Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1957
Elvis Sings Christmas Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
H2PH 6528-12S D RCA 2Side 1 runout stamped
H2PH 6529-12S D RCA 2Side 2 runout stamped
H2PH 6528Side 1 Label Printed
H2PH 6529Side 2 Label Printed
H2 PH6528 13S RCA1 DVariant 1 Side 1
H2 PH6529 12S RCA1 DVariant 1 Side 2
H2 PH6528-12S RCA1 JVariant 2 Side 1
H2 PH6529-12S RCA1 HVariant 2 Side 2
H2 PH6528-15S A 3Side A Runout, Variant 1
H2 PH6529-5S A3Side B Runout, Variant 1
H2 PH6528-10S 1 A 1Side A Runout, stamped Variant 2
H2 PH6529-5S 1 A 1Side B Runout, stamped Variant 2
H2 PH6528-11S H AJSide A Runout
H2 PH6529-11S H AJSide B Runout
H2PH-6528Side A Label
H2PH-6529Side B Label
H2 PH6528-15S A5 ISide A runout, stamped
H2 PH6529-6S A6 ISide B runout, stamped
H2PH-6528Side A label
H2PH-6529Side B label
H2PH-6528-IDSide A
H2PH-6529-IDSide B
H2PH.6528Label side A
H2PH.6529Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-4108 / RCA Victor EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Philippines | RCA Victor 47-6023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | RCA RCX 121 / RCA RCX-121First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | UK & Europe | RCA RCX-121First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Australia | RCA 20126First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4108 / RCA Victor EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4108 / RCA Victor EPA 4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4108First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | UK | RCA RCX 121 (EPA-4108)7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCX 1217", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana EPA-4108 / RCA EPA 41087", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA EPA 41087", EP | 7", EP |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA EPA 41087", EP | 7", EP |
| 1962 | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPX 11117", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4108 / RCA Victor EPA 41087", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor RCX 1217", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor EPA-41087", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | VPI 782543 / VPI 37004778254307", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | RCA RCX 121 (EPA-4108)7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
22 vinyl pressings of Elvis Sings Christmas Songs are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1957 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor EPA 4108, released October 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA 4108, EPA-4108, RCX 121, 20126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2PH 6528-12S D RCA 2 and H2PH 6529-12S D RCA 2. 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.
