US
1964- Label and catalog number
- Decca 31687
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Pinckneyville Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Lee · 1964
Jingle Bell Rock c/w Winter Wonderland was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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.
115002-5A side stamped runout
114949-5B side stamped runout
115,002A side label
114,949★B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Decca 31687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Decca 31687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Decca 31687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Decca 316877", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-650287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-650287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 650287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 316877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 90070 / MCA Special Markets & Products MSS357007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 316877", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records 650287", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Decca 316877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Jingle Bell Rock c/w Winter Wonderland are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1964 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca 31687.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 31687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.