Vinyl pressings
by Theodore Bikel · 1958
Sings Jewish Folk Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
EKL 141 A AB [PB monogram] BRunout side A, stamped [AB etched]
EKL 141 B AB [PB monogram] ARunout side B, stamped [AB etched]
EKL-141-ALabel side A
EKL-141-BLabel side B
EKS-7141-A SRLabel side A
EKS-7141-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Elektra EKS-7141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Elektra EKL-141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9 120LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | France | Mode Disques MDINT 9 120LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Israel | Elektra EKS 7141 / Elektra U-5010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Israel | Elektra AN 63 36LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Elektra EKL-141LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKL-141LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-7141LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Sings Jewish Folk Songs are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Elektra EKL-141, released January 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKL-141, EKS-7141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKL 141 A AB [PB monogram] B and EKL 141 B AB [PB monogram] A. 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.
