Vinyl pressings
by Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra · 1959
My Fair Lady / The King And I was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ARL-4514-1B 1 URunout side-A, stamped
ARL-4515-1B 21 C S1.1Runout side-B, stamped
ARL.4514Matrix, label side-A, inverted
ARL.4515Matrix, label side-B, inverted
ARL-4514-1B SMA-side runout
ARL-4515-1B CAB-side runout
ARL.4514A-side label (inverted)
ARL.4515B-side label, inverted
ARL-4514-IBRunout side A
ARL-4515-IBRunout side B
ARL-4514-IBRunout side A
ARL-4515-IBRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | New Zealand | Ace Of Clubs ACLM 1001 / Ace Of Clubs ACLM.1001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 1001 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.1001First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 1001 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.1001First yearLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL.1001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL.1001First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK | Decca ECS 2003 / Eclipse ECS 2003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Richmond B 20065LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Richmond S 30065LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Richmond B 20065LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Richmond S 30065LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of My Fair Lady / The King And I are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Ace Of Clubs ACL 1001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ACL 1001, ACL.1001, ACLM 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-4514-1B 1 U and ARL-4515-1B 21 C S1.1. 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.
