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52nd Street vinyl value

52nd Street — Billy Joel album cover
Median ask · 2011 IMP6006
$13
Typical asks
$7–$65
Basis
26 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2011-or-later pressing. The 1985 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 15, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Billy Joel — 52nd Street: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2011 ImpexIMP6006USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue$7–$14
2022 Columbia19075939211USReissue, Blue Swirl$18–$43
2024 Columbia19075939211EuropeReissue, Remastered$26–$65
2024 Columbia19075939211USReissue, Remastered$26–$65
7 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1985 ColumbiaPC 35609USReissue, Carrollton Pressing
2013 Music On VinylMOVLP734EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2013 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-384USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2018 Sony Records Int'lSIJP 1000JapanLimited Edition, Reissue
2023 The Saifam Group srlCOM 245Italy180 Gram
2024 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-384USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
Undated Columbia32693 1EuropeReissue

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

11 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1985First released 1978; our table starts at 1985 (Columbia, US). A copy older than 1985 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2011 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2018 Japan: Limited Edition, Reissue; 2022 US: Reissue, Blue Swirl. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2013+3 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1985 US pressing it reads “AL 35609” on side one and “BL 35609” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1978 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of 52nd Street is worth the most?

Original 1978 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1985 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2011 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue” and the 2018 “Limited Edition, Reissue”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1985 US pressing the runout reads “AL 35609”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is 52nd Street worth today?

Sellers typically ask $7 to $65 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2011 IMP6006 the median ask is $13 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 15, 2026). The 1985 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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