Vinyl pressings
by Ed Ames · 1967
Christmas With Ed Ames 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.
8 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.
UPRS-0080--5Sside A runout stamped - variation 1
UPRS-0081--6Sside B runout stamped - variation 2
UPRS-0080--3S Hside A runout stamped - variation 2
UPRS-0081--3S Hside B runout stamped - variation 2
UPRM--0078--3S Hside A runout stamped
UPRM--0079--3S Hside B runout stamped
UPRS -0080--1S HSide A stamped, variant 1
UPRS -0081--3S HSide B stamped, variant 1
(UPRS-0080)Side A label matrix
(UPRS-0081)Side B label matrix
UPRS-0080--4S ISide 1, Stamped
UPRS-0081--4S ISide 2, Stamped
UPRS-0080-2S A2SIDE 1
UPRS-0081-8S A1SIDE 2
UPRS-0080-7SRunout Side A [stamped]
UPRS-0081-9SRunout Side B [stamped]
LSP-3838-ARunout Side A [etched]
LSP-3838-BRunout Side B [etched]
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 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3838 / RCA Victor LSP 3838LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3838First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA Australia LSP-3838LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | RCA Camden ACL1 0244LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Christmas With Ed Ames are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3838, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3838, LPM-3838, LSP 3838) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UPRS-0080--5S and UPRS-0081--6S. 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.
