Vinyl pressings
by Mitch Miller And The Gang · 1958
Christmas Sing-Along With Mitch was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
XLP43829-2ACRunout, Side A, Variant 1, stamped
XLP43830-1DRunout, Side B, Variant 1, stamped
XLP43829-2CCRunout, Side A, Variant 2, stamped
XLP43830-2BERunout, Side B, Variant 2, stamped
XSM44078-1CAVariation 1 - Side A - stamped
XSM44079-1BCVariation 1 - Side B - stamped
XSM44078-1CC H//Variation 2 - Side A - stamped, except H// etched
XSM44079-1AH •H/X/Variation 2 - Side B - stamped, except •H/X/ etched
XSM44078-1CAVariant 1 Side A - stamped
XSM44079-1BCVariant 1 Side B - stamped
XSM44078-1CD H (?)Variant 2 Side A - stamped
XSM44079-1AH III XI H.Variant 2 Side B - stamped
XLP43829-2AF H1X11Runout, Side A, stamped
XLP43830-2BH H11Runout, Side B, stamped
x"LP" 43829Label, Side A
x"LP" 43830Label, Side B
x"LP" 43829Side A
x"LP" 43830Side B
XLP43829-2DSide A: Runout Groove Stamped
XLP43830-2ASide B: Runout Groove Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLP 820First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1205First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CS 8027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1205First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CS 8027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1205First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1205First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CS 8027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1205First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips BBL 7345 / Philips B07372LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS S 52692LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 30676 / Harmony C 30676LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Canada | Harmony KH 30676LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KH 30676LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Harmony 295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Columbia Special Products C 10989LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS CS 8027 / Columbia CS 8027LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLP 820 / CBS KLP-820LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Harmony C 30676 / Columbia C 30676LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 820LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 820 / Coronet KLP820LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38298LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1205LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia KH 30676LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10166LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 3C 38298LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8027LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38298 / Columbia 3C 38298LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Christmas Sing-Along With Mitch are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Australia. One of them is Columbia CL 1205.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1205, CS 8027, KLP 820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43829-2AC and XLP43830-1D. 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.
