Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1975
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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-161007-1A MASTER CUTTING ROOMSide A Hand Etched (MASTER CUTTING ROOM stamped)
ZSS-161053-1BSide B Etched
T ZSS-161007-1C ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ TIISide A Etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ stamped) (Var 2)
ZSS161053-1D TIISide B stamped (Var 2)
Side A: (Etched) ZSS-161007-1E SS MCR
Side B: (Stamped) ZSS161053-1E SS
ZSS-161007-1B MASTER CUTTING ROOM pSide A runout, etched, MASTER CUTTING ROOM stamped
ZSS161053-1B pSide B runout, stamped
ZSS 161007Side A label
ZSS 161053Side B label
T ZSS-1610007-1D MASTER CUTTING ROOMStereo Side
T ZSP-161006-1D MASTER CUTTING ROOMMono Side
CBS S 3940 A1 3 ALLEN ΛRunout side A
CBS S 3940 B3 4 ΛRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-10274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 350First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 7592First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461649First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 3940First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10274First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10274First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 39407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 39407", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS 39407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS CBS 39407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 3940 / CBS CBS 3940 (SG)7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10274, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10274, S CBS 3940, BA 222193, SOPB 350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-161007-1A MASTER CUTTING ROOM and ZSS-161053-1B. 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.
