Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1982
Oh Julie was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AS0-698 -SA PI ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout side A
AS0-698 -SB PI ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout side B
AS 0698-SALabel side A
AS 0698-SBLabel side B
ASO-698-SA TH2❀ [MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.] TIIRunout side A, etched [stamped]
ASO-698-SB T2 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ TIIRunout side B, etched
AS 0698-SALabel side A
AS 0698-SBLabel side B
AS 0698-SALabel side A
AS 0698-SBLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Arista AS 0698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Arista 7RS-63First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Arista 7RS-63First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Arista SP-52First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Arista AS 0698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Oh Julie are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Japan, Mexico. One of them is Arista AS 0698.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0698, 7RS-63, SP-52) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS0-698 -SA PI ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. and AS0-698 -SB PI ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.. 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.
