Vinyl pressings
by Robert Goulet · 1963
This Christmas I Spend With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XLP-75167-1DSide 1 runout, stamped, variant 1
XL-75168-1JSide 2 runout, stamped, variant 1
XLP-75167-1H P oSide 1 runout, stamped, variant 2
XLP-75168-1G P oSide 2 runout, stamped, variant 2
o XSM-75169-1D HISide A runout
o XSM-75170-1D HISide B runout
XSM 75169Side A label
XSM 75170Side B label
XLP-75167-1B HHRunout side A
XLP-75168-1A H1 oRunout side B
XLP 75167Label side A
XLP 75168Label side B
XLP-75167 T Λ IISide A Stamped [II Etched]
XLP-75168-1D T D I ISide B Stamped [I I Etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8876First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2076First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8876First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8876First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2076LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia Special Products C 10979LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of This Christmas I Spend With You are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 2076.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2076, CS 8876) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-75167-1D and XL-75168-1J. 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.
