Vinyl pressings
by Kaoma · 1989
Lambada was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 21 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.
CBS 655011 7/A-IRunout side A, variant 1
CBS 655011 7/B-IRunout side B, variant 1
A CBS 6545011 7 1A-1Runout side A, variant 2
CBS 6545011 7 1A-1 GRunout side B, variant 2
CBS 655011 71A1Runout, side A, variant 1
CBS 655011 71B1Runout, side B, variant 1
CBS 654̷5011 71A1 ARunout, side A, variant 2
CBS 654̷5011 7 B BRunout, side B, variant 2
CBS 655011 7' AA side runout, variant 1
CBS 655011 7' B-IB side runout, variant 1
CBS 655 011-7-1A-1A side runout, variant 2
CBS 655011 7' B-IB side runout, variant 2
CBS 654̶5011 7' A'A side runout, variant 1
CBS 655011 7 BB side runout, variant 1
14 CBS 654̶5011 7 2A-1 GA side runout, variant 2
14 CBS 655011 7 1B-1 U MB side runout, variant 2
CBS 6545011 7' A'A Side Runout
CBS 655011 7 BB Side Runout
14-655011-00-1A Side Center Label
14-655011-00-2B Side Center Label
KAOMA Aetched by hand on A runout
KAOMA Betched by hand on B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Discos CBS DEP-758First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 655011 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | CBS 51.252First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | CBS I5 3015First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Canada | CBS 12FXP 3018First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Epic 49 73139First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Colombia | CBS 42654005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Colombia | CBS CBS 42654005First yearLP, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | LP, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Colombia | CBS 42654005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 8655011First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 8655011First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Costa Rica | CBS 8655011First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Ecuador | CBS 133-0157First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1989 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 133-0157First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 655011 8 / CBS CBS 655011 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0458-7 3117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0458-7 3117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | CBS 655011 812", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1996 | France | Melting Pop Sub 4818.612" | 12" |
| 1996 | Europe | Melting Pop 4818 612", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
58 vinyl pressings of Lambada are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1989 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in France, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 6550 117.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 6550 117, REF CBS 6550 117, CBS 655011 7, 655011 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 655011 7/A-I and CBS 655011 7/B-I. 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.
