Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1992
Human Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 13 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.
AL-53000-IB GI DMM MASTERDISK C2Runout side A, variant 1
BL-53000-IA GI MASTERDISK D MM B3Runout side B, variant 1
AL-53000-A̶-IB GI DMM MASTERDISK B1Runout side A, variant 2
BL-53000-B̶-IA GI MASTERDISK D MM C5Runout side B, variant 2
70.187 ARunout A
70.187 BRunout B
(P)1992 EL 188.255 A 1-471423 53000/ASide A Runout
EL 188.255 A 1-471423 53000/B (P)1992Side B Runout
188.255 1-471423 53000/ASide A Label
188.255 1-471423 53000/BSide B Label
COL 1471423
01 471423 20 4A1 BRunout side A, variant 1
01 471423 20 3B1 PRunout side B, variant 1
01 471423 20 4A1 ARunout side A, variant 2
01 471423 20 3B1 ARunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Argentina | Columbia 70.187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Argentina | Sony Music 70.187LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | Argentina | Columbia 70.187First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | Brazil | Columbia 188.255 / Columbia 1-471423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Colombia | Columbia 14471423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Costa Rica | Columbia 1471423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 471423 1 / Columbia COL 471423 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Greece | Columbia 471423 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Poland | MJM Music PL MJM 132 / Columbia 471423 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 3423First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | South Korea | Columbia CPL-1237 / Sony CPL-1237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | CBS/Sony COL 471423 1 / CBS/Sony 471423 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK & Europe | Columbia 471423 0First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1992 | US | Columbia C 53000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Zimbabwe | ZMC ASF 3423First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Columbia 88985460141LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 88985460141LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
18 vinyl pressings of Human Touch are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1992 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and more. One of them is Columbia C 53000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 53000, 70.187, 188.255, 14471423) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-53000-IB GI DMM MASTERDISK C2 and BL-53000-IA GI MASTERDISK D MM B3. 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.
