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Percy Faith & His OrchestraHallelujah!

Vinyl pressings

Hallelujah!

by Percy Faith & His Orchestra · 1958

10 pressings3 countriesReligiousFolkEasy ListeningHoliday

Hallelujah! 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Hallelujah!

7 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.

Canada

November 1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8033
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM44082-1CA

XSM44083-1BB

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 10 vinyl pressings

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

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USColumbia CL 1187LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaColumbia CL 1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaColumbia CS 8033First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958CanadaColumbia CL 1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKPhilips BBL 7278First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USColumbia CL 1187First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USColumbia CS 8033First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USColumbia CL 1187First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USColumbia Special Products C 10985LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USColumbia Limited Edition LE 10350LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Hallelujah Chorus4:18
  2. A2Away In The Manger2:17
  3. A3We Three Kings Of Orient Are2:06
  4. A4Gesu Bambino3:03
  5. A5Angels We Have Heard On High2:55
  6. A6Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella3:10
  7. A7Good Christian Men, Rejoice2:20
  8. B1Carol Of The Bells2:15
  9. B2I Wonder As I Wander3:47
  10. B3I Saw Three Ships2:03
  11. B4What Child Is This3:00
  12. B5Angels, From The Realms Of Glory1:21
  13. B6O Tannenbaum3:10
  14. B7Christians, Awake!1:25

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Hallelujah! are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Hallelujah! are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.

When was Hallelujah! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1187, released November 1958.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1187, CS 8033, BBL 7278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Hallelujah! 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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