Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1976
Alice Cooper Goes To Hell was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
BS-1-2896-LWI REI. 3 ✲ JAMFRunout, side A, variant 1
BS-2-2896-LW-1 RE-1. ⇀ ✲ JAMFRunout, side B, variant 1
BS-1-2896-LWI REI. 1 ✲ JAMFRunout, side A, variant 2
BS-2-2896-LW 1. 1 JAMF ✲Runout, side B, variant 2
BS-1-2896 LW-2: · - N 2Side A
BS-2-2896 LW-2· · -Side B
T1 BS-2896A-TH1 JAMFA side runout, variant 1
T1 BS-2-2896-B TH-1 JAMFB side runout, variant 1
T1 BS-1-2896A-TH1 JAMFA side runout, variant 2
T1 BS-2-2896B TH-2 JAMFB side runout, variant 2
SUB BS-1-2896-RE-1-JW-2 #1 JAMFEtched side A, [JAMF, Stamped], variant 1
BS-2-2896 JW-1 RE-1 #1 JAMFEtched side B, [JAMF, Stamped], variant 1
BS- 1 -2896 JW3 #2 0Etched side A with 0 stamped, variant 2
BS-2-2896 JW-1 RE-1 #1 JAMF 0Etched side B with JAMF 0 stamped, variant 2
BS-1-2896 WW-1 REI #2 ---<Etched Side A
BS-2-2896 WW-1 RE-1 #2 ---<Etched Side B
JAMFStamped Both Sides
1S BS-2896-SM2A Side Etched Variant 1
1S BS-2896-SM I RE-IA Side Etched Variant 2
1S BS-2-2896-SM2 RE-1B Side Etched
1S BS-1-2896 SMI RE-1 B2A Side Etched, Variant 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 50-14.261 / Music Hall 50-14.261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 171-AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0729 / Warner Bros. Records WB 0729First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 603497858859LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records RCV1 2896LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 171LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records Inc. WB 56171LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56171LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
61 vinyl pressings of Alice Cooper Goes To Hell are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2896, released June 25, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2896, K 56171, 50-14.261, 36.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2896-LWI REI. 3 ✲ JAMF and BS-2-2896-LW-1 RE-1. ⇀ ✲ JAMF. 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.
