Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Springsteen · 1987
Tunnel Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 26 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.
AL-40999-1A G3 DMM-MASTERDISK C5Runout A, variant 1
BL-40999-1A G2 MASTERDISK-DMM B14Runout B, variant 1
AL-40999-1A G3 DMM-MASTERDISKRunout A, variant 2
BL-40999-1A G2 MASTERDISK-DMMRunout B, variant 2
460270-1-A2-3 AL-40999-1B MASTERDISK-DMMRunout side A, variant 1
460270-1-B2-3 DMM A C-01-460 270-20-BRunout side B, variant 1
460270-1-A2-3 AL-40999-1BRunout side A, variant 2
DMM A C-01-460 270-20-BRunout side B, variant 2
460270-1-A2-4Side A runout stamped variant 1
AL-40999-1A G DMM-MASTERDISKSide A runout etched variant 1
460270-1-B2-4Side B runout stamped variant 1
BL-40999-1A G MASTERDISK-DMMSide B runout etched variant 1
460270-1-A2-4Side A runout stamped variant 1
AL-40999-1A G DMM-MASTERDISKSide A runout etched variant 1
460270-1-B2-1Side B runout stamped variant 1
BL-40999-1A G9 MASTERDISK DMMSide B runout etched variant 1
460270-1-A2-1 C AL-40999-1A G2 DMM-MASTERDISKRunout, Side A - Variant 1
460270-1-B2-3 DMM A C-01-460270-20-B MASTERDISK <Runout, Side B - Variant 1
4602701 A3 01-460270 AL-40999-1B MASTERDISK-DMM ARunout, Side A - Variant 2
LL-B-III DMM A C-01-460 270 I 2B-B IRunout, Side B - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-967First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-967 / Discos CBS 120-967First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | Discos CBS 120.967LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 460270 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Discos CBS 231026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Discos CBS 231.026 / CBS 231026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia COC 40999LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | Colombia | CBS 142080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Costa Rica | CBS 1101011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 4 60 270LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 460270-1 / CBS CBS 460270 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Ireland | CBS 460270 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | CBS CBS 460270 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0539-1 311 / CBS 11 0539-1 311LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 88985460131LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 88985460131LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Columbia OC40999LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Kenya | CBS CBS 460270 / CBS CBS 460270 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 460270-1 / CBS CBS 460270 1 (SE)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 460270 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 460270-1 / CBS CBS 460270 1 (SE)LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
64 vinyl pressings of Tunnel Of Love are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia OC 40999, released October 5, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OC 40999, 4602700, 460270 1, 460270 0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40999-1A G3 DMM-MASTERDISK C5 and BL-40999-1A G2 MASTERDISK-DMM B14. 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.
