Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1973
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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-31903-1CA runout stamped, variant 1
P BL-31903-2CB runout stamped, variant 1
P AL-31903-2CA runout stamped, variant 2
P BL-31903-3CB runout stamped, variant 2
P AL-31903-2A I PRunout, Side A / stamped [variant 1]
P BL-31903-3E PRunout, Side B / stamped [variant 1]
P AL-31903-1A / I ARunout, Side A / stamped / etched [variant 2]
P AL-31903-2A / IA4Runout, Side B / stamped / etched [variant 2]
P AL-31903-2BSide A Stamped
P BL-31903-3DSide B Stamped
AL 31903Side A Label
BL 31903Side B Label
o P AL-31903-3C I T A11Variant 1, Side A, stamped [except etched: I T 11]
o P BL-31903-2C I T A1 3Variant 1, Side B, stamped [except etched: I T 1 3]
? P AL-31903-1B I T A1Variant 2, Side A, stamped [except etched: I T, 1]
o P BL-31903-2B I T A1Variant 2, Side B, stamped [except etched: I T, 1]
o P AL-31903-2B 2Side A
o P BL-31903-3D 2 SSide B
0 P AL-31903-1A / S A4Side A variant stamped, etched
0 P BL-31903-2A / S A4Side B variant stamped, etched
o P AL 31903-1D P BSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 31903-2C P ASide B runout, variant 1
o P AL 31903-1D P BSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 31903-2C P BSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Columbia AL 31903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234758 / CBS KC 31903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS CBS S 65480 / CBS S 65480First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP474118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS 65480First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 31903LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | CBS 65480 / CBS S 65480First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 234758 / CBS KC 31903LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 31903 / Columbia 31903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32210 / CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS S-32210LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS/Sony S 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32210 / CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32210 / CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Direkt Records DT 0017-1311 / CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Columbia KC 31903 / Columbia 88875014221LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Columbia KC 31903LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Columbia KC 31903 / Columbia 88875014221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 1-055 / Columbia 19658796581LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS 654810LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.645 / CBS 138645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia XPC 31903LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32210 / CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 65480LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32210 / CBS CBS 32210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 65480 / CBS CBS 65480LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Ireland | CBS S 65480 / CBS KC 31903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | CBS CBS 32210LP, Album | LP, Album |
117 vinyl pressings of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31903, released January 5, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31903, AL 31903, 65480, SBP 234758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL-31903-1C and P BL-31903-2C. 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.
