Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1989
Bed Of Nails was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 5 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.
01 655318 00 1A1Runout, side A, variant 1
01 655318 00 1B1Runout, side B, variant 1
01 655318 00 1A1 ARunout, side A, stamped & etched, variant 2
01 655318 00 1B1 BRunout, side B, stamped & etched, variant 2
01 655318 20 1A1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
01 655318 20 1B1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
01 655318 20 1A1 ARunout side A, stamped, variant 2
01 655318 20 1B1 ARunout side B, stamped, variant 2
ALICE • 3 A1 5 ∴A-side runout etched
ALICE • 3 B1 4 ∴B-side runout etched
ALICE 3 A*Label side A
ALICE 3 B*Label side B
ALICE.3 A1 ⋀Side A Run-out
ALICE.3 B1 CSide B Run-out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 655318 0 / Epic 655318 4First year7", Single, Cassette, Single | 7", Single, Cassette, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 655318 0First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 655318 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic 655318 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic 655318 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Ireland | Epic ALICE 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic ARIE 2301First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic 655318 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE P3First year12", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE R3First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE T3First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE G3 / Epic ALICEG 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE B3First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Epic ALICE 3First year7" | 7" |
17 vinyl pressings of Bed Of Nails are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Epic 655318 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 655318 7, 655318 6, ALICE 3, ALICE P3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 655318 00 1A1 and 01 655318 00 1B1. 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.
