Vinyl pressings
by Howlin' Wolf · 1972
Live And Cookin' At Alice's Revisited 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.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STM 5569 CH50015-ASide A runout, variant 1
STM 5569 CH50015-BSide B runout, variant 1
STM 5569 CH50015-A dl 2BSide A runout, variant 2
STM 5569 CH50015-B-R-1 dl A2 PSide B runout, variant 2
STM 5569 CH50015-ASide A runout, variant 1
STM 5569 CH50015-BSide B runout, variant 1
STM 5569 P CH50015-A dlSide A runout, variant 2
STM 5569 P CH50015-B-R-1 C B dlSide B runout, variant 2
STM 5569 CH50015 A [initials]Side A runout
CH50015 - B STM 5569 - 3 6sSide B runout
CH 50015 ASide A label
CH 50015 BSide B label
STM 5569 CH50015-ASide A runout
STM 5569 CH50015-BSide B runout
CH 50015 ASide A label
CH 50015 BSide B label
CHESS CH 50015 A-1-11-1 G.K. PR DSide A runout
CHESS CH 50015 B-1-11-1 G.K.PR DSide B runout
CH 50015 ASide A label
CH 50015 BSide B label
STM 5569 CH50015-ASide A runout
STM 5569 CH50015-BSide B runout
CH 50015 ASide A label
CH 50015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Chess 9033-50015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Chess BLPS 19129 / Bellaphon BLPS 19129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Cadet CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Chess CH50015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Chess 620896 / Elemental Music 620896LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Chess CH50015 / Chess CH 50015LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Live And Cookin' At Alice's Revisited are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Chess CH50015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CH50015, 9033-50015, BLPS 19129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STM 5569 CH50015-A and STM 5569 CH50015-B. 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.
