Vinyl pressings
by Devadip · 1979
Oneness (Silver Dreams~Golden Reality) was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
P AL 35686-1B S1 BA-side runout, variant 1
P P BL 35686-1DB-side runout, variant 1
P P AL 35686-1K BA-side runout, variant 2
P PBL-35686-1AD 2 BB-side runout, variant 2
PBL 35686-1E TSide A stamped, T is etched, Var 1
PAL 35686-1M TSide B stamped, T is etched, Var 1
P AL 35686-1E o TSide A stamped, T is etched, Var 2
P BL 35686-1K o TSide B stamped, T is etched, Var 2
P AL 35686-1JSide A runout stamped variant 1
P BL 35686-1D oSide B runout stamped variant 1
P AL 35686-1J D4 51Side A runout stamped/etched variant 2
P AL 35686-1A 15 A4Side B runout stamped/etched variant 2
P AL 35686-1A S1A Side Etch + Stamp
S1 P BL 35686-1JB Side Etch + Stamp
CBS 86037 A3Runout Side 1 etched
CBS 86037 B3Runout Side 2 etched
CBS 86037 A2Runout Side 1 etched [variant 2]
CBS 86037 B1Runout Side 2 etched [variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 230029 / Discos CBS 230029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 100461 / CBS 100.461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 86037 / CBS 86037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | CBS CBS 86037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP1337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | CBS CBS 86037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1337First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | CBS CBS 86037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2343First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 86037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 86037First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35686LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Oneness (Silver Dreams~Golden Reality) are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35686, released March 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35686, C 35686, S CBS 86037, CBS 86037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 35686-1B S1 B and P P BL 35686-1D. 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.
