Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1988
One Step Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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-177638-1A MASTERDISK E G1 C6Runout A, Variant 1
ZSS-177639-1A MASTERDISK G1 D A7Runout B, Variant 1
ZSS-177638-1A MASTERDISK G1 D B4Runout A, Variant 2
ZSS-177639-1A MASTERDISK G1 D A3Runout B, Variant 2
ZSS-177638-1B MASTERDISK G1Runout Side A & B
ZSS-177638-1A MASTERDISK G1variant 2 Runout Side A & B
01 651442 1A1Runout side A, stamped
01 651442 1B1Runout side B, stamped
01-651442-1Label side A
01-651442-2Label side B
Å MX250449 651442-7-1Runout Side A, etched
Å MX250450 651442·7·2Runout Side B, etched
MX250449Side A label
MX250450Side B label
38·7726-1 1A 2GRunout, Side A
38·7726-2 1A 2DZRunout, Side B
ZSS 177638Label, Side A
ZSS 177639Label, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 651442 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38-07726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 651442 7 / CBS 651442 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 651442 7First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS 651442 6 / CBS CBS 651442 6First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 651442 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07726First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 651442 6 / CBS 651442 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia 38-07726First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | CBS/Sony 05SP 3017First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | CBS/Sony 05SP 3017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Columbia 13-739437" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 13-73943 / Collectables 13-739437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-73943 / Collectables 13-739437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of One Step Up are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Europe, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-07726, released February 27, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-07726, CBS 651442 6, 05SP 3017, 651442 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-177638-1A MASTERDISK E G1 C6 and ZSS-177639-1A MASTERDISK G1 D A7. 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.
