Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1973
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
P AL 32432-2ASide A runout, Variant 1
P BL 32432-2ASide B runout, Variant 1
P AL 32432-2A CSide A runout, Variant 2
P BL 32432-2ESide B runout, Variant 2
P AL 32432-2B 1TRunout side A, variant 1
P BL 32432-2B 1T B3Runout side B, variant 1
P AL 32432-2B 1TRunout side A, variant 2
P BL 32432-2B 1T VRunout side B, variant 2
P P AL 32432-2ASide A runout, variant 1
P P BL 32432-2ASide B runout,variant 1
P P AL 32432-1A 12Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
P P BL 32432-1A 12 D1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
º P AL-32432-2C / Ƨ A1Variant 1, Runout A, stamped [except etched: / Ƨ A1]
º P BL-32432-2C / Ƨ A2Variant 1, Runout B, stamped [except etched: / Ƨ A2]
º P AL-32432-2C 2 Ƨ A3Variant 2, Runout A, stamped [except etched: 2 Ƨ A3
º P AL-32432-2C / Ƨ A5Variant 2, Runout B, stamped [except etched: / Ƨ A5]
S 65780 A2 4Runout Area Side A, Machine-stamped
S 65780 B2Runout Area Side A, Machine-stamped
AL 32432
BL 32432
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234454 / CBS KC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP-234454First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234454 / CBS KC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS CBS S 65780 / CBS S 65780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS 32363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Ireland | CBS S 65780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS CBS 65780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP1551First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Columbia LP-1551 / CBS/Sony SOPO 125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 65780 / CBS 65780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK & Europe | cbs 32363First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia PC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia KC 32432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 234454 / CBS KC 32432LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1273LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK & Europe | CBS 65780 / CBS S 65780LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 32432 / Columbia 32432LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 32432 / Columbia 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia PC 32432 / Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | CBS CBS 65780LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Columbia JC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Direkt Records DT 0018-1311 / CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88875014231 / Columbia KC 32432LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Columbia KC 32432LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88875014231 / Columbia KC 32432LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Columbia KC 32432LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 1-056 / Columbia 19658811481LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia PC 32432LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138646 / Discos CBS 138.646LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 3236309Picture Disc, LP, Album, Reissue · Picture disc | Picture Disc, LP, Album, Reissue · Picture disc |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 32432 / Columbia PC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 32432LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32363 / CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32363 / CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 65780 / CBS 65780LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 65780LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 65780 / CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS 65780 / CBS KC 32432LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32363 / CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
111 vinyl pressings of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32432, released November 5, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32432, S 65780, PC 32432, SBP 234454) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 32432-2A and P BL 32432-2A. 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.
