Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (Holland, version 2)

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen (see all versions of this release, 122 available)

Annotation

There are at least five versions of the Dutch vinyl pressing of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

See also discussion at Holland LP variants: Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Version 1:
- Catalog number CBS S 65480
- Fold-out postcard sleeve
- No distribution code on sleeve
- No price code on sleeve
- No label code on sleeve
- Orange labels
- No asterisk on labels
- Track list aligned to the left on labels

Version 2:
- Catalog number CBS S 65480
- Fold-out postcard sleeve
- No distribution code on sleeve
- No price code on sleeve
- No label code on sleeve
- Sunburst labels
- No asterisk on labels
- Track list aligned to the left on labels
(same sleeve as version 1)

Version 3:
- Catalog number CBS S 65480
- Fold-out postcard sleeve
- No distribution code on sleeve
- Price code sticker on back sleeve
- No label code on sleeve
- Sunburst labels
- No asterisk on labels
- Track list aligned to the left on labels
(same sleeve as version 1, with additional sticker)
(same labels as version 2)

Version 4:
- Catalog number CBS S 65480
- Fold-out postcard sleeve
- Distribution code "CB 271" on front sleeve
- Price code "57" on front sleeve
- No label code on sleeve
- Sunburst labels
- No asterisk on labels
- Track list aligned to the left on labels
(same labels as version 2)

Version 5:
- Catalog number CBS 32210
- Regular sleeve with lyrics inner sleeve
- Distribution code "CB 211" on back sleeve
- Price code "53" on back sleeve
- Label code "LC 0149" on back sleeve
- Sunburst labels
- Asterisk on labels
- Track list centered on labels

Version 6:
- Catalog number CBS 32210
- Regular sleeve with lyrics inner sleeve
- Distribution code "CB 231" on back sleeve
- Price code "53" on back sleeve
- Label code "LC 0149" on back sleeve
- Sunburst labels
- Asterisk on labels
- Track list centered on labels
(same labels as version 5)

Version 7:
- Catalog number CBS 32210
- Regular sleeve with lyrics inner sleeve
- Distribution code "CB 231" on back sleeve
- Price code "53" on back sleeve
- Label code "LC 0149" on back sleeve
- Red labels
- Asterisk on labels
- Track list centered on labels
(same sleeve as version 6)

This copy's run-out etchings:
Side 1 run-out etchings (stamped): 01-65480-1A-1
Side 1 run-out etchings (hand-etched): signature
Side 2 run-out etchings (stamped): 01-65480-1B1 A
Side 2 run-out etchings (hand-etched): signature

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – CBS Records
Pressed By – L?P?CBS, Haarlem
Recorded At – L?P?914 Sound Studios
Remixed At – L?P?Columbia Recording Studios
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Congas, Harmonica – Bruce Springsteen
Bass – Bruce Springsteen (tracks: A1, B3), Garry Tallent
Contrabass Upright Bass – Richard Davis (2)
Drums – Vincent "Loper" Lopez*
Engineer – Louis Lehav
Piano – Harold Wheeler (tracks: A1)
Piano, Organ – David Sancious
Producer – Jim Cretecos, Mike Appel
Remix – Jack Ashkinazy
Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Clarence Clemons
Written-By, Arranged By – Bruce Springsteen
Notes
Original first edition sleeve with fold over "postcard" flap on the front cover.
Orange/yellow “sunburst” center label used by CBS from 1976 until 1985.

On back cover:
Ⓟ 1973 CBS Inc. / Manufactured by CBS Records / ... Inc. / NL printed in Holland

On center label:
Ⓟ 1975 CBS Inc.
Made in Holland

Difference to Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. is the absence of distribution and price code on the front cover upper right corner.

A variant of this release has a white round 57 sticker on rear cover see image and has plain white inner sleeve.

Maybe the 'Q' in runout is a 'G' and stands for 'Columbia Recording Studios'.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): CBS 65480-1
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): CBS 65480-2
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): AL 31903
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): BL 31903
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout variant 1, stamped/etched): 01-65480-1A-1 Q
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout variant 1, stamped/etched): 01-65480-1B-1 B HPG
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout variant 2, stamped, Q etched): 01-65480-1A-1 Q or G
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout variant 2, stamped, Q etched): 01-65480-1A-1 Q or G
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout variant 3, stamped, Q etched): 01-65480-1A-1 Q or G
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout variant 3, stamped): P BL 31903-2C A S 65486-B
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Other (Original US catalog number, both labels): KC 31903

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-14 11:51 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Blinded by the Light
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
bass:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1972-09-11)
percussion and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (on 1972-09-11)
piano:
Harold Wheeler (on 1972-09-11)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1972-09-11)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975) and CBS Dischi S.p.A. (Italian record company) (in 1982)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (on 1972-09-11)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Blinded by the Light (on 1972-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.655:02
A2Growin’ Up
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Growin’ Up (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.753:05
A3Mary Queen of Arkansas
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06-26 until 1972-06-27)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06-26 until 1972-06-27)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Mary Queen of Arkansas (from 1972-06-26 until 1972-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
2.755:20
A4Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-07-12)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-07-12)
recording of:
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.252:05
A5Lost in the Flood
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lost in the Flood (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.255:14
B1The Angel
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
double bass [upright bass]:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Angel (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
33:23
B2For You
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
For You (from 1972-06-27 until 1972-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.154:39
B3Spirit in the Night
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
bass and piano:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
percussion and saxophone:
Clarence Clemons (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
piano:
Harold Wheeler (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Spirit in the Night (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
2.84:58
B4It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City
engineer:
Louis Lehav
producer:
Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos
vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixer:
Jack Ashkinazy
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1975) and CBS Dischi S.p.A. (Italian record company) (in 1982)
produced for:
Laurel Canyon Ltd. (production and management company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos)
recorded at:
914 Sound Studios in New York, United States (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
remixed at:
Columbia Sound Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
3.253:13

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
photography:Fred Lombardi (US photographer)
Tichnor Bros. Inc. (photography)
acoustic guitar, congas, electric guitar and harmonica:Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
bass:Garry Tallent (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
drums (drum set):Vincent "Loper" Lopez (former E Street Band drummer) (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
organ and piano:David Sancious (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
saxophone and background vocals:Clarence Clemons (from 1972-06 until 1972-10)
design:John Berg (designer)
manufactured by:CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973, in 1975)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5272818 [info]
discography entry:http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?item=4902 [info]