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.

Single

ReleaseFormatDate/AreaLabel
Official
Blinded By the Light / The Angel (gray sleeve)7" Vinyl
  • 1973-02-23 US
Columbia
Blinded By the Light / The Angel (purple sleeve)7" Vinyl
  • 1973-02-23 US
Columbia
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 1)7" Vinyl
CBS
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 2)7" Vinyl
CBS
La Luz Ciega Mis Ojos (Spain, version 3)7" Vinyl
CBS
Promotion
Blinded by the Light (promo, styrene pressing)7" Vinyl
  • 1973-02-23 US
Columbia
Blinded by the Light (purple promo sticker on A‐side)7" Vinyl
Columbia
Blinded by the Light (white promo sticker)7" Vinyl
Columbia
Blinded by the Light (promo)7" Vinyl
Columbia
Blinded by the Light (purple promo sticker on B‐side)7" Vinyl
Columbia
Blinded by the Light (promo, vinyl pressing)7" Vinyl
Columbia

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]