Vinyl pressings
by Kiss · 1975
Alive! was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
NBLP-7020-1-1-11Side A runout, var.1
NBLP-7020-2-1-11Side B runout, var.1
NBLP-7020-3-1-11Side C runout, var.1
NBLP-7020-4-1-11Side D runout, var.1
7020-1 S-4663 STERLING RLSide A runout etched, STERLING stamped
7020-2 S-4664 STERLING RLSide B runout etched, STERLING stamped
7020-3 S-4665 STERLING RLSide C runout etched, STERLING stamped
7020-4 S-4666 STERLING RLSide D runout etched, STERLING stamped
NBLP-7020-AA Side runout
NBLP-7020-BB Side runout
NBLP-7020-CC Side runout
NBLP-7020-DD side runout
NBLP-7020-1-1 Az
NBLP-7020-2 B-1A Az
NBLP-7020-3 C-1A Az
NBLP-7020-4-1 Az
7020-1-1 STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
7020-2 STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
7020-3 STERLING RLSide C runout, variant 1
7020-4-11 STERLING RLSide D runout, variant 1
NBLP-7020-1-2-1-1 / Sterling RL PRCSide A Run-Out Groove
NBLP-7020-2-2-1-1 / Sterling RL PRCSide B Run-Out Groove
NBLP-7020-3-1-1-1 / Sterling RL PRCSide C Run-Out Groove
NBLP-7020-4-1-1-1 / PRCSide D Run-Out Groove
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1975 | Chile | Casablanca LP-CAS-8002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Casablanca NBLP 7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Casablanca NBLP 7020First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1975 | France | CasablancaLP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing, Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Casablanca 1C 188-97 185/86 / EMI Electrola 1C 188-97 185/86First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Casablanca 1C 188-97 185/86 / EMI Electrola 1C 188-97 185/86LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Casablanca NBLP 7020LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Casablanca 2D 100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Peru | Casablanca 0007020.0 / Casablanca CAS-0007020.0 YFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | Peru | Casablanca 0007020.0 / Casablanca CAS-0007020.0 YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7020-798First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Sweden | Casablanca 4C 188-97185/6 / Casablanca 4E 188-97185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7020/798 / Casablanca NBLP 7020 - 798LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7020/798 / Casablanca NBLP 7020 - 798LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Austria | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | France | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | France | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Phonogram 6640 026 / Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Casablanca 2D 100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Casablanca 2D 100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Casablanca 6640026 / Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 19S-1~2 / Polystar 19S-1~2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mexico | Phonogram K-A 1 2001-1LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2008 | Europe | Casablanca 06007 5310367 8 / Casablanca 06007 5310366 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | USA & Europe | Casablanca 822 780-1LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Mercury 0602537658251 / Casablanca 0602537658251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Germany | Casablanca 0602537770915 / Mercury 0602537770915LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Casablanca B0019817-01 / Mercury B0019817-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Casablanca B0032496-01 / Mercury B0032496-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Netherlands | Not On Label (Kiss)LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | UMe 00602478042294.1LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Worldwide | UMe 00602478042294LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | Worldwide | UMe 602475801924LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | UMe 602475801948LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | Worldwide | UMe 602475801924LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Casablanca CBLP 9108/9109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7020-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Ecuador | Casablanca LP-28533LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Casablanca 6640 026 / Casablanca 6399 061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Casablanca 6640 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Peru | Casablanca 0007020.0 / Casablanca CAS-0007020.0 YLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin ST-166LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light G 39 / High Stereo Light G 40LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo A 24LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo 1039LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Full Frequency Range Recording Stereo B39LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-1899-1900LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Casablanca 822-780-1LP, Album, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition |
170 vinyl pressings of Alive! are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7020-798, released September 10, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7020-798, NBLP 7020, CBSP 401, NAD 27015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP-7020-1-1-11 and NBLP-7020-2-1-11. 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.
