Canada
1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks MS 6637
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XXSM-77682-1H I 0Runout, Side A
XXSM-77683-1B I 0Runout, Side B
XSM 77682Label. Side A
XSM 77683Label. Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mormon Tabernacle Organ And Chimes · 1964
Christmas With The Mormon Tabernacle Organ And… was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
XXSM-77682-1H I 0Runout, Side A
XXSM-77683-1B I 0Runout, Side B
XSM 77682Label. Side A
XSM 77683Label. Side B
XXSM-77682 1A 2HRK DM CRunout, Side A
XXSM-77683 1A 2HRK DM 4Runout, Side B
XSM 77682Label. Side A
XSM 77683Label. Side B
XXLP77680 1ERunout, Side A
XXLP-77681-1ERunout, Side B
XLP77680Label. Side A
XLP77681Label. Side B
o XXLP-77680-1D 2Runout Side 1
o XXLP-77681-1D T A IIIIRunout Side 2
XLP 77680Label Side 1
XLP 77681Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Costa Rica | CBS ML-6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6037First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6037First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 6037LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks XMS 6637LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks XMS 6637LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks XMS 6637LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Christmas With The Mormon Tabernacle Organ And… are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Canada, US, Costa Rica. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6637.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6637, ML 6037, ML-6037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-77682-1H I 0 and XXSM-77683-1B I 0. 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.