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Ultimate Christmas vinyl value

Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

Frank Sinatra — Ultimate Christmas: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2017 Capitol0602557734799EuropeCompilation
2017 Capitol00602557864168NetherlandsCompilation
2017 Capitol0602557734799USCompilation, Limited Edition, White
2017 Capitol0602557734799USCompilation
2019 Capitol0602557734799USCompilation, Reissue, Green Transparent
2024 Capitol00602465721102EuropeCompilation, Gold
2024 Capitol602465721157USCompilation, Reissue, Silver Sparkle
2024 Capitol602465721102USCompilation, Gold
Undated Capitol0602557734799EuropeCompilation

9 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 20173 first-year pressings (US, Europe, Netherlands); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “5773479 A”.
Collector variants2017 US: Compilation, Limited Edition, White; 2019 US: Compilation, Reissue, Green Transparent; 2024 Europe: Compilation, Gold. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2017 US pressing it reads “5773479 A” on side one and “5773479 B” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 2017 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Ultimate Christmas is worth the most?

The 2017 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 2017 “Compilation, Limited Edition, White” and the 2019 “Compilation, Reissue, Green Transparent”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 2017 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2017 US pressing the runout reads “5773479 A”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Ultimate Christmas worth today?

Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.

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