Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1978
Prove It All Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
T ZSS-164331 - 1D TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
T ZSS-164332-1D TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
T ZSS-164331 - 1C TML-M T111Runout side A, variant 2
T ZSS-164332-1C TML-M T1111Runout side B, variant 2
S ZSS-164331-1B TML-SRunout side A
S ZSS-1643321-1B TML-SRunout side B
ZSS 164331Label side A
ZSS 164332Label side B
p ZSS-164331-1F TML-SVariant 1 - Runout side A
p ZSS-1643321-1H TML-SVariant 1 - Runout side B
p ZSS-164331-1E TML-MVariant 2 - Runout side A
p ZSS-164332-1H TML-SVariant 2 - Runout side B
ZSP-164330-1D TML-S T1Runout Mono-side
ZSS-164331-1C TML M T1 TRunout Stereo-side
ZSP 164330Label Mono-side
ZSS 164331Label Stereo-side
ZSP-164330-1A TML-M SSRunout Mono
ZSS-164331-1A TML-M S1Runout Stereo
ZSP 164330Label Mono
ZSS 164331Label Stereo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS BA 222430First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | CBS BA 222430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 3-10763First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 6424 / CBS 6424First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS S 6424First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS S 6424 / CBS 6424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 6424First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS 8055First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461858First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS SSC 1738First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS CBS 6424First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 6424First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 6424First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Columbia 3-10763First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Prove It All Night are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10763, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10763, S CBS 6424, 06SP 232, BA 222430) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS-164331 - 1D TML-S and T ZSS-164332-1D TML-S. 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.
