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Les Paul & Mary FordChristmas Cheer!

Vinyl pressings

Christmas Cheer!

by Les Paul & Mary Ford · 1954

13 pressings10 countriesHolidayPopFolkWorld

Christmas Cheer! was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 Christmas Cheer!

1 pressing came out in 1954, 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.

Norway

1954
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EAP 1-543
Format
7", 45 RPM, Album, EP
Runout / matrix

(F1-543)Label, side A

(F2-543)Label, side 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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954NorwayCapitol Records EAP 1-543First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP7", 45 RPM, Album, EP
1955CanadaCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955DenmarkCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955GermanyCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955NetherlandsCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955USCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955USCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1955JapanCapitol Records CEB-477", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
1958SpainCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970MexicoCapitol Records E-250497", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015USCapitol Records B0023642-0110", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl
2015USCapitol Records B0023642-0110", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceCapitol Records EAP 1-5437", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. A1Jingle Bells
  2. A2White Christmas
  3. B1Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  4. B2Silent Night

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Christmas Cheer! are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Christmas Cheer! are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1954 and 2015.

When was Christmas Cheer! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in Norway. One of them is Capitol Records EAP 1-543.

How do I tell if my copy of Christmas Cheer! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EAP 1-543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (F1-543) and (F2-543). Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Christmas Cheer! 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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