Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band · 1986
Live / 1975-85 was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 14 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.
P AL-40559-2A-DMM 5 EDP M1SF2SM3 MASTERDISKSide A Runout, variant 1
P BL-40559-1A -DMM 7 , EDP M1 SF2SM8 MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
P AL-40560-1A -DMM-6 EDP M1SF2SM6 MASTERDISKSide C runout, variant 1
BL-40560-1A -DMM-13 EDP M1SF3SM6 MASTERDISKSide D runout, variant 1
AL-40559-2A G3 EDP M1SF3 SM6̶8 H H1A4 MASTERDISKRunout A
BL-40559-1A G1 EDP M1SF1 SM4 DI I MASTERDISKRunout B
AL-40560-1A G4 EDP D8 M1SF4 SM4 MASTERDISKRunout C
BL-40560-1A G2 C1 EDP M1SF2 S M 3 MASTERDISKRunout D
AL-40559-2A EDP M1SF6SM1 MASTERDISKSide A runout
P BL-40559-1A-DMM5 EDP M1SF6SM6 MASTERDISK A1Side B runout
P AL-40560-1A-DMM8 EDP M1SF3SM3 MASTERDISKSide C runout
P BL-40560-1A-DMM EDP M1SF1SM1 MASTERDISKSide D runout
AL-40559-2A-1 EDP N11 Sf3SM3 MASTERDISK DM-15Side A etched, variant 1
BL-40559-1A-3 EDP N11 Sf4SM6 DM-12 MASTERDISKSide B etched, variant 1
AL-40560-1A-1 EDP M1Sf4SM8 MASTERDISK DM-Side C etched, variant 1
BL-40560-1A-1 EDP M1Sf3SM11 MASTERDISK DM-14Side D etched, variant 1
AL-40559-2A-DMM 9 , EDP M1SF2SM13 , I , MASTERDISK , A2I , PSide A Runout
BL-40559-1A -DMM-2 , EDP M1 SF2SM4 , I , MASTERDISK , A4E , PSide B Runout
AL-40560-1A -DMM-6 , EDP M1SF2SM6 , I , MASTERDISK , A5B , PSide C Runout
BL-40560-1A -DMM , I , EDP M1SF1SM1 , MASTERDISK , A1B , PSide D Runout
AL-40559-2A-1 EDP M1 SF35173 MASTERDISK DM-5Side A runout
BL-40559-1A EDP M1 SFL SM5 DM-2 MASTERDISKSide B runout
AL-40560-1A-1 EDP M1 SF4 SM1G MASTERDISKSide C runout
BL-40560-1A-2 EDPM15F3SM7 MASTERDISKSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazil | CBS 138690/4First yearBox Set, LP, Album, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 450227 1First yearBox Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Album | Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ireland | CBS 450227 1 / CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1986 | Philippines | CBS QCL5R-22273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | CBS BSL 5First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1986 | UK | CBS 450227 1 / CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1986 | UK | CBS 450227 1 / CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1986 | UK | CBS 450227 1 / CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1986 | UK | CBS 450227 1 / CBS CBS 450227 1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C5X 40558First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C5X 40558First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C5X 40558First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C5X 40558First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1986 | US | Not On LabelLP, Test Pressing, Box Set · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Box Set · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 450227 1LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 450227 1LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
34 vinyl pressings of Live / 1975-85 are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1986 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia C5X 40558, released November 10, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C5X 40558, 450227 1, 75AP 3300-4, S5BP704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL-40559-2A-DMM 5 EDP M1SF2SM3 MASTERDISK and P BL-40559-1A -DMM 7 , EDP M1 SF2SM8 MASTERDISK. 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.
