US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 9923
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1969
Give Me Your Love For Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XSM 150813Side 1 Label
XSM 150814Side 2 Label
o XSM 150813 1D B
o XSM 150813 1C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9923First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 9923 / Columbia 3C 9923LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 3C 9923 / Epic XSM 150813LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9923LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Love For Christmas are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9923.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9923) 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.
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.