Zimbabwe LP variants: all albums

[eddy_wehbe]

- Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.: 2 versions
- The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle: 2 versions
- Born To Run: 3 versions
- Darkness On The Edge Of Town: 1 version
- The River: 4 versions
- Nebraska: 1 version
- Born In The U.S.A.: 4 versions
- Live/1975-85: 1 version and 1 test pressing
- Tunnel Of Love: 1 version
- Human Touch: 1 version
- Lucky Town: 1 version

Notes:
- I don't know if I listed the versions in the correct chronological order.
- Please have a look at your copies and tell me if you have one that's any different from the ones I listed.
- The albums were distributed by Gramophone Record Co. (Pty.) Ltd., a South African marketing and distribution company. Being a licensee for Columbia Records, it had the rights in Southern Africa to use the CBS label.
- The jackets were printed by Belmont Printers, a Zimbabwean printing company.
- Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia between 1965 and 1979.

[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 2 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J..

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- Sunburst labels
Discogs

Version 2:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with blue text
(same sleeve as version 1)
Discogs

[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 2 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- Sunburst labels
- Album title below center hole on labels
My copy | Discogs

Version 2:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- Sunburst labels
- Album title above center hole on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)
My copy

[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 3 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Born To Run.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4─A"
- White labels with blue text
My copy | Discogs

Version 2:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
My copy | Discogs

Version 3:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with red text
(same sleeve as version 2)
Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 1, promo stamped:
Photos below

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Darkness On The Edge Of Town.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4─D2"
- White labels with blue text
Discogs

[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 4 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of The River.

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Version 1:
- Gatefold sleeve
- Back sleeve has "4─D2"
- CBS sunburst labels
- Album title below center hole on labels
My copy | Discogs

Version 2:
- Regular sleeve
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
- Album title above center hole on labels
My copy | Discogs

Version 3:
- Regular sleeve
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with blue text
- Album title above center hole on labels
(same sleeve as version 2)
Photos below

Version 4:
- Regular sleeve
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with green text
- Album title above center hole on labels
(same sleeve as version 2)
My copy | Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 3, promo stamped:
Photos below

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Nebraska.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
My copy | Discogs

[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 5 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Born In The U.S.A..

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
- Album title below center hole on labels
- "Side One" And "Side Two" on labels
My copy

Version 2:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
- Album title above center hole on labels
- "Side One" And "Side Two" on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)
My copy | Discogs

Version 3:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with black text
- Album title above center hole on labels
- "Side One" And "Side Two" on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)
Oliviero's copy

Version 4:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with red text
- Album title above center hole on labels
- "Side One" And "Side Two" on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)
My copy | Discogs

Version 5:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with blue text
- Album title above center hole on labels
- "Side 1" And "Side 2" on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)
My copy | Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 1, promo stamped:
My copy

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Live/1975-85 and 1 test pressing.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4BSL5 Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
My copy | Discogs

Test pressing:
- ZMC company sleeve
- White labels
Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 1, promo stamped:
My promo copy only includes discs 2 and 5, both promo stamped. It seems that this is how they were distributed as promos, but I am not 100% sure.
My copy

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Tunnel Of Love.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with blue text
My copy | Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 1, promo stamped:
My copy

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Human Touch.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with black text
My copy | Discogs


Promo issues:

Version 1, promo stamped:
My copy

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[eddy_wehbe]

As far as I know, there are at least 1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of Lucky Town.

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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with black text
My copy | Discogs

[eddy_wehbe]

Born To Run version 1, promo stamped

[eddy_wehbe]

The River version 3, promo stamped

[eddy_wehbe]

An additional version of Born In The U.S.A., thanks Oliviero for the photos. Original post updated, this will be version 3.