Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1978
How You Gonna See Me Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
WB 17270 A 1C2 08-VR-10481-1A-1Runout side A
WB 17270 B 1C2 08-VR-10481-1B-1Runout side B
WB-17.270-ALabel side A
WB-17.270-BLabel side B
WB 17270 A 50C1Runout side A, variant 1
WB 17270 B 50C1Runout side B, variant 1
WB17270 A 6C3Runout side A, variant 2
WB17270 B 6C3Runout side B, variant 2
WBS-8695 WCA 8018-S SR1Side A
WBS-8695 WCA 8235-S SR1Side B
WCA-8018-S - SP1Runout side A etched
WCA-8235-S - SP2Runout side B etched
WCA 8018Label side A
WCA 8235Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBA 4099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB.17.270 / Warner Bros. Records 17270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB.17.270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records B.17.270 / Warner Bros. Records 17270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB.17.270 / Warner Bros. Records 17270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 17270First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB.17.270 / Warner Bros. Records 17270First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.106First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8695First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8695First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records PRO 116First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17270First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-352WFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-352WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.270First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 86957", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
34 vinyl pressings of How You Gonna See Me Now are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17.270.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17.270, WB-17.270, WB.17.270, K 17270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WB 17270 A 1C2 08-VR-10481-1A-1 and WB 17270 B 1C2 08-VR-10481-1B-1. 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.
