A MESSAGE TO COLLECTORS

I have set up a private discussion forum for serious Bruce Springsteen record and CD collectors. The goal of this forum is not to replace the Greasy Lake collectors subforum or the Facebook collectors group, but an alternative to these back-and-forth emails I have been exchanging with some collectors concerning in-depth discussion about certain Springsteen collectibles.

If you are interested, register on the forum and separately send me an email telling me who you are and what is your username so that I can approve your registration. I cannot explain everything here in this short message, so please let me know by email if you have any questions or comments.

─ Eddy Wehbe

Info


Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Label (Cat #): Columbia (JC 35318)
Format: LP
Country: USA
Release date (Original year): – (1978)
A1- BADLANDS
A2- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
A3- SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT
A4- CANDY'S ROOM
A5- RACING IN THE STREET
B1- THE PROMISED LAND
B2- FACTORY
B3- STREETS OF FIRE
B4- PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
B5- DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN


The U.S. pressing of Darkness On the Edge Of Town was pressed at least at seven different plants.

The characteristics of this version:
- Track list on the sleeve printed in small font
- Credits on the sleeve printed in white ink
- No hype sticker on front sleeve
- No barcode on back sleeve
- Printed inner sleeve made of cardboard
- Non-bold text on labels
- Wide spacing between the track list lines on labels
- Large stamper ring on labels


This copy's runout groove etchings:
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Side 1 (stamped): TML-M
Side 1 (hand-etched): PAL-35318-1AN
Side 2 (stamped): TML-M C
Side 2 (hand-etched): PBL-35318-2Y

"TML-S" on the runout groove indicates that the lacquer was cut at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, CA and that the master ("M") lathe was used. No pressing plant marking on the runout groove, which means that this record was pressed at Columbia Records Pressing Plant in Pitman, NJ.

Scans/Photos

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