Vinyl pressings
by Tom Lehrer · 1966
Songs By Tom Lehrer was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
Ƨ1 10559 R-6216-A 1-A o B4Side A runout, variant 1
1 10560 R-6216-B 1-A o 4 ƧBSide B runout, variant 1
1 10559 R-6216-A 1-A o A5Side A runout, variant 2
Ƨ S 10560 R-6216-B 1-A o A 1Side B runout, variant 2
30,559Side A Matrix
30,560Side B Matrix
30559-RS-6216-A-1E o 1ASide A Runout
30560-RS-6216-B-1B o 1ASide B Runout
R-6216-A 1-A o A4 Ƨ \ 10559Runout, side A
R-6216-B 1-A o A4 Ƨ \ 10560Runout, side B
R-6216-A 1-C A1 P o I 10559Side A runout
R-6216-B 1-C C1 P I 10560 oSide B runout
10,559Side A label
10,560Side B label
30559-RS-6216A-1C B3 P o ISide A runout
30560-RS-6216B-1C A7 P o ISide B runout
30,559Side A label
30,560Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R-6216 / Reprise Records R 6216First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS 6216 / Reprise Records R-6216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R 6216First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216 / Reprise Records RS 6216First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R-6216 / Reprise Records R 6216First yearLP, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records 6216 / Reprise Records RS-6216First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216 / Reprise Records RS 6216LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R-6216 / Reprise Records R 6216First yearLP, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS 6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS 6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6216 / Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6216 / Reprise Records RS-6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6216 / Reprise Records RS 6216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Songs By Tom Lehrer are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1966 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Reprise Records R-6216.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-6216, RS 6216, RS-6216, R 6216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ƨ1 10559 R-6216-A 1-A o B4 and 1 10560 R-6216-B 1-A o 4 ƧB. 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.
