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Oxygene: Is this version of the album "rare" at all?


Post Posted Thu Aug 06, 2026 6:19 pm
Aqanique


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Hello! :)

I've had this question on my mind for quite a while now and I thought now would be a good time to try and find an answer since the 50th anniversary is coming up, but does anybody know if the version of Oxygene that I have in my collection is rare at all?

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It pretty much sounds the same as the album does on Spotify, no differences with the cover art on the sleeve itself. However, the only thing that's different about it compared to other releases seems to be the photo on the back?

Every other release that I've seen at HMV or record fares use the photo of him in the white suit standing in front of a set of glass doors with the track listing and credits down below, but my copy seems to have a different photo with everything credited at the side?

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All I know about it is that my dad bought it at a local record shop where we live in around 1976 or 1977 when the album was still new, the page on Discogs that has the same photo on the back says that 3,500 of them were repackaged for a "Classic Collection" box set.
(https://www.discogs.com/release/1756460 ... re-Oxygene)

Any help on how I can determine its rarity or if anybody has information about this specific pressing would be appreciated, thanks! :D
Post Posted Thu Aug 06, 2026 8:52 pm
Dr_Jones


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That's a regular 1983+ edition. The catalog numbers on the back state the CD release, which first came out in 1983, but it became massively available in 1985, so I guess it's from around 1985. Not that rare, unless it's a from a country outside of the EU.







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