Oxygene

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Album Info

Release Date: 1979

Label: Les Disques Motors

"MTO 77000" (new cat#), "CB 271" (new price code) and "distribution CBS" stickers (see images) were added on the back cover of this release around 1979 when CBS took over from Polydor for the distribution of Disques Motors records, before a cat# MTO 77000 reissue was released shortly after.
Cat# "2933 207" remain on both cover spine and labels.

Other French releases with cat# 'MTO 77000' (CBS distributor) 1979-1985:
[This release]: Transitional release with 'MTO 77000' cat# and 'CBS' distributor stickers on back cover of previous Oxygene Polydor issue
Oxygène: 'CB 271 0' code, I.D.N. printer, Jarre standing photo on back cover, purple label design #1
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, I.D.N. printer, Jarre standing photo on back cover, purple label design #2
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, I.D.N. printer, Jarre standing photo on back cover, purple label design #3
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, I.D.N. printer, Jarre sitting photo on back cover
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, JAT printer on back cover
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, Imprimerie De Saint-Michel printer, without Pastelle designer on back cover
Oxygène: 'CB 271' code, Imprimerie De Saint-Michel printer, Pastelle designer on back cover
Oxygène: 'CB 281' code, Imprimerie De Saint-Michel printer on back cover
Oxygene: 'CB 281' code, printer name removed, without 'Master digital' white sticker on back cover
Oxygene: 'CB 281' code, printer name removed, 'Master digital' white sticker on back cover
Oxygène: 'CB 281' code, 'Master digital' white printed box on back cover, purple label design #3
Oxygène: 'CB 281' code, 'Master digital' white printed box, without black stripe on back cover, green labels
Oxygène: 'CB 281' code, 'Master digital' white printed box, black stripe on back cover, green labels
Oxygène: Transitional release with 'MLP 1000' cat# and 'PolyGram' distributor stickers on back cover of previous Oxygène CBS issue

Purple label design #1: tracks titles below the centerhole
Purple label design #2: A1 & B1 tracks title just below the artist name
Purple label design #3: A1 & B1 tracks title further below the artist name

Cover:
Recorded and mixed From August to November 1976.
Editions Marquet
Made in France
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Spine string:
MOTORS 2933207 Jean-Michel JARRE «Oxygène»
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Centerlabels:
℗ 1976
© 1976 F. Dreyfus Music

The uncredited pressing company is derived from the logo of the group AGI / Audio Graphic Industries, we can find on the run-out grooves. Disco France was the pressing plant of this group.

The runouts are stamped, except ‘Y.D.’ and the last number of each side, which are etched.

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