Vinyl pressings
by Brenda Lee · 1958
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 5 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.
45 105877 2A side stamped runout, Variant 1
45 105876 1B side stamped runout, Variant 1
45 105877 1 1A side stamped runout, Variant 2
45 105876 2 1B side stamped runout, Variant 2
105,877Side A label
105,876 ✤Side B label
45 105877 7 IA/ Runout stamped
45 105876 7 IB/ Runout stamped
(105,877)A/ Label
(105,876)✤B/ Label
45_W_105877_5A side stamped runout
45_W_105876_5B side stamped runout
45-105877A side label
45-105876B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Decca 9-30776First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Canada | Decca 30776First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Decca 30776First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1958 | Denmark | Decca 45-BM 31251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Scandinavia | Decca BM 31256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Sweden | Decca BM 31256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30776First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30776First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Decca 30776First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Festival Records FK-31657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Decca 307767", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Decca 9-307767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1961 | Japan | Decca DS-2237", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1962 | Germany | Brunswick 12 1877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Ireland | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Brunswick 45-058807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 650277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 650277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Decca 602465778564 / MCA Nashville 6024657785647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Decca 00602465778564 / MCA Nashville 006024657785647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca DL 80 0317", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 90069 / MCA Special Markets & Products MSS-356997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Decca 9-307767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 900697", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 9-307767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 650277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Decca 307767", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Repress · Promo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-650277", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
44 vinyl pressings of Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Denmark, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Decca 9-30776.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30776, 30776, 45-BM 31251, BM 31256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 105877 2 and 45 105876 1. 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.
