Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1969
Pretties For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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 1 AC-STS1051-A-1 WS1840 39631 A1Runout Side A
oT 1 STS-1051-B-2 WS1840 39632 A3Runout Side B
T 1 STS-1051A-2 WS-1840 39631Runout Side A (Variant 2)
T STS-1051-B-2 WS-1840 39632Runout Side B (Variant 2)
Ƨ 1 STS-1051-A 1B o A 5Side A runout
Ƨ 1 STS-1051-B 1A o A 2Side B runout
STS 1051 ASide A label
STS 1051 BSide B label
STS-1051-A 1BSide A runout
STS-1051-B 1ASide B runout
o P AC-STS1051-A[scratched out] 39631 WS 1840Runout side A
39632 WS1840B-1A PRunout side B
WS 1840 (S39631)Label side A
WS 1840 (S39632)Label side B
P o AC-STS1051-A A 3Side A runout, etched exc. P o A 3, stamped
P o STS-1051-B 2Side B runout, etched exc. P o 2, stamped
STS 1051 ASide A label
STS 1051 BSide B label
T 1 STS-1051-A -2Side A runout, etched
T 1 STS-1051-B -1Side B runout, etched
STS 1051 ASide A label
STS 1051 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Unknown | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1969 | Canada | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1196 / Straight WBC 1196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051 / Straight WS 1840LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Straight WS 1840First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051 / Straight WS 1840First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS 1051 / Straight WS-1840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Straight STS1051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Straight STS 1051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Straight 1C 054-90 929LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Straight STS1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Straight STS1051 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Straight STS1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Straight STS1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS1840LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Straight STS1051 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Warner Bros. Records 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Warner Bros. Records 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Straight STS1051 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records STS 1051 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records Inc. STS 1051 / Warner Bros. Records Inc. WS 1840LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 081227933814 / Warner Bros. Records 1840LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Warner Bros. Records 081227933814 / Warner Bros. Records 1840LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Warner Bros. Records 1840LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Straight STS 1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840 / Straight STS 1051LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1840LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
39 vinyl pressings of Pretties For You are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Straight STS1051, released June 25, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS1051, STS 1051, WS 1840, WBC 1196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1 AC-STS1051-A-1 WS1840 39631 A1 and oT 1 STS-1051-B-2 WS1840 39632 A3. 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.
