Vinyl pressings
by Larry Groce · 1979
Disney's Christmas Favorites was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2506-W/K-879-SIDE ONE LB <-> A-3 ᐉSide A runout, variant 1
2506-W/K-879-SIDE 2 LB A-2 ᐉ <->Side B runout, variant 1
2506-WK-879-Side 1 REI B-3 ᐉSide A runout, variant 2
2506-WK-879-Side 2 REI B-1 ᐉSide B runout, variant 2
2506-WW-879-SIDE 1 REISide 1
2506-WW-879-SIDE 2 REISide 2
MX191203 2506-1Runout, side A
MX191204 2506-2Runout, side B
2506A J CSide A runout
2506B J CSide B runout
2606A-3Y 2Aside A stamped, variation 1
2606A-2Y DUSUB-2Aside B stamped, variation 1
2606A-3Y 2A Cside A stamped, variation 2
2606A-2Y U DUSUB-2Aside B stamped, variation 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Disneyland 2506 / Summit 2506First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Canada | Disneyland 2506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Disneyland 2506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Disneyland CZ-5016-DRFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Disneyland DQ 2506First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Philippines | Disneyland DL 2556 / Disneyland DL 2506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Disneyland 2506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Disneyland 2506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Disneyland TV.8 / Disneyland TV-8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Disneyland TV-8 / Disneyland TV.8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Discos Disneylandia LP-310LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Disneyland 2506LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | South Africa | Disneyland DFK 19LP | LP |
| 1984 | US | Disneyland 2506LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | US | Disneyland 2506LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Summit TV8LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Disneyland 2506LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of Disney's Christmas Favorites are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Disneyland 2506, released September 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2506, CZ-5016-DR, DQ 2506, DL 2556) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2506-W/K-879-SIDE ONE LB <-> A-3 ᐉ and 2506-W/K-879-SIDE 2 LB A-2 ᐉ <->. 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.
