Vinyl pressings
by No Artist · 1956
Learn-A-Language (German) was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
(Record 1, Side 1) LL-23751 -4 SON sf (etched) Bell Sound (stamped)
(Record 1, Side 2) LL-23752 -4 SON sf (etched) Bell Sound (stamped)
(Record 2, Side 1) LL-23753 SON (etched)
(Record 2, Side 2) LL-23754 SON (etched)
LO8L 3989 1D Λ1 IA Side Run-Out Stamped
LO8L 3990 1C I Λ1B Side Run-Out Stamped
LO8L 3991 1E I Λ3C Side Run-Out Stamped
LO8L 3992 1B Λ2 ID Side Run-Out Stamped
L08L 3989 1DSide A runout
L08L 3990 1ESide B runout
L08L 3991 1ESide C runout
L08L 3992 1BSide D runout
(Record 1, Side 1) LL23751-1F (stamped)
(Record 1, Side 2) LL23752-1C (stamped)
(Record 2, Side 1) LL 23753 - 2 (stamped)
(Record 2, Side 2) LL23754-1D (stamped)
(Record 1, side A) LL 23751 S-98 2 AB
(Record 1, side B) LL 23752 -1 S-71 1 AB C
(Record 2, side C) LL 23753 S-3 1 AB H
(Record 2,side D) LL 23754 S-31 1 AB C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Crown Publishers, Inc. LL-23751-23758First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PBGGFirst yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Learn-A-LanguageFirst yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Chicago Daily News CDNG #1 / Chicago Daily News CDNG #2First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Crown Publishers, Inc. LL-23751-23758First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Crown Publishers, Inc. LL-23751-23758First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Columbus Citizen-Journal CCJGFirst yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Crown Publishers, Inc.First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Crown Publishers, Inc.First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | US | Learn-A-LanguageFirst yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
10 vinyl pressings of Learn-A-Language (German) are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Crown Publishers, Inc. LL-23751-23758.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LL-23751-23758, PBGG, CDNG #1, CCJG) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Record 1, Side 1) LL-23751 -4 SON sf (etched) Bell Sound (stamped) and (Record 1, Side 2) LL-23752 -4 SON sf (etched) Bell Sound (stamped). 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.
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