US
August 1, 1958- Label and catalog number
- Design Records SDLP X-1
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gold Labels
Vinyl pressings
by Dennis Day · 1958
Dennis Day Sings Christmas Is For The Family 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.
7 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
DLP-X1-ASide A Runout Etched
DLP-X1-B LWSide B Runout Etched
DLP-X-1-ASide A Label
DLP-X-1-BSide B Label
DLP-X1-AEtched side A
DLP-X1-B LWEtched side B
DLP-X1-B-RC1 2 11-1 9 162Side A Label etched
DLP-X-1-B-RC1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Design Records DLPX-1 / Design Records DLP-X-1First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Design Records DLPX-1First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Design Records DLPX-1 / Design Records DLP-X-1First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Design Records SDLP X-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Design Records DLPX-1 / Design Records DLP-X-1First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Design Records DCF-X501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Design Records DLPX-1First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Design Records SDLP-X-8 / Design Records DLP-X-8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Design Records SDLP-X-8 / Design Records DLP-X-8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Design Records SDLPX-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Design Records DLP-X-8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | International Award Series AKX 14LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | International Award Series AK-X14LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Design Records SDLPX-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Design Records SDLPX-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Design Records DLPX-1LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Dennis Day Sings Christmas Is For The Family are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Design Records SDLP X-1, released August 1, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDLP X-1, DLPX-1, DCF-X501) 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.