Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1985
My Hometown 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 12 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‧174817‧1G G1 MASTERDISC BK B10Side A runout [Variant 1]
ZSS‧174818 ‧1E G1 MASTERDISC BK D5Side B runout [Variant 1]
ZSS‧174817‧1G G1 MASTERDISC BK B6Side A runout [Variant 2]
ZSS - 174818 - 1C G1 B1Side B runout [Variant 2]
ZSS-174817-1A MASTERDISK RL P(AP)Side A runout, variant 1
ZSS-174818-1B P(A)Side B runout, variant 1
ZSS-174817-1B MASTERDISK RL P(AP)Side A runout, variant 2
ZSS-174818-1B P(A)Side B runout, variant 2
ZSS - 174817 - 1AF E GI B ("E" stamped)A side runout
ZSS 174818 - 1 AC M GI D ("M" stamped)B side runout
ZSS •174817• 1J MASTERDISK BK A P(AP)Side A runout, variant 1
ZSS- 174818- 1B A P (A)Side B runout, variant 1
ZSS •174817• 1H MASTERDISK BKSide A runout, variant 2
ZSS- 174818- 1B P (A)Side B runout, variant 2
P (AP) ZSS-174817-1B MASTERDISKSide A & B runout, etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp)
ZSS 174817Side A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-05728 / Columbia 38 05728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS A 12.6773 / CBS CBSA 12-6773First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 6773 / CBS A 6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 6773 / CBS A 6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Italy | CBS CBS A 6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Portugal | CBS A 6773 / CBS CBS A 6773First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5899First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6773 (SG) / CBS CBS A 6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6773First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A 6773 / CBS A6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A 6773First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 13-08414 / Collectables 13-084147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of My Hometown are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1985 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05728, released November 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05728, 13-08414, 38 05728, CAS 2233) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS‧174817‧1G G1 MASTERDISC BK B10 and ZSS‧174818 ‧1E G1 MASTERDISC BK D5. 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.
