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Various ArtistsNow That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album

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Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album

by Various Artists · 1985

10 pressings3 countriesNoveltyGlamPop RockSynth-pop

Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album

9 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.

UK

November 11, 1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation
Runout / matrix

NOX 1 A2 Penthouse 12 DRunout side A, [NOX 1 A2] etched, stamped

NOX 1 B1 10 Penthouse └┘Runout side A, [NOX 1 B1] etched, stamped

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UK

November 18, 1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation · CBS pressing
Runout / matrix

NOX .1 A2 Λ PenthouseSide A etched / stamped runout

NOX-1 B2 X D 1 PenthouseSide B etched / stamped runout

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UK

1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

NOX 1 A-1-1-1-3 DSide A runout, variant 1

NOX 1 2̶ B-2-1-1- DSide B runout, variant 1

NOX 1 A-2-1-1-Side A runout, variant 2

D NOX 1 B-1-1-1-Side B runout, variant 2

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UK

1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation · MPO Pressing
Runout / matrix

NOX 1 A3 MPO PenthouseSide A runout etched/stamped

NOX 1 B3 X MPO PenthouseSide B runout etched/stamped

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UK

1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation
Runout / matrix

NOX 1 A1 penthouse └┘Side A runout

NOX 1 B3 penthouseSide B runout

NOX 1 A1 penthouse └┘Side A runout (variant 1)

NOX 1 B2 penthouseSide B runout (variant 2)

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UK

1985
Label and catalog number
Virgin EMI NOX 1
Format
LP, Album, Compilation
Runout / matrix

NOX 1 A2-1- D DAMONTSide A runout etched/stamped

NOX 1 B2-1- DSide B runout etched/stamped

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 10 vinyl pressings

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

1980s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985EuropeVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985IrelandVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKEMI NOX 1 / Virgin NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1985UKVirgin EMI NOX 1First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016UKSony Music LPNNNOW1 / Universal Music LPNNNOW1LP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Do They Know It's Christmas?3:38
  2. A2I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day4:40
  3. A3Merry Xmas Everybody3:35
  4. A4Last Christmas4:19
  5. A5Step Into Christmas4:06
  6. A6In Dulce Jubilo2:44
  7. A7Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas3:30
  8. A8Wonderful Christmastime3:50
  9. A9Blue Christmas2:43
  10. B1Happy Xmas (War Is Over)3:22
  11. B2I Believe In Father Christmas3:25
  12. B3A Spaceman Came Travelling3:56
  13. B4Stop The Cavalry2:50
  14. B5Little Saint Nick1:55
  15. B6Thank God It's Christmas4:11
  16. B7Lonely This Christmas3:27
  17. B8When A Child Is Born (Soleado)3:39
  18. B9White Christmas3:00

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.

When was Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Europe, Ireland. One of them is Virgin EMI NOX 1, released November 11, 1985.

How do I tell if my copy of Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOX 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NOX 1 A2 Penthouse 12 D and NOX 1 B1 10 Penthouse └┘. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Now That's What I Call Music The Christmas Album 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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