Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1987
Raise Your Fist And Yell was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 10 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.
MCA 7231 PL-1 DMM 2 PRECISION EDP MI SF1SMISide A etched, variant 1
MCA 7232 PL-1 DMM PRECISION EDP MI SF1SM3Side B etched, variant 1
MCA 7231 PL-1 DMM PRECISION 3 EMP MI SF1(Scratched out)2SM2Side A etched, variant 2
MCA 7232 PL-1 DMM 2 PRECISION EDP MI SF1SM2Side B etched, variant 2
MCA 7232 PL-1 DMM PRECISION 5 EDP MI SF1SM3Side 1 Etched
MCA 7232 PL-1 DMM PRECISION EDP MI SF1SM6Side 2 Etched
* MCF∙3392 A∙1 * DB Tape One MT.- -runout, side 1, etched
* MCF∙3392∙B∙1 * MT. DB Tape One -runout, side 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 42091.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bolivia | MCA Records L-MCA-70011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42091LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 074-1 / MCA Records MCA-42091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 074-1 / MCA Records MCA-42091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | MCA Records 255 074-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | MCA Records LCA-6696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | MCA Records 255 074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3392 / MCA Records MCA 42091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCFP 3392First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3392First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3392First yearLP, Advance | LP, Advance |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42091LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records MCA 03392 / MCA Records MCF 3392LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Raise Your Fist And Yell are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-42091.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-42091, MCF 3392, MCFP 3392, P-13588) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 7231 PL-1 DMM 2 PRECISION EDP MI SF1SMI and MCA 7232 PL-1 DMM PRECISION EDP MI SF1SM3. 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.
