Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Burrell · 1966
Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas 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.
12 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
TR4S-8896-1 S-1 LPS-779 15189Side A etched - Variation 1
TR4S-8897-1 15190 S-2 LPS-779Side B etched - Variation 1
TR4S-8896-1 S-1 LPS-779 15189 ▷<-Side A etched - Variation 2
TR4S-8897-1 15190 S-2 LPS-779 ▷<-Side B etched - Variation 2
15189Side A label
15190Side B label
XCSV121958-1ASide 1
XCSV121959-1ASide 2
#15189 XCSV-121958Side 1 label
#151890 XCSV-121959Side 2 label
XCTV121956-1ASide A stamped
XCTV121957-1ASide B stamped
15189Side A label
15190Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Cadet LP 779 / Cadet LP-779First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet CAS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Cadet D. 30-145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LP 779 / Cadet LP-779First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Cadet DJLP-779 / Cadet LP 779First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet LPS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet CAS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet LPS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LP 779 / Cadet LP-779First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS-779 / Cadet LPS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet LPS-779First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet LPS-779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Chess CH-9718LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Cadet LPS-779LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cadet LPS 779 / Cadet LPS-779LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Cadet LPS 779, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 779, LP 779, LPS-779, DJLP-779) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR4S-8896-1 S-1 LPS-779 15189 and TR4S-8897-1 15190 S-2 LPS-779. 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.
