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Various ArtistsWe Wish You A Merry Christmas!

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

by Various Artists · 1968

10 pressings2 countriesEasy ListeningInstrumentalVocalHoliday

We Wish You A Merry 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.

How to spot a first pressing of We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

1 pressing came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.

US

1968
Label and catalog number
Pickwick/33 Records SPC-1004
Format
LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo
Runout / matrix

(Side A, Etched): SPCX-1004-A R W-1

(Side B, Etched): SPCX-1004-AB N W-1

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.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004 / Pickwick/33 Records SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1968USPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004 / Pickwick/33 Records SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1968USPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint, StereoLP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo
1968USPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004LP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004 / Pickwick/33 Records PCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004 / Pickwick/33 Records SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-1004 / Pickwick SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaPickwick SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USPickwick/33 Records SPCX-1004LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USPickwick PCX-1004LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1We Wish You A Merry Christmas1:20
  2. A2I'll Be Home For Christmas2:08
  3. A3The Little Drummer Boy2:52
  4. A4Do You Hear What I Hear?2:57
  5. A5God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen2:37
  6. B1White Christmas3:00
  7. B2Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem2:11
  8. B3It Came Upon A Midnight Clear3:17
  9. B4Joy To The World1:36
  10. B5Silent Night2:25
  11. B6We Wish You A Merry Christmas1:20

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of We Wish You A Merry Christmas! are there?

10 vinyl pressings of We Wish You A Merry Christmas! are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was We Wish You A Merry Christmas! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Pickwick/33 Records SPC-1004.

How do I tell if my copy of We Wish You A Merry Christmas! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC-1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Side A, Etched): SPCX-1004-A R W-1 and (Side B, Etched): SPCX-1004-AB N W-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is We Wish You A Merry Christmas! 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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