Vinyl pressings
by Die Wiener Sängerknaben · 1963
Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.
44147 ARunout side A, stamped, variant 1
44147 B W 33/63-BRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
DL-44147 A ◼ ◼◼◼◼◼◼◼ Ω W 33 -63 ARunout side A, stamped, etched, variant 2
DL-44147 B W 33 -63 BRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Austria | Donauland 44147First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Spain | Marfer M.T. 30.029LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Discofoon 4205.4.95LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label P 50 758LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Worth Record WO-3904LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Austroton W 33/63LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Elite Special W 33/63LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 692 766 BHLP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 2766 / Not On Label 692 766LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elite Special W 33/63LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elite Special W 33/63LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 692 766LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany & Switzerland | Not On Label 692766LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Discofoon LP. NR. 4001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Not On Label LPS 30-700LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Austroton W 33 /63 / Elite Special W 33 /63LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Switzerland | Donauland 44147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Austria. One of them is Donauland 44147.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 44147 A and 44147 B W 33/63-B. 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.
