Vinyl pressings
by Osibisa · 1976
Ojah Awake was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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.
I-15 ILPS 9411 A1 EGRunout side A, variant 1
I-14 ILPS 9411 B1 EGRunout side B, variant 1
I-8 ILPS 9411 A1 i EGRunout side A, variant 2
I-10 ILPS 9411 B1 i EGRunout side B, variant 2
BRON 411 A - 1U (stamped) PN-A (etched)Runout Side A
BRON 411 B - 1U (stamped)Runout Side B
I S ILPS-9411-A -SM-IA KENDUN-a JG BA runout
S 2 ILPS-9411-B -SM 1B KENDUN-a JG A 1B runout
T1 ILPS-9411-A -TH -2 KENDUN-b JG AVariant 2, A runout
T1 ILPS-9411-B - TH1 KENDUN-b 2 A2Variant 2, B runout
SMX51515 2ARunout Groove Side 1
SMX51516 2ARunout Groove Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze L-36,399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze 24-411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9411 / Island Records ILPS-9411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Bronze BRO 2019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 28 147 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Bronze 2J 062-98626 / Bronze 2J062-98626First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Bronze 2J 062-98626 / Bronze 2J062-98626LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | India | Bronze BRON 411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | India | Island Records ILPS 9411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Bronze ILPS 9411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Cav Lip CALVPS 003 / Bronze CALVPS 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10283BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10283BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | Earmark 42061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Malaysia | Lion LSLP-77LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Bronze BRON 411LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Island Records AN 7058 / Antilles AN-7058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | RCA Victor LPUS 145LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Ojah Awake are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9411.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9411, BRON 411, L-36,399, 24-411) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-15 ILPS 9411 A1 EG and I-14 ILPS 9411 B1 EG. 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.
