Vinyl pressings
by Osibisa · 1974
Osibirock was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 20 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.
K-56048-A1Runout side A, variant 1
K-56048-B1Runout side B, variant 1
K-56048-A1 2 4 ARunout side A, variant 2
K-56048-B1 4 7 ARunout side B, variant 2
s 1 BS 2802 40833-1B STERLING 2 LH A 4Runout Side A
s 1 BS 2802 40834-1B 1B STERLING 2 A 1Runout Side B
P BS 2802 40833-2C STERLINGRunout side A
P BS 2802 40834-1D 2 A 2 STERLINGRunout side B
S40,833Label side A
S40,834Label side B
WBC-1247ASide A runout, etched
WBC-1247BSide B runout, etched
WBC 1247 ASide A label
WBC 1247 BSide B label
MX173488
MX173489
MX173488 BS2802-1
MX173489 BS2802-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angola | World Record Co. WBC 1247 / Warner Bros. Records WBC 1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | Codiscos WEA-10533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56048LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB26071(mid 359)LP, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1974 | India | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802 / Warner Bros. Records BS.2802First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 56048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8497WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8497WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Mozambique | Warner Bros. Records Wbc 1247First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Korea | Canturn CT-7004LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ecuador | WEA 3011 / WEA 10533LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 26 071LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 048LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Lebanon | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records BS 2802 / Warner Bros. Records 566LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
39 vinyl pressings of Osibirock are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1974 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Angola, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56048.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56048, BS 2802, WBC 1247, WEA-10533) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-56048-A1 and K-56048-B1. 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.
