Vinyl pressings
by Oasis · 1997
Be Here Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CRELP 219 A-4-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGEA-side
CRELP 219 B-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGEB-side
D CRELP 219 C-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGEC-side
D CRELP 219 D-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGED-side
D CRELP 219 A-4-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide A runout
D CRELP 219 B-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide B runout
D CRELP 219 C-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide C runout
D CRELP 219 D-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide D runout
CRE LP 219 A-3-1-1 MIKE'S THE EXCHANGESide A runout
CRE LP 219 B-1-1-1 MIKE'S THE EXCHANGESide B runout
CRE LP 219 C-1-1-1 MIKE'S THE EXCHANGESide C runout
CRE LP 219 D-1-1-1 MIKE'S THE EXCHANGESide D runout
01 488187 20 / A1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide A runout etched
01 488187 20 / B1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide B runout etched
01 488187 20 / C1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide C runout etched
01 488187 20 / D1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGESide D runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Europe | Helter Skelter HES 488187 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | UK | Creation Records CRELP 219First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1997 | UK | Creation Records CRELP 219First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1997 | UK | Creation Records CRELP 219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Creation Records CRELP 219LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2008 | UK | Creation Records CRELP 219LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | UK | Big Brother RKIDLP008XLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | Big Brother RKIDLP85LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Big Brother RKIDLP85BOX / Big Brother RKIDCD85XBox Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Compilation, Remastered, CD, Compilation, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", Sampler, White Label, 7", CD, Promo · Promo, Limited | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Compilation, Remastered, CD, Compilation, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", Sampler, White Label, 7", CD, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | Big Brother RKIDLP85LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Big Brother RKIDLP85CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Big Brother RKIDLP85PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2022 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1061~2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 1061~2(2LP)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Big Brother RKIDLP85PLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Japan | Big Brother RKIDLP85LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Be Here Now are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1997 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK, Europe. One of them is Creation Records CRELP 219, released August 21, 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRELP 219, HES 488187 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRELP 219 A-4-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE and CRELP 219 B-3-1-1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE. 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.
