Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1973
Muscle Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 16 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.
T BS2748 40603-I-I TML D-21Runout A, variant 1
T BS2748 40604-I-I TML F-1Runout B, variant 1
T1 BS2748 40603-I-I TML B9Runout A, variant 2
T1 BS2748 40604-I-I TML F5Runout B, variant 2
BS 2748 40603-1-1 TML T1A side runout, variant 1
BS 2748 40604-1-1 TML T1B side runout, variant 1
BS 2748 40603-1- X TMLA side runout, variant 2
BS 2748 40604-1- X TMLB side runout, variant 2
P BS2748 40603-IVariant 1: Side 1 etch
P BS2748 40604-IVariant 1: Side 2 etch
BS2748 40603-1 X F1 PVariant 2: Side 1 etch
BS2748 40604-1 A PVariant 2; Side 2 etch
TMLBoth sides stamped
\ BS-2748-40603-1B SX ASide A runout etched, Variant 1
\ BS 2748 40604-1A SX CSide B runout etched, Variant 1
\ BS-2748-40603-1B A4 SSide A runout etched, Variant 2
B5-2748-40603-1B TML DSide I runouts
B5-2748-40604-1B TML D 5X 2Side II runouts
BS-2748 - 40601-1B TML D 5xSide A runout etched (Variant 2)
BS-2748 - 40604-1A TML E 5xSide B runout etched (Variant 2)
BS4-2748 S40671-QUAD-1A T HRunout Side A, etched
BS4-2748 S40672-QUAD-1A T HRunout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 10524First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56.018 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 018 / Warner Bros. Records 56.018LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K56018 / Warner Bros. Records K 56018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Warner Bros. Records BS 2748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 50.077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 50.077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB5100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM 2748LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 726985 / Warner Records 081227813949LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 726985 / Warner Records 081227813949LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 58018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
55 vinyl pressings of Muscle Of Love are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2748, released November 20, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2748, K 56018, BS4 2748, P-8404W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T BS2748 40603-I-I TML D-21 and T BS2748 40604-I-I TML F-1. 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.
