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Father Christmas by The Kinks, album cover

First-year pressing

Father Christmas 1977 UK Pressing (ARISTA 153)

Father Christmas by The Kinks

Artist
The Kinks
Title
Father Christmas
Label
  • Arista ARISTA 153
Country
UK
Released
November 25, 1977
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Format notes
Blue Injection Labels

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • ARISTA 153 A//1 M 1 1 3 A PORKY PRIME XMAS CUTRunout side A variant 1
  • ARISTA 153 B//2 M 1 1 6 PECKORunout side B variant 1
  • ARISTA 153 A // 1 M 1 1 6 A PORKY PRIME XMAS CUTRunout side A variant 2
  • ARISTA 153 B // 1 M 1 1 4 PECKORunout side B variant 2
  • ARISTA 153 A//2 M 1 3 5 A PORKY PRIME XMAS CUTRunout side A variant 3
  • ARISTA 153 B//2 M 1 1 3 PECKORunout side B variant 3
All 22 pressings of Father Christmas