Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1972
School's Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
46 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 22 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.
BS-2623-A 40182-1BSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2623-B 40183-1ASide B runout, variant 1
BS-2623 40182-1Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2623 40183-1Side B runout, variant 2
BS-2623 40182-1-1 T1A side runout, variant 1
BS-2623-B 40183-1B SXT A-8B side runout, variant 1
T BS-2623 40182-1-2A side runout, variant 2
T1 BS-2623 40183-1-1B side runout, variant 2
BS-2623 40182-1 SRunout Side A [Etched], variant 1
BS-2623 40183-1 SRunout Side B [Etched], variant 1
BS-2623-A 40182-1B B SRunout, side A, variant 2
BS-2623-B 40183-1B A1 SRunout, side B, variant 2
BS-2623-A 40182-1A S1Side A etched
BS-2623-B 40183-1A SSide B etched
S40,182Label Side A
S40,183Label Side B
P BS-2623 40182-1Side A runout
P BS-2623 40183-1Side B runout
S40,182Label Side A
S40,183Label Side B
BS-2623-A 40182-1BSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2623-B 40183-1ASide B runout, variant 1
BS-2623 40182-1Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2623 40183-1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP_5 012 / Continental WBLP_5 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP-5 012 / Continental WBLP-5.012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records 56 007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records 56 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records 56 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 50.078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1985 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56007 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Friday Music FRM 9113LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM-2623LP, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM-2623LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Warner Records R1 681029 / Rhino Records R1 681029LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Warner Records R1 681029 / Rhino Records R1 681029LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Numbered · Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Numbered · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 007 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Dunhill BS 2623LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
141 vinyl pressings of School's Out are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2623, released June 30, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2623, K 56007, WB 56 007, WBLP_5 012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2623-A 40182-1B and BS-2623-B 40183-1A. 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.
