US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 2195
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by André Previn Quartet · 1964
My Fair Lady was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
o XSM 77052-1B 1SRunout A
o XSM-77053-1A 1SRunout B
XSM 77052Label A
XSM 77053Label B
o XLP-77050-1CSIDE A
o XLP-77051-1CSIDE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS SBP 233165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | CBS YS 412-CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 62432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8995First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2195First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62432LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62432LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 553LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS S 62432 / CBS S 62432 (CS 8995)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Southern Rhodesia | CBS ALD.6751LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Columbia CL 2195LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of My Fair Lady are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2195.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2195, CS 8995, SBP 233165, YS 412-C) 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.