Vinyl pressings
by Oasis · 1996
Don't Look Back In Anger was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1996, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CRE 221 A1 DAMONTVariant 1, side A
CRE 221 B1 - DAMONTVariant 1, side B
CRE 221 A1 - DAMONT EVariant 2, side A
CRE 221 B1 - DAMONT GVariant 2, side B
CRE 221 A1 W DAMONT A
CRE 221 B1 - DAMONT A
CRE 221T A1 DAMONT
CRE 221T B1 DAMONT
DAMONT CRE 221 A1 (Variant 1)A-side
DAMONT JI CRE 221 B1 (Variant 1)B-side
MZH 3353/A (Variant 2)A-side
MZH 3354/A (Variant 2)B-side
CRE 221 A1 DAMONT
CRE 221 B1 DAMONT
MZH 3353/Aside A
MZH 3354/Aside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Belgium | Creation Records CRE 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1996 | Europe | Helter Skelter 662725 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Stereo |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221T12", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1996 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Creation Records CRE 221T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2021 | UK | Creation Records CRE221T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Don't Look Back In Anger are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK, Belgium, Europe. One of them is Creation Records CRE 221, released February 19, 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRE 221, CRE 221T, 662725 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRE 221 A1 DAMONT and CRE 221 B1 - DAMONT. 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.
