Blinded by the Light

~ Release group by Bruce Springsteen

Annotation

First Springsteen single. Columbia edited 3:58 version of “Blinded by the Light” (with the last three lines of the penultimate verse and the complete final verse omitted) which is unique to this 45 and its promotional counterpart. Commercially released disc has orange/yellow labels and came in a die-cut Columbia logo sleeve. This release is much harder to find than the promotional issues. Stock copies were distributed to radio stations and music journalists, featuring purple or white “Promotional Record For Broadcast & Review - Not For Sale” stickers on either the A-side or B-side labels. Some of these were issued with the rare picture sleeve. The other promotional release featured mono version, backed by stereo, on white label, clearly marked as Promotional.

Annotation last modified on 2020-02-09 18:57 UTC.

Single

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Blinded By the Light / The Angel (gray sleeve)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
  • US1973-02-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
Blinded By the Light / The Angel (purple sleeve)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
  • US1973-02-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 1)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 5121[none]
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 2)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)5121, 5121 (SG)[none]
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 3)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 5121, CBS 5121 (SG)[none]
Promotion
Blinded by the Light (promo, styrene pressing)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
  • US1973-02-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
Blinded by the Light (purple promo sticker on A‐side)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
Blinded by the Light (white promo sticker)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
Blinded by the Light (promo)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45864[none]
Blinded by the Light (purple promo sticker on B‐side)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]
Blinded by the Light (promo, vinyl pressing)Bruce Springsteen7" Vinyl2
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)4-45805[none]

Relationships

single/EP which was taken from:Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/238985 [info]
other databases:https://www.45cat.com/record/445805 [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/689584/ [info]
standalone website:http://lostintheflood.net/7/7inch-blinded.htm [info]
discography entry:https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?cmd=list&category=single [info]