Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1966
In The Christmas Spirit 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.
5 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.
ST-STX-66933 AA AT LW 9843 WSide A
ST-STX-66934 AA AT LW 9843-X WSide B
ST-STX-66933 AT LW 9843 WSide A - Variant 1
ST-STX-66934 AT LW 9843-X WSide B - Variant 1
STX-12465-A AT LW WVariant 1 Side A runout
STX-12466-A LW AT WVariant 1 Side B runout
STX-12465-B LW AT WVariant 2 Side A runout
STX-12466-B LW AT WVariant 2 Side B runout
STX-12465-A AT LW WSide A runout
STX-12466 - A LW AT WSide B runout
STX-12465Side A label
STX-12466Side 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 | Stax 713 / Stax Stax 713First yearLP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax S713First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Stax 713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax 713First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Stax 713 / Stax Stax 713First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Stax S713 / Atlantic S713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 7713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stax 589013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S713 / Stax S 713LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 713LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 713LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S713, 713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax S713 / Atlantic S713LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9145LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 195 / Atlantic S 713LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5053 / Stax LP 5053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5053LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5053LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Stax 713 / Vinyl Me, Please RCV1 659114LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Stax RCV1 713 / Stax 63497832224LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 7713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 7713LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of In The Christmas Spirit are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Stax S713, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S713, 713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-66933 AA AT LW 9843 W and ST-STX-66934 AA AT LW 9843-X W. 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.
