Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 2015
The King Biscuit Flower Hour was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year. 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.
130716E1/ARunout Side A, Stamped
130176E2/ARunout Side B, Stamped
130176E3/ARunout Side C, Stamped
130176E4/ARunout Side D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Snapshot Productions 003LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Unknown | DIR Radio Network 010 / DIR Radio Network RD 010LP, Transcription | LP, Transcription |
| 1988 | US | Black Death 901201LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Black Death 901201LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | DIR Radio Network AC-01 / King Biscuit Flower Hour AC-01LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Bad Joker BOSS5-1991LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2015 | UK | Back On Black RCV165LPFirst yearLP | LP |
| 2015 | UK | Back On Black RCV165LPFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Wax Radio Records WLVR007LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Pearl Hunters Records PHR1041LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | DIR Radio NetworkLP, Transcription, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Transcription, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
11 vinyl pressings of The King Biscuit Flower Hour are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in UK. One of them is Back On Black RCV165LP, released May 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCV165LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 130716E1/A and 130176E2/A. 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.
