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The Christmas Spirit vinyl value

The Christmas Spirit — Johnny Cash album cover
Asks start at
$20
Basis
4 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2018-or-later pressing. The 1987 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 22, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Johnny Cash — The Christmas Spirit: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2018 DOLDOS750MBEuropeReissue, Redfrom $20
8 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 CBS460461 1UK & EuropeReissue
2014 Columbia88875011571USReissue, White
2014 Columbia88875011571USReissue, HQ-180
2016 Columbia88875011571USReissue, Red
2017 Stargrove Entertainment IncVNL9009CanadaReissue
2018 Columbia88875011571USReissue, Translucent Gold & Red Swirl
2018 Columbia88875011571USReissue, Blue Translucent
Undated ColumbiaCS 8917USReissue

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

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

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1987First released 1963; our table starts at 1987 (CBS, UK & Europe). A copy older than 1987 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2016 US: Reissue, Red; 2018 US: Reissue, Translucent Gold & Red Swirl; 2018 US: Reissue, Blue Translucent. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 2014+3 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

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 1987 UK & Europe pressing it reads “460461 1 A*” on side one and “460461 1 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 1963 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 The Christmas Spirit is worth the most?

Original 1963 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1987 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2016 “Reissue, Red” and the 2018 “Reissue, Translucent Gold & Red Swirl”) 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 which pressing I have?

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 1987 UK & Europe pressing the runout reads “460461 1 A*”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Christmas Spirit worth today?

Sellers ask from $20 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 22, 2026). The 1987 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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