Vinyl pressings
by Jim Messina · 1979
Oasis 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.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PAL 36140-2A AZ CB SA-side runout variant 1
PBL 36140-2A AZ CB SB-side runout variant 1
PAL-36140-2B AZ CB A 6 1 SA-side runout variant 2
PBL-36140-2AC AZ CB 1 2 2 SB-side runout variant 2
P PAL 36140-2J AZ JW BSide A runout
P PBL-36140-2D AZ CB ASide B runout
AL 36140Side A label
BL 36140Side B label
o T1 PAL-36140-2FA side runout, variant 1
o 1T PBL-36140-2RB side runout, variant 1
o T1 PAL-36140-2M AZ CB AA side runout, variant 2
o 1T PBL-36140-2E AZ CB B1B side runout, variant 2
DM 0 AL-36140-1A-2HZ:A Side Etched
DM 4 BL-36140-1A-2HZ:B Side Etched
AL 36140A Side
BL 36140B Side
PAL 36140-2J AZ JW BRunout side A
PBL-36140-2D AZ CB DRunout side B
AL 36140Label side A
BL 36140Label side B
T1 PAL 36140-2M AZ CB ARunout side A
IT PBL-36140-2K AZ JW ARunout side B
AL 36140Label side A
BL 36140Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237395 / CBS JC 36140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS 83803 / CBS CBS 83803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1715First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2334First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 2436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Oasis are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36140.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36140, CBS 83803, SBP 237395, 83803) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 36140-2A AZ CB S and PBL 36140-2A AZ CB S. 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.
