Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1992
Lucky Town 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.
16 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
AL-53001-A̶-1B DMM G1 MASTERDISK A7Runout Side A, Etched
BL-53001-B̶-1B DMM G1 MASTERDISK A1Runout Side B, Etched
AL 53001Matrix Side A, On Label
BL 53001Matrix Side B, On Label
70188-ASide A Runout
70188-BSide B Runout
AL-53001Side A Label
BL-53001Side B Label
EL 188256 A 1-471424 53001/A (P) 1992 1-1-2Side 1 Runout
EL 188256 B 1-471424 53001/B (P) 1992 1-1-4Side 2 Runout
188.256 1-471424 53001/ASide 1 Label
188.256 1-471424 53001/BSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Argentina | Columbia 70.188 / Columbia 1-471424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Argentina | Sony Music 70.188 / Columbia 1-471424LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | Argentina | Columbia 70.188First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | Brazil | Columbia 188.256 / Columbia 1-471424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Colombia | Sony 14471424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Costa Rica | Columbia 1471424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia COL 471424 1 / Columbia 471424 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Greece | Columbia 471424 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Columbia COL 471424 1 / Columbia 471424 1First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1992 | Poland | MJM Music PL MJM 131 / Columbia 471424 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Africa | Columbia 471424 / Columbia ASF 3424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Korea | Columbia CPL-1257 / Sony Music CK-53001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | CBS/Sony COL 471424 1 / CBS/Sony 471424 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | UK | Columbia 471424 0First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1992 | UK & Europe | Columbia 471424 0First yearLP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia C530001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Columbia C530001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Lucky Town are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1992 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US, UK, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia C 53001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 53001, 471424 0, 70.188, 188.256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-53001-A̶-1B DMM G1 MASTERDISK A7 and BL-53001-B̶-1B DMM G1 MASTERDISK A1. 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.
