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Zimbabwe LP variants: all albums
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:20 am
by eddy_wehbe
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Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.:
2 versions
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The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle:
2 versions
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Born To Run:
3 versions
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Darkness On The Edge Of Town:
1 version
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The River:
4 versions
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Nebraska:
1 version
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Born In The U.S.A.:
4 versions
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Live/1975-85:
1 version and 1 test pressing
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Tunnel Of Love:
1 version
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Human Touch:
1 version
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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.
Zimbabwe LP variants: Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:21 am
by 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..
- Greetings Zimbabwe versions.jpg (1.43 MiB) Viewed 680 times
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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
Zimbabwe LP variants: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:31 pm
by 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.
- The Wild Zimbabwe versions.jpg (2.93 MiB) Viewed 118 times
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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
Zimbabwe LP variants: Born To Run
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:32 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
3 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
Born To Run.
- Born To Run Zimbabwe versions.jpg (2.27 MiB) Viewed 696 times
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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
- Version 1 promo stamped.jpg (79.33 KiB) Viewed 696 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:33 pm
by 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
Zimbabwe LP variants: The River
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:33 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
4 versions of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
The River.
- The River Zimbabwe versions.jpg (8.15 MiB) Viewed 642 times
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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
- Version 3 promo stamped.jpg (72.75 KiB) Viewed 687 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Nebraska
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:34 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
Nebraska.
- Nebraska Zimbabwe versions.jpg (1.21 MiB) Viewed 670 times
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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "
4A Belmont Printers"
- CBS sunburst labels
My copy |
Discogs
Zimbabwe LP variants: Born In The U.S.A.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:36 pm
by 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..
- Born In The USA Zimbabwe versions.jpg (4.45 MiB) Viewed 608 times
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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
- Version 1 promo stamped.jpg (161.72 KiB) Viewed 666 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Live/1975-85
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:36 pm
by 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.
- Live197585 Zimbabwe versions.jpg (3.26 MiB) Viewed 648 times
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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
- Version 1, promo stamped.jpg (171.3 KiB) Viewed 659 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Tunnel Of Love
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:37 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
Tunnel Of Love.
- Tunnel Of Love Zimbabwe versions.jpg (1.5 MiB) Viewed 658 times
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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
- Version 1 promo stamped.jpg (154.45 KiB) Viewed 658 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Human Touch
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:37 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
Human Touch.
- Human Touch Zimbabwe versions.jpg (1.4 MiB) Viewed 646 times
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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
- Version 1 promo stamped.jpg (64.12 KiB) Viewed 656 times
Zimbabwe LP variants: Lucky Town
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:37 pm
by eddy_wehbe
As far as I know, there are at least
1 version of the Zimbabwe vinyl pressing of
Lucky Town.
- Lucky Town Zimbabwe versions.jpg (1.34 MiB) Viewed 652 times
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Version 1:
- Back sleeve has "
4A Belmont Printers"
- White labels with black text
My copy |
Discogs
Re: Zimbabwe LP variants: all albums
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:38 pm
by eddy_wehbe
Born To Run version 1, promo stamped
Re: Zimbabwe LP variants: all albums
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:14 pm
by eddy_wehbe
The River version 3, promo stamped
Re: Zimbabwe LP variants: all albums
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:58 pm
by 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.