Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1988
Spare Parts 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.
19 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 9 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.
01-652962-1A-1 A 816-12-1-45-A DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-652962-11B-1 816-12-1-45-B DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 1
01-652962-1A-1 A 816-12-1-45-A DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1A-1Runout side A, variant 2
01-652962-1B-1 816-12-1-45-B DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
01-652962-1A1 816-7-A-3 DMM MASTERDISKRunout side A, etched, variant 1
01-652962-1B1 816-7-B-2 DMM MASTERDISKRunout side B, etched, variant 1
01-652962-1A-1 A 816-7-A-3 DMM MASTERDISKRunout side A, etched, variant 2
01-652962 1B1 B 816-7-B-1̶ 2 DMM MASTERDISKRunout side B, etched, variant 2
816-7-A-3 DMM MASTERDISK01-652962-/A/Runout area side A
816-7-B-2 DMM MASTERDISK01-652962-/B/Runout area side B
01-652962-1Label side A
01-652962-2Label side B
BRUCE 4 A1 816 - 7 ALDM MASTERDISK
BRUCE 4 B1 816 - 7 BLDM MASTERDISK
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 652962 6First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 652962 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 652962 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Brazil | Discos CBS 61.502 / Discos CBS 61502First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Brazil | Discos CBS 61.502First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652962 7 / CBS CBS 652962 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652962 7 / CBS CBS 652962 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 652962 7 / CBS CBS 652962 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Israel | CBS 652962 6 / CBS CBS 652962 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | South Africa | CBS XCB 6104First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS 652962 7 / CBS CBS 652962 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 652962 7 / CBS 652962 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS 652962 6 / CBS CBS 652962 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | UK | CBS BRUCE T4 / CBS 652962 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | CBS BRUCE Q4First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Spare Parts are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is CBS 652962 6, released October 18, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 652962 6, 652962 7, BRUCE 4, BRUCE T4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-652962-1A-1 A 816-12-1-45-A DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1A-1 and 01-652962-11B-1 816-12-1-45-B DMM MASTERDISK 01-652962-1B-1 A. 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.
