Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1968
Soul Christmas was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST C681443-1B CT TEtched, A-side
ST C681444-1B CT TEtched, B-side
ST-C-681443CTLabel, A-side
ST-C-681444CTLabel, B-side
ST-C-681443-BRunout Side A
ST-C-681444-ARunout Side B
ST-C-681443 PRLabel Side A
ST-C-681444 PRLabel Side B
ST C 681443 IS ISide 1 [stamped]
ST C 681444 IS ISide 2 [stamped]
ST-C-681443 PRSide 1 Label
ST-C-681444 PRSide 2 Label
ST-C-681443-MOSide A Label
ST-C-681444-MOSide B Label
C-12919 - B CT AT W (or M?)Runout Side A Etched
C-12920 - B LW AT W (or M?)Runout Side B Etched
C-12919 PRSide A Label
C-12920 PRSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,112First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-33,112First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06016First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 33-269 / ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 33-269 / ATCO Records SD 33-269First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269 / ATCO Records R103961LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8149ALP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8149ALP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 175 / Atlantic ATL 40175LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Europe | Midi MID 20 086LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | Midi MID 20 086 (F)LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Midi MID 20 086LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Midi MID 20086 / Midi MID 20 086LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50554LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | ATCO Records P-11437LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | ATCO Records P-11437LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | ATCO Records P-13567LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269 / Rhino Records R1-545552LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269 / Run Out Groove ROGV-050LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269 / Run Out Groove ROGV-050LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269 / ATCO Records RCV1 695028 / 081227883201LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | ATCO Records RCV1 725689/081227819002LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-269LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Midi MID 20 086 (F)LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD-33-269 / ATCO Records SD 33-269LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic SD 33-269LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic MT-1087LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Atlantic P-10065ALP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-269LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of Soul Christmas are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-269, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-269, 33-269, SAL-933,112, AL-33,112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST C681443-1B CT T and ST C681444-1B CT T. 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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