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Percy Faith & His OrchestraMusic Of Christmas

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Music Of Christmas

by Percy Faith & His Orchestra · 1959

18 pressings2 countriesEasy ListeningHolidayPop

Music Of Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Music Of Christmas

7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8176
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM47755-1H TCIIIRunout Side A

XSM47756-1A TAIIIIRunout Side B

XSM 47755Label Side A

XSM 47756Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 1381
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 47753Side A runout

XLP 47754Side B runout

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 18 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaColumbia CL 1381First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaColumbia CS 8176First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USColumbia CL 1381First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CS 8176First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USColumbia CL 1381First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1959USColumbia CS 8176First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USColumbia CS 8176First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USColumbia CS 8176LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972USColumbia Special Products C 10983LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia CS 8176LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia Limited Edition LE 10082LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia PC 38302LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia LE 10082LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USColumbia CL 1381LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CS 8176LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia LE 10082LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
?USColumbia CL 1381LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 1381LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Joy To The World
  2. A2Silent Night, Holy Night
  3. A3Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
  4. A4It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  5. A5Good King Wenceslas
  6. A6Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  7. B1The First Noel
  8. B2aLo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
  9. B2bO Little Town Of Bethlehem
  10. B3O Holy Night
  11. B4aThe Holly And The Ivy
  12. B4bHere We Go A-Caroling
  13. B5God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  14. B6O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Music Of Christmas are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Music Of Christmas are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1959 and 1972.

When was Music Of Christmas first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1381.

How do I tell if my copy of Music Of Christmas is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1381, CS 8176) 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 Music Of Christmas 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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