Production and Release History
Songs by Tom Lehrer was recorded in a single one-hour session on January 22, 1953 at the TransRadio studio in Boston for the total studio cost of $15. The first pressing was an issue of 400 copies, produced at Lehrer's own expense in the 10" LP record format. Records were sold for $3.50, and later $3.95. Later releases were issued in 10" and 12" LP format.
The songs from Songs by Tom Lehrer were rerecorded for the 1960 live album Revisited. Songs by Tom Lehrer was re-released alongside Lehrer's second album, More of Tom Lehrer, as part of Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer in 1997 and as part of the 2000 box set The Remains of Tom Lehrer.
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