Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1989
Merry, Merry Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AL-45280-A G MASTERDISK DMM C5Side A (variant 1)
BL-45280-2A DMM G2 MASTERDISK A13Side B (variant 1)
AL-45280-1A G3 MASTERDISK DMM A1Side A (variant 2)
AL-45280-2A DMM G1 A2 MASTERDISKSide B (variant 2)
01-465907-20-1A-1 A ̶1̶7̶A-side runout, variant 1
01 465907 20 2B1B-side runout, variant 1
01-465907-20-1A-1 A ̶1̶7̶A-side runout, variant 2
01 465907 20 2B1 AB-side runout, variant 2
01-465907-20-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-465907-20-2B1Runout side B, variant 1
01-465907-20-1A-1 A 1̶7̶Runout side A, variant 2
01 465907 20 2B1 BRunout side B, variant 2
01-465907-20-1A-1 A ̶1̶7̶A-side runout, variant 1
01 465907 20 2B1B-side runout, variant 1
01-465907-20-1A-1 ̶1̶7̶A-side runout, variant 2
01 465907 20 2B1B-side runout, variant 2
01-465907-20-ALabel A
01-465907-20-BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Columbia ZRI-465907First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Philippines | CBS QCLLP-22499 / CBS FC-45280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Columbia FC 45280 / Columbia C 45280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 465907 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | CBS 465907 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | CBS 465907 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Brazil | Columbia 188.210LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Real Gone Music RGM -0781 / Columbia 19075867511LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Real Gone Music RGM -0781 / Columbia 19075867511LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Merry, Merry Christmas are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia FC 45280.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 45280, 465907 1, ZRI-465907, QCLLP-22499) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-45280-A G MASTERDISK DMM C5 and BL-45280-2A DMM G2 MASTERDISK A13. 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.
