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Vinyl pressings

Christmas Time

by Roger Williams · 1959

31 pressings7 countriesEasy ListeningHolidayJazzPop

Christmas Time 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 Christmas Time

6 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

September 1959
Label and catalog number
Kapp Records KS-3048
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

KS-9 304-8 A-1 ARC S-17-sSide 1

KS-9-3048-B-1 ARC S-17-sSide 2

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
Kapp Records KL-1164
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Allentown Press Gatefold
Runout / matrix

KK 9 1164 AA Side Label

KK 9 1164 BB Side Label

KK9 1164A-3 ARC WSA Side Etch

KK9-1164 B-2 ARC SB Side Etch

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 31 vinyl pressings

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

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaKapp Records KS-3048First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959CanadaKapp Records KS-3048First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USKapp Records KL-1164First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USKapp Records KL-1164First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USKapp Records KS-3048First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USKapp Records KS-3048First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962FranceKapp Records 314006 SLP, AlbumLP, Album
1963USKapp Records KL-1164LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1963USKapp Records KS-3048LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1964CanadaKapp Records KS-3164LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964USKapp Records KS-3164LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964USKapp Records KS-3164LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968USKapp Records KS-3164LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978PanamaMCA Records PDLP-30059LP, AlbumLP, Album
1978VenezuelaMCA Records 190.049 / MCA Records MCA-190.049LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaKapp Records KS-3164LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaKapp Records KS-3048LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?JapanKapp Records KLP-1025LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
?TaiwanUnion Record SA-450LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?USMCA Records MCA-15005LPLP
?USKapp Records KL-1164LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USKapp Records KS-3164LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USKapp Records KS-3048LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?USKapp Records KL-1164LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USMCA Records MCA-15005LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USKapp Records KL-1164LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USMCA Records MCA-15005LP, Reissue, RepressLP, Reissue, Repress
?USKapp Records KS-3164LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?USKapp Records KL-1164LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USKapp Records KS-3048LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 16 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Silent Night
  2. A2O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  3. A3Winter Wonderland
  4. A4We Three Kings Of Orient Are - The First Noel - Away In A Manger - Angels We Have Heard On High
  5. A5Deck The Halls
  6. A6Adeste Fideles
  7. B1White Christmas
  8. B2Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  9. B3The Christmas Song
  10. B4O, Holy Night - Joy To The World - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - O, Sanctissima
  11. B5Jingle Bells
  12. B6Hark, The Herald Angels Sing

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Christmas Time are there?

31 vinyl pressings of Christmas Time are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1978.

When was Christmas Time first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3048, released September 1959.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3048, KL-1164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-9 304-8 A-1 ARC S-17-s and KS-9-3048-B-1 ARC S-17-s. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Christmas Time 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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