Vinyl pressings
by Rex Harrison · 1956
My Fair Lady 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.
17 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP37804-1A I HRunout side A variant 1
XLP37805-1A O I HRunout side B variant 1
XLP37804-1EA H IRunout side A variant 2
XLP37805-1CK I H IIII ABRunout side B variant 2
XLP 37804-1AGRunout groove side A
XLP 37805-1AHRunout groove side B
XLP 37804-1JRunout groove side A - variant 1
XLP 37805-1AKRunout groove side B - variant 1
ZEP37806-1GSide A Stamped
ZEP37807-1D.Side B Stamped
ZEP37808-1FSide C Stamped
ZEP37809-1H.Side D Stamped
XLP37804-1GB.☆ IAIAIAAAIA side runout, variant 1
XLP37805-1GE . IAIAIB side runout, variant 1
XLP37804-1CK IABA side runout, variant 2
XLP37805-1CK IIIIAIAB side runout, variant 2
XLP 37804-1CKRunout Groove Side A, stamped
XLP 37805-1CHRunout Groove Side B, stamped
x "Lp" 37804Side A Label
x "Lp" 37805Side B Label
x"Lp" 37804A Side Label
x"Lp" 37805B Side Label
XXLP37804-1L º T DA Side Stamp
XLP37805-1K º T C ||||B Side Stamp exc |||| etch
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 | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1620First yearLP | LP |
| 1956 | Australia | Coronet KLL 1620First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | Columbia Masterworks LPCB 32120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks A-5090First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS YS-548-CLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—29191 / Мелодия 33Д—29192LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | USSR | Мелодия Д 29191-2LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д—29191 / Мелодия 33Д—2919210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks XOL 5090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks AOL 5090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Wave MFPL-C-83905LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090 / Columbia Masterworks 88875107331LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Del Ray Records DR10033LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07245 LLP | LP |
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07245 LLP | LP |
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07245 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07245 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | Columbia Masterworks 4162LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLL 1620LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1620 / CBS KLLS-1620LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1620LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5090LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
97 vinyl pressings of My Fair Lady are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1956 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OL 5090, released April 2, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OL 5090, A-5090, KLLS 1620, KLL 1620) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP37804-1A I H and XLP37805-1A O I H. 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.
