Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1980
Hungry Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
49 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
ZSS-167548 1D F4 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ s s KPRun-out A, etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamped)
ZSS-167549 IA F1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ s s s KPRun-out B, etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamped)
ZSS 167548Label Side A
ZSS 167549Label Side B
ZSS-167548 1M ̶F̶1̶1̶ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ TI KPRunout side A, variant 1
TI ZSS-167549 1AC ̶F̶1̶5̶ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side B, variant 1
T1 ZSS-167548 1AC ̶F̶1̶5̶ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side A, variant 2
T1 ZSS-167549 1AC ̶F̶1̶5̶ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side B, variant 2
ZSS-167548 1JF9 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP ISide A runout
ZSS-167549 1AG F19 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPSide B runout
ZSS 167548Side A label
ZSS 167549Side B label
ZSS-167548 1C F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ss KPSide A runout
ZSS-167549-1CF3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL sss KPSide B runout
ZSS 167548Side A label
ZSS 167549Side B label
ZSS-167548 IK F10 [Stamped: Mastered by Capitol] RLEtched Side A - variant 1
ZSS-167549 IH F8 [Stamped: Mastered by Capitol] RLEtched Side B - variant 1
ZSS-167548 IJ F9 [Stamped: Mastered by Capitol] RLEtched Side A - variant 2
ZSS-167549 IK F10 [Stamped: Mastered by Capitol] RLEtched Side B - variant 2
ZSS-167548 1B-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL S1 KPSide A runout, etched
ZSS-167549 1AD F16 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SSSS KPSide B runout, etched
ZSS-167548Side A label
ZSS-167549Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Columbia 23.215First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | Columbia 23.215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222748First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222748First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Discos CBS 43043First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia 11-11391First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia 11-11391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia 11-11391First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 12373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 12373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | CBS 12373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 9309 / CBS 9309First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 9309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | CBS CBS 9309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | CBS CBS 93097", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | CBS SSC 51467", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
55 vinyl pressings of Hungry Heart are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Europe, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia 11-11391, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 11-11391, S CBS 9309, CBS 9309, 9309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-167548 1D F4 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ s s KP and ZSS-167549 IA F1 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ s s s KP. 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.
