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Christmas With Eddy Arnold

by Eddy Arnold · 1962

16 pressings3 countriesHolidayPop

Christmas With Eddy Arnold was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Christmas With Eddy Arnold

6 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

February 1, 1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM 2554
Format
LP, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

N2 WP1029-1S I B 1Side A Stamped

N2 WP1030-1S IA Λ1Side B Stamped [A Etched]

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US

February 1, 1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM 2554RCA Victor LPM-2554
Format
LP, Mono · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

N2 WP1029-2S AI R R

N2 WP1030-4S AI R R

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Canada

February 1, 1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM 2554
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

N2WP-1029A side

N2WP-1030B side

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962CanadaRCA Victor LPM 2554First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962GermanyRCA Victor LSP-2554First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1962USRCA Victor LSP 2554First yearLPLP
1962USRCA Victor LSP 2554First yearLPLP
1962USRCA Victor LPM 2554First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962USRCA Victor LPM 2554 / RCA Victor LPM-2554First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USRCA Victor LPM 2554LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1967USRCA Victor LSP-2554 / RCA Victor LSP-2554 RELP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967USRCA Victor LSP 2554LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1967USRCA Victor LSP-2554 / RCA Victor LSP-2554 RELP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968USRCA Victor LSP 2554 / RCA Victor LSP-2554LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1969USRCA Victor LSP-2554LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982USReader's Digest RD4B-034-1 / RCA Music Service N1RS-5578LPLP
1982USReader's Digest RDA-034LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USRCA Victor ANL1-1926LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USRCA Victor ANL1-1926LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Christmas Can't Be Far Away2:19
  2. A2Will Santy Come To Shanty Town2:17
  3. A3Jingle Bell Rock2:12
  4. A4White Christmas2:19
  5. A5Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town1:51
  6. A6C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S2:10
  7. B1I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day2:24
  8. B2Winter Wonderland2:17
  9. B3Up On The Housetop2:00
  10. B4It Came Upon The Midnight Clear2:08
  11. B5Jolly Old St. Nicholas2:15
  12. B6O Little Town Of Bethlehem2:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Christmas With Eddy Arnold are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Christmas With Eddy Arnold are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1962 and 1982.

When was Christmas With Eddy Arnold first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP 2554, released February 1, 1962.

How do I tell if my copy of Christmas With Eddy Arnold is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP 2554, LPM 2554, LSP-2554) 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.

How much is Christmas With Eddy Arnold on vinyl worth?

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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