Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1971
Eighteen / Body was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 17 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.
(N19265RE1)SLabel A
(N19264RE1)SLabel B
N-19265-S-RE-1-1B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K SSDeadwax A
N-19264-S-RE-1-1A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K SSSDeadwax B
N-19265-S-RE---1---1ASide A Runout (variation 1)
N-19624-S-RE---1---1ASide B Runout (variation 1)
N-19265-S-RE---1---1FSide A Runout (variation 2)
N-19624-S-RE---1---1FSide B Runout (variation 2)
(N1 9265RE1)A Label
(N1 9264RE1)B Label
(N19265)SSide A Matrix
(N19264RE1)Side B Matrix
N-19265-S-RE---1---1ASide A Runout
N-19624-S-RE---1---1ASide B Runout (variation 2)
N-19265-S-RE-1-1D TISide A runout etched
N-19264-S-RE-1-1C TISide B runout etched
(N19265RE1 )SSide A label
(N19264RE1 )SSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.656First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1971 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 31656First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB-7449First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WCS 35.023First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7449First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Brothers Inc. 7449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Denmark | Stateside 6E 006-92345First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Stateside 1 C 006-92 345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32064First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 7449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1036WFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1036WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Societé Libanaise Du Disque 7449First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-1025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006-92345 / Stateside 5C 006-92 345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Eighteen / Body are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Greece, Argentina and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7449, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7449, STR S 7209, 32064, 31.656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (N19265RE1)S and (N19264RE1)S. 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.
