Vinyl pressings
by Ray Charles · 1985
The Spirit Of Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL40125 1A XG TML-X P(A)Side A runout, var. 1
PBL40125 1B DG TML-MSide B runout, var. 1
PAL40125 1A TML-X P(A)Side A runout, var. 2
PBL40125 1A TML-X P(A)Side B runout, var. 2
PAL 40125 1A C TML-X P(A)Side A runout
PBL 40125 1A C TML-X P(A)Side A runout
AL 40125Side A label
BL 40125Side B label
PAL 40125 1A XG C TML-X P(A)Side A / etched [except C and TML-X]
PBL 40125 1B o G I TML-M A ISide B / etched [except o and TML-M]
AL-40125-1A-2HZ:Etching Side A
BL-40125-1A-2HZ:Etching Side B
AL 40125Label Side A
BL 40125Label Side B
MX216529Side 1
MX216530Side 2
AL-40125 C 138640 ARunout A
BL-40125 EC 138640 BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS 138640 / Discos CBS 138.640First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS 26562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 40125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 40125 / Columbia PC 40125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 40125 / Columbia PC 40125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | CBS 26562 / Suzy CBS 26562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia FC 40125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Columbia C 40125 / Columbia PC 40125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Tangerine Records TRC-2126-1LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 40125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of The Spirit Of Christmas are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Canada, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia FC 40125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40125, SBP 8109, 138640, 26562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL40125 1A XG TML-X P(A) and PBL40125 1B DG TML-M. 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.
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