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The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle vinyl value

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle — Bruce Springsteen album cover
Median ask · 1980 JC 32432
$21
Typical asks
$18–$50
Basis
20 eBay asks

Bruce SpringsteenThe Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1980 ColumbiaJC 32432USReissue, Pitman Pressing$18–$50
1980 ColumbiaJC 32432USReissue, Terre Haute Pressing, Columbia Mastering$18–$50
1980 ColumbiaJC 32432USReissue, Terre Haute Pressing$18–$50
2014 ColumbiaKC 32432USReissue, Remastered, 180 Gram$23–$35
2014 Columbia88875014231USReissue, Remastered, 180 Gram$23–$35
2015 ColumbiaKC 32432USReissue, Remastered, 180-gram$23–$35
Undated ColumbiaKC 32432USReissue, Remastered$23–$35
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1986 ColumbiaC 32432USReissue, Carrollton Pressing
1986 ColumbiaC 32432USReissue, Carrollton Press
2024 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 1-056USReissue, Remastered, 180g, SuperVinyl
Undated CBSCBS 32363SpainReissue, Red Label
Undated CBS/SonyCBS 32363SpainReissue

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1980First released 1973; our table starts at 1980 (Columbia, US). A copy older than 1980 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variantsUndated Spain: Reissue, Red Label. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
Reissues, 2014+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

  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 1980 US pressing it reads “AL 32432” on side one and “BL 32432” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Questions

Which pressing of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle is worth the most?

Original 1973 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1980 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the undated “Reissue, Red Label”) 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 1980 US pressing the runout reads “AL 32432”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle worth today?

Sellers typically ask $18 to $50 for the pressings we track; for the 1980 JC 32432 the median ask is $21 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 17, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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