Vinyl pressings
by Lotte Lenya · 1955
Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1955, the album's first year. 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.
B 0 7 0 8 9 L K5G AA 07089.1L² Made in GermanySide A, Stamped
B 0 7 0 8 9 L KG5 AA 07089.2L² Made in GermanySide B, Stamped
AA 07 089.1 LLabel Side A
AA 07 089.2 LLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Germany | Philips B 07 089 L / Philips B 07089 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Philips B 07089 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Australia | Coronet KLCX 507 / Coronet KLCX 507LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5056 / Columbia Masterworks KL 5056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Philips B 07 089 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Philips B 07 089 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Philips B 07089 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 62318 / CBS KL 5065LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Israel | CBS 72235 / CBS KL 5056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 62318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS 62.318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS 62318 / CBS 62.318LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | CBS 62.318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | CBS 62318LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Philips B 07 089 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | CBS 62318 / CBS KL 5056LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | CBS 62318LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | CBS 62318 / CBS KL 5056LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07089 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1955 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in Germany. One of them is Philips B 07 089 L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B 07 089 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B 0 7 0 8 9 L K5G AA 07089.1L² Made in Germany and B 0 7 0 8 9 L KG5 AA 07089.2L² Made in Germany. 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.
