SickthingsUK - The Alice Cooper Show Live (Release Information)

Detailed Release Information

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Original release came in a simple single sleeve with back and white inner sleeve.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Original US LP release with inner sleeves. Pressings exist from at least 'Capital Records Pressing Planet, Winchester, NY ("WW" on matrix/runout), and Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville ("JW" on matrix/runout). An RCA Music Services club edition exist adding "R 133700" under the main cat.number.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

White label test pressing (Winchester pressing plant).

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

Early 80s

Notes:

Later pressing from Late 70s/Early 80s with WB beige/lines labels. No sign of inner sleeve. Second label variant is a record club edition with additional cat. number.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

Late 80s+

Notes:

Late 80s pressing with WB beige/shield labels. No sign of inner sleeve.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Friday Music

Cat. Number:

FRM-3138

Release Date:

2013

Notes:

New deluxe 180gm reissue in gatefold sleeve using the original inner sleeve art.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

M5 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard white cassette with black writing on case. Second cover is an RCA Music Services version.

Country:

USA

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB M8 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Black cartridge.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

3138-2

Release Date:

1990s

Notes:

Standard CD Release.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

K56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

White Label promo also exists.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

K56439X

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

UK reissue with inner sleeve and WB beige/lines label, with star on front cover. Some copies have the back cover upside-down.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1980s/1990s

Notes:

Later reissue actually made in Germany, with WB beige/shield labels and inner sleeve. Two variant labels.

Country:

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers Records

Cat. Number:

K456439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard UK cassette. White cassette with blue writing.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Cover made in USA but vinyl made in Australia.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

7599273422

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Standard CD.

Country:

Brazil

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

670.9152

Release Date:

late 80s/early 90s

Notes:

Reissue. No other info.

Country:

Brazil

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1978

Notes:

Includes inner sleeve.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

KBS 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Original Canadian pressing with palm tree labels. No maple leaf on back cover. includes inner sleeve.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138 (KBS 3138)

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

reissue includes inner sleeve. White maple leaf on back cover.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

Late 80s+

Notes:

reissue using WB beige/shield labels. White maple leaf on back cover.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

M5-3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard tape issue. Black cassette with white writing on case.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

3138-2/CD 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard CD issue.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56 439

Release Date:

late 1980s

Notes:

80s reissue with WB beige/shield labels. Includes inner sleeve. Has a star added to the cover "recorded Live on the 1977 tour".

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

7599-27342-2

Release Date:

late 1980s

Notes:

Standard CD reissue.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Includes inner sleeve.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

White label test pressing including inner sleeve.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 439/BSK 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Original German pressing with WB palm tree labels and inner sleeve.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 439/BSK 3138

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Late 70s/Early 80s reissue with WB beige/lines labels. inner sleeve and star on cover.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 456 439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard tape release.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

256 439

Release Date:

1980s+

Notes:

Standard CD release.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

3138-2

Release Date:

1980s+

Notes:

Alternate CD release.

Country:

Italy

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

W 56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Original Italian pressing with inner sleeve and palm tree labels.

Country:

Italy

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

W 56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Italian reissue with inner sleeve and WB beige/lines labels.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

P-10427W

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Standard Japanese release with inner sleeve, obi and translations sheet.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

P-10427W

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

White label promo.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WPCP-3495

Release Date:

25th June 1990

Notes:

Japanese CD Release as part of the "Forever Young" series. Comes with 8 page booklet, obi and translation sheet. There are two versions with very minor differences:

"WARNER MUSIC JAPAN INC" printed on obi.
"W" logo printed on obi's spine.
"MADE BY WARNER MUSIC JAPAN INC" printed on a disc.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WPCR-14309

Release Date:

18th January 2012

Notes:

Remastered reissue in replicate mini-LP paper sleeve.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/Gamma

Cat. Number:

GWEA-5288

Release Date:

1978

Notes:

Renamed "El Show De Alice Cooper" on cover and labels.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

LWB 5288

Release Date:

Early 80s

Notes:

Reissue with WB beige/lines labels. Renamed "El Show De Alice Cooper" on cover and labels.

Country:

Netherlands

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Original release with palm tree labels.

Country:

Philippines

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BSK 3138

Release Date:

1978s

Notes:

Has white star on cover instead of the usual yellow star many later versions have. According to discogs this has two different labels. Side one is a 1978 or later beige/lines label, while side two has a WB palm tree label.

Country:

Portugal

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

LP-S-65-35

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

WB palm tree label.

Country:

Russia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/Никитин

Cat. Number:

4607173158109

Release Date:

2006

Notes:

WB palm tree label.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

HWBS-321-167

Release Date:

1978

Notes:

WB palm tree label with inner sleeve.

Country:

Taiwan

Format:

Label:

Union

Cat. Number:

TD-2025

Release Date:

1978

Notes:

Counterfeit Release.

Country:

Venezuela

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

150.036

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Palm tree labels.

Country:

Yugoslavia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/Suzy

Cat. Number:

WB 56439

Release Date:

1977

Notes:

Palm tree labels.

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