Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Flack · 1988
Oasis was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 12 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.
STA 887163 A 1-1 TML-X [SRC logo]Side A runout
STA 887164 A 1-2 TML-X [SRC logo]Side B runout
ST-A-887163-SPSide A label
ST-A-887164-SPSide B label
STA 887163 A 1-2 SP-AR TML-X o-L22943 SRC B-33344-ARunout, Side A, etched; "TML-X" and "SRC" logo stamped
STA 887164 A 1-2 SP-AR TML-X ∆22943-X 0- SRC B-33445-ARunout, Side B, etched; "TML-X" and "SRC" logo stamped
0 7567-81916-1 9Text
ST-A-887163-ARLabel, Side A
STA 887163 A 1-1Side A Hand Etched
TML-X SRCSide A Etched: SRC=See Notes
STA 887164 A 1-2Side B Hand Etched
TML-X SRCSide B Etched: SRC=See Notes
Δ MX 301707 81916-1 S1Side 1 Etched
Δ MX 301708 81916-1 S2Side 2 Etched
81916-1Side 1 Label
MX301707Side 1 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Atlantic 80784First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Atlantic 81916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | Atlantic 81916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 19161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 916-1 / Atlantic WX 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Atlantic 7567-81916-1 9 / Atlantic 781 916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Atlantic 7567-81916-1 9 / WEA Records 781 916 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Japan | Atlantic 23P1-2159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | Atlantic 7819161First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Atlantic 781 916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 7 A1-81916LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Venezuela | Atlantic 3273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Atlantic 781 916-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Atlantic 81916-1 / Atlantic 7 81916-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Oasis are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 81916-1, released October 28, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81916-1, 781 916-1, 80784, 78 19161) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 887163 A 1-1 TML-X [SRC logo] and STA 887164 A 1-2 TML-X [SRC logo]. 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.
