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ChangesOneBowie vinyl value

Median ask · 2016 COBLP 2016
$29
Asks start at
$17
Basis
9 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 20, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

David Bowie — ChangesOneBowie: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1983 RCAPL 81732EuropeCompilation, Reissuefrom $17
1984 RCAPL 81732UK & EuropeCompilation, Reissuefrom $17
2016 ParlophoneCOBLP 2016UK & EuropeCompilation, Reissue, Clear, 180g$22–$36
2016 ParlophoneCOBLP 2016WorldwideCompilation, Reissue, 180 Gram$22–$36

5 pressings tracked, 4 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1983First released 1976; our table starts at 1983 (RCA, Europe). A copy older than 1983 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2016 UK & Europe: Compilation, Reissue, Clear, 180g. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 2016Easy to find, priced as a listening copy.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1983 Europe pressing it reads “Made in Germany DM E-0036 A-2/84S II” on side one and “Made in Germany DM E-0036 B-2/84S II” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1976 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of ChangesOneBowie is worth the most?

Original 1976 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1983 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2016 “Compilation, Reissue, Clear, 180g”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1983 Europe pressing the runout reads “Made in Germany DM E-0036 A-2/84S II”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is ChangesOneBowie worth today?

Sellers ask from $17 for the pressings we track; for the 2016 COBLP 2016 the median ask is $29 over 5 listings (eBay, Sep 20, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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