As with baseball cards from a player’s rookie season, the first records from recording artists can be quite valuable. Such is the case for Alice Cooper. In 1969, Straight Records released his 45, “Return of the Spiders,” with “Shoe Salesman” on the other side. A year later in 1970, Warner Brothers re issued the 45, plugging “Shoe Salesman.” The Warner Brothers reissue is worth up to $125.00. However, the original release on Straight Records can sell for $1,200.00. Both issues are shown here. (The values for all original issues of all records as well as the values for all reissues are explained in detail in Mighty John’s “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)