Vinyl pressings
by Stan Freberg · 1958
Green Chri$tma$ was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 4 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.
45-30491-D1 ✲Side A runout, variant 1
30490-D2 1 SSSide B runout, variant 1
45- 30491-D1 ✲Side A runout, variant 2
45- 30490-D1 ✲Side B runout, variant 2
45-30491-D5A side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
45-30490-D5B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
45-30491-D5 #2 [Scranton Lathe]Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
45-30490-D5#3 [Scranton Lathe]Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
45-30491-D1 ✲A side runout [etched]
45-30490-D1 ✲B side runout [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records F4097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F.4097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records 45-CL 14966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F4097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F4097 / Capitol Records 4097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records F4097First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records 45-CP-13797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records 4097 / Capitol Records F 40977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records F 40977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Capitol Records S7-7243819761737", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Green Chri$tma$ are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Capitol Records F4097.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F4097, 45-CL 14966, F.4097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-30491-D1 ✲ and 30490-D2 1 SS. 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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