Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1985
I'm Goin' Down 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.
23 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 11 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-174605-1C B2 MASTERDISKRunout, side A, variant 1
ZSS-174606-1D MASTERDISK RLRunout, side B, variant 1
ZSS-174605-1C D G\ MASTERDISKRunout, side A, variant 2
ZSS-174606-1D D G\ MASTERDISK RLRunout, side B, variant 2
P ZSS-174605-1B MASTERDISKEtched Side A, Variant 1
P ZSS-174606-1B MASTERDISK RLEtched Side B, Variant 1
P ZSS-174605-1B MASTERDISKEtched Side A, Variant 2
P ZSS-174606-1A MASTERDISK RL AEtched Side B, Variant 2
ZSS - 174605-1G D G1 MASTERDISK A2Side A
MASTERDISK ZSS - 174606-1H D G1 A/Side B
ZSS - 174605-1G D G1 MASTERDISK A2Side A, variant 1
MASTERDISK ZSS - 174606-1H D G1 A/Side B, variant 1
ZSS - 174605-1G D G1 MASTERDISK ASide A, variant 2
MASTERDISK ZSS - 174606-1H D G1 ASide B, variant 2
ZSS-174605-1A PRunout side A, etched
ZSS-174605-1B PRunout side B, etched
MASTERDISKRunout both sides, stamped
ZSS 174605Label both sides
XSM-174613-1A MASTERDISK RLA-side runout
XSM-174613-1B MASTERDISK RLB-side runout
XSM 174613On labels
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 3350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-05603First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.6561 / CBS A12.6561First year12", Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | CBS CBS A 6561First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA3350First year7" | 7" |
| 1985 | Portugal | CBS CBS A 6561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5873First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6561First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 12.6561First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBSFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS A 12.6561First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A 6561First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 13-08413First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of I'm Goin' Down are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05603, released August 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05603, 13-08413, CAS 2174, A 6561) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-174605-1C B2 MASTERDISK and ZSS-174606-1D MASTERDISK RL. 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.
