Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1985
Glory Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
ZSS-174361-1D MASTERDISK RL (MP) G1A side runout, variant 1
ZSS-174362-1D MASTERDISK RL (MP)B side runout, variant 1
ZSS-174361-1C MASTERDISK RL (MP) G1A side runout, variant 2
ZSS-174362-1D MASTERDISK RL (MP) G1A side runout, variant 2
ZSS-174361-1A MASTERDISK RL PA side runout, variant 1
ZSS-174362-1A MASTERDISK PB side runout, variant 1
ZSS-174361-1B MASTERDISK RL PA side runout, variant 2
ZSS-174362-1B MASTERDISK RL PB side runout, variant 2
ZSS-174361A Side Label
ZSS-174362B SIde Label
ZSS-174361-1A RL PEtched
MasterdiskStamped
ZSS-174361Label
L TA 6375 - A3 [) (:Side A runout
TA 6375 - B4 ()Side B runout
TA 6375 A*Side A label
TA 6375 B*Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3305First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-04924First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.6375 / CBS CBSA 12-6375First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6375 / CBS A-6375First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS TA 6375First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6375 / CBS A-63757", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1985 | Germany | CBS CBS A 6375 / CBS A-6375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 6375First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 896First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 896First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Mexico | CBS PR-33First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3305First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Philippines | CBS CS-10088 / CBS 38-04924First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5841First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 13-084127", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-084127", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
31 vinyl pressings of Glory Days are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1985 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 38-04924, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04924, CAS 2082, TA 6375, A 6375) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-174361-1D MASTERDISK RL (MP) G1 and ZSS-174362-1D MASTERDISK RL (MP). 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.
