US
1986- Label and catalog number
- Great Holiday Hits STP-1013
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Brookfield Square
Vinyl pressings
by Burl Ives · 1986
The Night Before Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
STP-1013-A M MASTERFONICSA runout
STP-1013-B M MASTERFONICSB runout
STP-1013-A M MASTERFONICSA runout
STP-1013-B M MASTERFONICSB runout
STP-1013-A M MASTERFONICSA runout
STP-1013-B M MASTERFONICSB runout
STP-1013-A M MASTERFONICSA runout
STP-1013-B M MASTERFONICSB runout
STP-1013-A M MASTERFONICSA runout
STP-1013-B M MASTERFONICSB runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Great Holiday Hits STP-1013First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of The Night Before Christmas are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US. One of them is Great Holiday Hits STP-1013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STP-1013) 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.
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