Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1975
Born To Run 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.
25 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.
ZSS160700-1L TSide A runout stamped / T etched (variant 1)
ZSS160701-1L TSide B runout stamped / T etched (variant 1)
ZSS160700-1L T TIISide A runout stamped / T, TI etched (variant 2)
ZSS160701-1AA TSide B runout stamped / T etched (variant 2)
ZSS160700-1C pA runout (Variant 1)
ZSS160701-1C pB runout (Variant 1)
ZSS160700-1BA runout (Variant 2)
ZSS160700-1AB runout (Variant 2)
ZZS160700-1GVariant 1: Runout, Side A, Stamped
ZZS160700-1FVariant 1: Runout, Side B, Stamped
ZZS160700-1GVariant 2: Runout, Side A, Stamped
ZZS160701-1GVariant 2: Runout, Side B, Stamped
ZSS160700-1AA (stamped) T1 (etched)Runout, Side A, variant 1
ZSP160699-1F (stamped) T1 (etched)Runout, Side B, variant 1
ZSS160700-1JRunout, Side A, Stamped, variant 2
ZSP160699-1DRunout, Side B, Stamped, variant 2
ZSP160699-1B (stamped) p (etched)Mono runout
ZSS160700-1B (stamped) p (etched)Stereo runout
ZSP 160699Mono label
ZSP 160700Stereo label
ZSP160699-1D SMono runout
ZSS160700-1J SSStereo runout
ZSP 160699Mono label
ZSS 160700Stereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222173First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222173First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-10209First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11372First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 3661First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS 3661 / CBS CBS S 3661First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS 3661 / CBS CBS S 3661First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 3661First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 3661First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 334 / CBS/Sony SOPB-334First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 334First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 7547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 3661First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 36617", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | CBS CBS 7077 / CBS 70777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | UK | CBS CBS 70777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | CBS XPS 2267", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 36617", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 70777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
36 vinyl pressings of Born To Run are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10209, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10209, S CBS 3661, BA 222173, 11372) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS160700-1L T and ZSS160701-1L T. 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.
