
by The Velvet Underground · 1972
Live At Max's Kansas City was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
CTN-13951- A-1[Variant 1] Side A runout
CTN-13952 A-1[Variant 1] Side B runout
CTN-13951-AA v MR △16995 AT PR[Variant 2] Side A runout
CTN-13952-AA v MR △16995-X AT PR[Variant 2] Side B runout
D PR CTN-13951-AAA-1 ATRunout, Side A, etched
D PR CTN-13952-AAA-1 ATRunout, Side B, etched
CTN-13951RILabel Matrix, Side A
CTN-13952RILabel Matrix, Side B
CTN-13951-A AT PR (SP) [Specialty logo]Side A runout
CTN-13952-A [Specialty logo] AT PR (SP)Side B runout
CTN-13951 SPSide A label
CTN-13952 SPSide B label
CTN-13951-AAA-1 AT PR DRunout side A
CTN-13952-AAA-1 AT PR DRunout side B
CTN-13951RILabel side A
CTN-13952RILabel side B
CTN-13951-A-1 @t GP 0-2 SM1-1 (SP) (PR)Side A, runout, etched
CTN-13952-A-1 0-2 SM1-1 (SP) (PR)Side B, runout, etched
CTN-13951 SPSide A, label
CTN-13952 SPSide B, label
CTN-13951-A AT PR (SP)Side 1 Runout (etched)
CTN-13952-A AT PR (SP)Side 2 Runout (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD-9500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Cotillion 30 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 30022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K30022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K30022First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Cotillion SD 9500First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Cotillion 30022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 30022LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 30022 / Atlantic K 30022LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Cotillion 30022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Cotillion P-4721ALP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-4721ALP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2001 | US | Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2004 | US | Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Cotillion R1 552293 / Atlantic R1 552293LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | US | Cotillion R1 552293LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Cotillion RCV1 552293LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Cotillion RCV1 552293LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 9500 / Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 9500 / Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 9500 / Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K 30022 / Atlantic K 30 022LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K 30022 / Atlantic K 30 022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K30022 / Atlantic K 30 022LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic K 30022 / Atlantic 30022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic P-4721A / Cotillion SD 9500LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K30022 / Atlantic K 30022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
53 vinyl pressings of Live At Max's Kansas City are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cotillion SD 9500, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 9500, K 30022, K30022, SD-9500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CTN-13951- A-1 and CTN-13952 A-1. 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.
