This album is widely considered one of the greatest live recordings in music history. Recorded on Sunday, April 23, 1961, it captured Judy Garland's legendary debut at Carnegie Hall, an event often referred to as "the greatest night in show business history"

Grammy Milestone: In 1962, this became the first live album and the first album by a female artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. It won a total of five Grammys, including Best Female Vocal Performance.

Matrix Number Breakdown: SW-1-1569-N7

• SW: Confirms this is the Stereo version of the album.

• 1569: Matches the catalog number for Judy at Carnegie Hall.

• N7: This is the lacquer/matrix code.

  • The "N" is a code used by Capitol Records to indicate the mastering source or specific lathe used.

  • The "7" indicates this was the 7th lacquer cut for this side. In the 1960s

  • a small triangle with "IAM" inside ; The Origin: This confirms your copy was pressed at the Capitol Records plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

  • Scranton First Pressing.

  • The Ampersand (&) Symbol ; The Meaning: At Capitol’s Scranton plant, this was used as a stereo indicator code in the dead wax. It acts as a secondary confirmation to the "SW" prefix we saw earlier.

  • "N" lacquer code on a 1961 "Rainbow" label (visible at the top of your photo) confirms it is a genuine first-year pressing

  • The audience of 3,165 people included Hollywood royalty like Marilyn Monroe, Richard Burton, and Julie Andrews.