Vinyl pressings
by The Salsoul Orchestra · 1976
Christmas Jollies was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
T SZS5507A-RE-2-1 al Brown HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO C FW/ѼRunout A, variant 1
T2 SZS5507B-RE-2-2 HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO al Brown C FW/ѼRunout B, variant 1
T1 SZS5507A-RE-1-2 al Brown HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO C FW/ѼRunout A, variant 2
T1 SZS5507B-RE-2-1 HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO al Brown A2 FW/ѼRunout B, variant 2
SZS5507A-1ASide A runout etch
SZS5507B-1A ºSide B runout etch, º stamp
SZS 5507 ASide A label
SZS 5507 BSide B label
T1 SZS 5507 A - 1 HRunout A, variant 1
T1 SZS 5507 BS-5AM -2 BRunout B, variant 1
T1 SZS 5507 A - 1 C7Runout A, variant 2
T1 SZS 5507 BS-5AM -2 DRunout B, variant 2
SZS 5507 ALabel Side A
SZS 5507 BLabel Side B
SZS-5507-ALabel A
SZS-5507-BLabel B
SZS 5507 ASide 1 Label
SZS 5507 BSide 2 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Salsoul Records SZS-5507 / Salsoul Records VAL1-0256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | Salsoul Records SZS-5507 / Salsoul Records VAL1-0256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Salsoul Records SZS 5507 / Salsoul Records SZS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Salsoul Records SZS 5507 / Salsoul Records SZS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Salsoul Records 6.23060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Salsoul Records SZS 5507 / Salsoul Records SZS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Panama | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | Salsoul Records ELD - 02.37.735First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Philippines | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Philippines | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Salsoul Records 28.254-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Salsoul Records 28.254-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Trinidad & Tobago | Salsoul Records SZS 5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Venezuela | Salsoul Records SR-0020 / Salsoul Records 5402LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 327412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Barbados | Salsoul Records CA-1001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Salsoul Records CA-1001LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | Europe | Rams Horn Records RHR 358112", Single, Reissue | 12", Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 358112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Salsoul Records 20-2041-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Friday Music FRM-5507 / Salsoul Records FRM-5507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Salsoul Records 538437021LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | BMG 538853377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Salsoul Records SZS 5507LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Salsoul Records CA-1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Salsoul Records SZS 5507 / Salsoul Records CA 1001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
53 vinyl pressings of Christmas Jollies are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Salsoul Records SZS 5507.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SZS 5507, SSLP 1507, SZS-5507, 6.23060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T SZS5507A-RE-2-1 al Brown HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO C FW/Ѽ and T2 SZS5507B-RE-2-2 HAPPY CHANUKAHA TOO al Brown C FW/Ѽ. 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.
