Billie Holiday - 'Lady Sings The Blues' Vinyl Record (Disques Festival)

This is a 12-inch long-playing (LP) vinyl record featuring the legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, titled 'Lady Sings The Blues.' The item is a French pressing released under the 'Disques Festival' label, as indicated by the prominent red stylized logo at the top of the center label. The center label is silver with black text, featuring the catalog number ALB 144 and the SACM/SDRM rights society logo, signifying a European distribution (specifically Musidisc-Europe). The record is designed for 33 1/3 RPM playback ('33 tours') and this side is designated as 'Face A.' The tracklist includes classic jazz standards such as 'Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans' and 'Billie's Blues.' Physically, the black vinyl displays visible surface dust and light linear scuffing across the grooves, which are typical signs of handling and storage. A notable characteristic is the matrix runout stamping '100 100 A,' which matches the label's printed number. The center spindle hole shows minor wear, suggesting moderate previous play. The craftsmanship of the label printing is crisp, indicative of professional mid-to-late 20th-century mass production. Estimating the age, this particular distribution and label style suggest a mid-1970s to early 1980s French reissue of the original 1956 recordings.