Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1974
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 21 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.
T1 W-2803 40841-1-1 TML-MRunout A, variant 2
T1 W2803 40842-1-3 TML-MRunout B, variant 2
W-2803 40841-1A TML-MRunout A, variant 3
W-2803 40842-1A TML-MRunout B, variant 3
W 2803 40841-1 TML-M PSide A runout, variant 1
W 2803 40842 RE-1X TML-M PSide B runout, variant 1
W2803 40841-1 TML-M PSide A runout, variant 2
W2803 40842 RE-1 X TML-M B 1 PSide B runout, variant 2
S I W 2803 40841-1A TML-S A7Runout A
I W 2803-40842-RE-1 TML-M 1C ARunout B
S40,841Label A
S40,842Label B
1 W 2803 40841-1B MSide 1 etched ("M" stamped)
1 W 2803-40842-REI TML-MSide 2 etched ("TML-M" stamped)
K 56043 A1 1 ·· AL CƆRunout side A, stamped, AL etched
K 56043 B1 CI ∴Runout side B, stamped
K 56043 ALabel side A
K 56043 BLabel side B
( ) AL K 56043 A1 ( )Runout side A, variant 1
2 K 56043 B1 ∴ ( )Runout side B, variant 1
K 56043 A1 AL C ARunout side A, variant 2
K 56043 B1 C ARunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records K 56043First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records W 2803 / West Indies Records (Barbados) Ltd. S40.841First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK-3107 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3107 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 2803First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA-10534First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00145First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80029First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WEA-3009First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5111LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56 043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56 043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56 043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56043LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5111LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3107LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-2803LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Rhino Entertainment Company LCO2982LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Warner Music Group R1-3107LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 603497857883LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 3107 / Rhino Records RCV1 3107LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Warner Records 603497857883 / Warner Records R1 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM-72803LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2022 | Argentina | Warner Records 603497857883 / Warner Records R1 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Friday Music 22803LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2025 | Europe | Warner Records 603497857883 / Rhino Records R1 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208751LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3107 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3107 / Warner Bros. Records KBS 3107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 (W 2803)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Mispress | LP, Compilation, Mispress |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records W 2803LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records (W 2803)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 043 / Warner Bros. Records (W 2803)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
124 vinyl pressings of Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 2803, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 2803, WB 56 043, K56043, WEA-10534) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 W-2803 40841-1-1 TML-M and T1 W2803 40842-1-3 TML-M. 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.
