Vinyl pressings
by Spike Jones And His City Slickers · 1950
Christmas Fun With Spike Jones was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1950, 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.
47-0254A S 01Side A runout, variant 1
47-0254B S 02Side B runout, variant 1
47-0254A 2S I A1 C LSide A runout, variant 2
47-0254B 1S I A1 LSide B runout, variant 2
45-5285-ALabel A
45-5285-BLabel B
45-5285-ALabel A
45-5285-BLabel B
45-5285ASide A
45-5285BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 45-5285 / RCA Victor Y 417First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 45-5285 / RCA Victor Y 417First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 45-0254 / RCA Victor WY 417First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 47-0254 / RCA Victor Y 417First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1951 | US | RCA Victor 47-43157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1951 | US | RCA Victor 20-4315Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1951 | US | RCA Victor 20-431510", 78 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor 47-43157", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 47-0254 / RCA Victor WY 4177", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | RCA 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA 447-01727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 20-4315Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Christmas Fun With Spike Jones are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1950 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor 45-0254.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-0254, 47-0254, 45-5285) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 47-0254A S 01 and 47-0254B S 02. 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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