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Czech Christmas Mass

by Jakub Jan Ryba · 1966

48 pressings5 countriesReligiousHolidayClassical

Czech Christmas Mass was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 Czech Christmas Mass

3 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

Czechoslovakia

February 1966
Label and catalog number
Supraphon SUA 10768
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

А 3589Side A

А 3590Side B

Full details of this pressing

Czechoslovakia

1966
Label and catalog number
Supraphon SUA ST 50768
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

E 699Side A

E 700Side B

Full details of this pressing

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

All 48 vinyl pressings

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

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA ST 50768First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA 10267First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1966CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA 10768First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1967CzechoslovakiaSupraphon DV 6228LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1968CzechoslovakiaSupraphon DV 6228LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1968CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1968CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA 10267 / Supraphon DV 6228LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1968CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1968CzechoslovakiaSupraphon DV 6228LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1969CzechoslovakiaSupraphon DV 6228LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970s26 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1970CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1971CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA ST 50768LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1971CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA ST 50768LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1971CzechoslovakiaSupraphon DV 6228LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1971CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1973CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1973CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SV 8341LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973GermanySDG 610 902LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1973GermanyFono-Ring FGLP 77 847LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
All 26 pressings from the 1970s
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1112 8341LP, Reissue, RepressLP, Reissue, Repress
1980CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1112 8341LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1982CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1112 8341LP, RepressLP, Repress
1982CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA ST 50768 / Supraphon 50768LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1982CzechoslovakiaSupraphon SUA ST 50768 / Supraphon 50768LP, Stereo, RepressLP, Stereo, Repress
1982CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1112 8341LP, RepressLP, Repress
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024Czech RepublicSupraphon SU 4348-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CzechoslovakiaJalons De La Musique Sacrée JMS 772LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceErato STU 70392LPLP
?GermanySDG 610 902LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?NetherlandsFidelio 33100 / Fidelio 42 5785LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Czech Christmas Mass
  2. A1Kyrie
  3. A2Gloria
  4. A3Graduale
  5. A4Credo
  6. B1Offerturium
  7. B2Sanctus. Benedictus
  8. B3Agnus. Communio
  9. My Lovely Nightingale, Pastorella
  10. B4My Lovely Nightingale

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Czech Christmas Mass are there?

48 vinyl pressings of Czech Christmas Mass are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2024.

When was Czech Christmas Mass first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon SUA 10768, released February 1966.

How do I tell if my copy of Czech Christmas Mass is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUA 10768, SUA ST 50768, SUA 10267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, А 3589 and А 3590. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Czech Christmas Mass 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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