Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1977
The Alice Cooper Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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.
BSK-1-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3138 WW1 #6 –◁Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3138 WW1 #3 –◁Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3138 JW4Variant 1 ,A side, etched
BSK-2-3138 JW2 #2Variant 1 ,B side, etched
BSK-3138 JW1 #3 MVariant 2 ,A side
BSK-2-3138 JW1 #2 0Variant 2 ,B side
BSK-1-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁Side A runout, etched
BSK-2-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁Side B runout, etched
BSK-1-3138 LW1 • 2 ✲Side A Etched, • 2 ✲ are Stamped
BSK-2-3138 LW1 • 3 ✲Side B Etched, • 3 ✲ are Stamped
BSK-1-3138 JW1-4
BSK-2-3138 JW #2
K 56439 A1 ALLENA Side Runout, etched
K 56439 B1 ALLENB Side Runout, etched
⋀B Side Runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-1109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56439First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10427WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10427WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records BSC 1357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56439 / Warner Bros. Records K 56439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56439 / Warner Bros. Records K 56439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.9152-ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB 5288LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.9152 / Warner Bros. Records 00986LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM- 3138LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56439X / Warner Bros. Records K 56439LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56439 X / Warner Bros. Records K56439LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 439 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 439LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
59 vinyl pressings of The Alice Cooper Show are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1977 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3138.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3138, K56439, KBS 3138, CA-1109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁ and BSK-2-3138 WW1 #2 • –––◁. 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.
