Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1982
Atlantic City was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.
01-2794-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-2794-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-2794-1A-1 A NLRunout side A, variant 2
01.2794 1B 1 A NLRunout side B, variant 2
CBS . A . A1 2794 >Side A etched
CBS . A . 2794 B1 >Side B etched
CBS A 2974 A1 2794Runout Side A, Etched
CBS A 2794 B1Runout Side B, Etched
DM-1 C4-8513-A 1A2HZDKSide A runout
DM-1 C4-8513-B 1A2HZDKSide B runout
8513-ASide A label
8513-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS BA 222991First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS BA 222991First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia C4-8513First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 2794First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS A 2794First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222 991First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A-2794First year7", Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS A-2794 / CBS CBS A 2794First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | CBS A2794First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS A2794First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS A2794 / CBS CBS A2794First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS A-2794 / CBS CBSA 2794First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Atlantic City are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS A-2794, released September 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-2794, A2794, CBS A2794, BA 222991) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-2794-1A-1 and 01-2794-1B-1. 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.
