Vinyl pressings
by Charles Ives · 1967
Holidays Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
VS 2443 ORT-5 DBH ORIG ARC 51 1Runout side A variant 1
VS 2444 -1 ARC 5-30-67 ORT-5 DBH ORIGRunout side B variant 1
VS 2443 ORT-5 DBH ORIG ARC 5/13/7Runout side A variant 2
VS 2444-1 ARC 6 1 67 ORT-5 DBH ORIGRunout side B variant 2
TV-34146S-A 1 VS 2443-1 PR G.K.Runout, side A, etched and stamped
TV-34146S-B 1 VS 2444-1 PR G. KONGRunout, side B, etched and stamped
VS 2443Label matrix, side A
VS 2444Label matrix, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Italy | Fratelli Fabbri Editori MM-1026First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1967 | US | Turnabout TV 34146SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Turnabout TV 34146SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Turnabout TV 4146LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Turnabout TV34146S / Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34146S / Vox Turnabout TV 34146SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Holidays Symphony are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Italy. One of them is Turnabout TV 34146S.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TV 34146S, MM-1026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 2443 ORT-5 DBH ORIG ARC 51 1 and VS 2444 -1 ARC 5-30-67 ORT-5 DBH ORIG. 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.
