Darkness on the Edge of Town

Album

Release	Format	Date/Area	Label
Official
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Canada, version 1; lyrics sheet)	12" Vinyl	1978-05 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Canada, version 1; paper liner)	12" Vinyl	1978-05 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Canada, version 1; cardboard liner)	12" Vinyl	1978-05 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Canada, version 1; export copy)	12" Vinyl	1978-05 DK 1978-05 NO 1978-05 SE	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Canada, version 2)	12" Vinyl	1978-06-02 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Holland, version 2; cardboard inner sleeve)	12" Vinyl	1978-06-02 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (misprint)	12" Vinyl	1978-06-02 IE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978-06-02 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 1st issue)	12" Vinyl	1978-07-01 JP	CBS/Sony
Oscuridad en el Suburbio (Darkness on the Edge of Town)	12" Vinyl	1978 AR	CBS, Discos CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 AU	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (CBS logo in outer ring on label)	12" Vinyl	1978 AU	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Cassette	1978 AU	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 BR	CBS, Discos CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (black text)	Cassette	1978 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (shell is moulded with small squares)	Cassette	1978 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (black shell)	Cassette	1978 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	8-Track Cartridge	1978 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (shell is moulded with small squares, CrO₂ on shell)	Cassette	1978 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 CR	CBS, Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Holland, version 1)	12" Vinyl	1978 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (100 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 5’0 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 0 tape scale, shell is moulded with small squares, title in blue)	Cassette	1978 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Ⓧ price code)	12" Vinyl	1978 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (100 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 5’0 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 0 tape scale, shell is not moulded, title in blue)	Cassette	1978 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Holland, version 1; distribution code “CB 271” sticker)	12" Vinyl	1978 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Cassette	1978 GR	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (side number on right side of label)	12" Vinyl	1978 GR	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (side number on left side of label)	12" Vinyl	1978 GR	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (misprint, side number on left side of label)	12" Vinyl	1978 GR	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 HK	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Cassette	1978 ID	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (misprint, Made in Ireland (overprinted on England labels))	12" Vinyl	1978 IE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 IE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Israel, version 1)	12" Vinyl	1978 IL	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (1st issue)	12" Vinyl	1978 IT	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 3rd issue)	12" Vinyl	1978 JP	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 MY	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 MX	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (misprint)	12" Vinyl	1978 MX	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 NZ	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Oscuridad a las orillas del pueblo)	12" Vinyl	1978 PE	CBS Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 ZA	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Cassette	1978 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (UK, version 3)	12" Vinyl	1978 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (UK, version 8)	12" Vinyl	1978 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (UK, version 7)	12" Vinyl	1978 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Reel-to-reel	1978 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (glossy black cartridge)	8-Track Cartridge	1978 US	Columbia House
Darkness on the Edge of Town (mat black cartridge)	8-Track Cartridge	1978 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 VE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Yugoslavia, version 3)	12" Vinyl	1978 YU	CBS, Suzy
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 ZW	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Yugoslavia, version 1)	12" Vinyl	1979 YU	CBS, Suzy
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 2nd issue)	12" Vinyl	1980 JP	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1981 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Circle/triangle symbol on side 1 label)	12" Vinyl	1981 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (repress)	12" Vinyl	1983 IT	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (100 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 5’0 Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ Ꞌ 0 tape scale, shell is not moulded)	Cassette	1984-10 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (UK, version 9)	12" Vinyl	1984-11 GB	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (No “Printed in Holland” on back inlay, double pressing ID “11A3”)	CD	1984 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	1985-04-01 JP	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1985 IN	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	Cassette	1985 ES	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Yugoslavia, version 2)	12" Vinyl	1986 YU	CBS, Suzy
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 4th issue)	12" Vinyl	1987 JP	CBS/Sony
Darkness on the Edge of Town (MANUFACTURED BY DADC AUSTRIA on mirror band)	CD	1990 XE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Il Rock N°73)	12" Vinyl	1990 IT	CBS, De Agostini
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Italy, “Il Rock” reissue)	Cassette	1990 IT	CBS, De Agostini
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	1992-06-29 GB	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	CD	1999-08-21 JP	SME Records
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	1999 ZA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (“L’Espresso” reissue)	CD	2001 IT	Columbia, Gruppo editoriale l’Espresso, Sony Music
Darkness on the Edge of Town (enhanced packaging reissue)	CD	2003-05-05 XE	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, vinyl replica edition)	CD	2005-06-22 JP	Sony Records International
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, vinyl replica edition for the european market)	CD	2008 XE	Sony Records International
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Italy, “La Repubblica” and “L’Espresso” reissue)	CD	2009-01-28 IT	Gruppo editoriale l’Espresso
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Spain, “El Periódico” reissue)	CD	2009-02-22 ES	Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Spain, “El Mundo” reissue)	CD	2009-02-22 ES	Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Portugal, “Editora Planeta DeAgostini” reissue)	CD	2009 PT	Planeta DeAgostini
Darkness on the Edge of Town (44.1kHz · 16bit)	Digital Media	2010-11-16 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Italy, “Corriere della Sera” and “Sorrisi e Canzoni” reissue)	CD	2012-09-11 IT	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (96kHz · 24bit)	Digital Media	2014 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (44.1kHz · 24bit)	Digital Media	2014 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (US, Record Store Day 2015 release)	12" Vinyl	2015-04-18 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	2015-06-16 CA	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	2015-07-22 JP	Sony Records International
Darkness on the Edge of Town (remastered reissue)	CD	2015 AU	Columbia, Sony Music
Darkness on the Edge of Town	CD	2015 XE	Columbia
Promotion
Oscuridad en el Suburbio (Darkness on the Edge of Town)	12" Vinyl	1978 AR	CBS, Discos CBS
Oscuridad en el Suburbio (Darkness on the Edge of Town)	12" Vinyl	1978 AR	CBS, Discos CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 AU	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 CO	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Holland, version 1)	12" Vinyl	1978 DE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Oscuridad a las orillas del pueblo)	12" Vinyl	1978 PE	CBS Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Holland, version 4)	12" Vinyl	1978 SE	CBS
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 US	Columbia
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Japan, 1999 cardboard packaging reissue)	CD	1999-08-21 JP	SME Records
Bootleg
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 KR	High Stereo Light
Darkness on the Edge of Town	12" Vinyl	1978 TW	Union
Darkness on the Edge of Town (picture disc)	12" Vinyl	2008 CA	CBS

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performed at:	2008‐05‐07: Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, USA 2009‐10‐02: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 2009‐10‐14: Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2013‐05‐04: Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013‐06‐15: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK 2013‐06‐22: Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2014‐02‐19: Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia

associated singles/EPs:	Badlands Prove It All Night
included in:	Born to Run / Darkness on the Edge of Town Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town Retrospective The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984 The Bruce Springsteen Collection The Collection 1973–84 The Complete Discography: The Studio Recordings 1973–1995 The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

associated singles/EPs:

Badlands
Prove It All Night

included in:

Born to Run / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Collected Works of Bruce Springsteen
Greetings From Asbury Park N.J. / The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Nebraska / Darkness on the Edge of Town
Retrospective
The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973–1984
The Bruce Springsteen Collection
The Collection 1973–84
The Complete Discography: The Studio Recordings 1973–1995
The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

part of:	Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 91) (order: 91) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 91) (order: 91) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 150) (order: 150) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 151) (order: 151) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 407) (order: 408)

part of:

Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 91) (order: 91)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 150) (order: 150)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 151) (order: 151)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 407) (order: 408)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/26738 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Bruce-springsteen/Darkness-on-the-edge-of-town [info]
reviews:	http://www.asburyparklibrary.org/BSSC/BSSC_Darkness30.htm [info] (ended)
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bruce-springsteen/darkness-on-the-edge-of-town/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/14196/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Darkness_on_the_Edge_of_Town/2748 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191913 [info]
Wikidata:	Q902146 [info]
discography entry:	http://famclair.free.fr/DarknessAlbum.htm [info] http://www.springsteencollection.altervista.org/darkness-on-the-edge-of-town.html [info] https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?cmd=list&category=album&f_date_main=1978-06-02 [info]

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Genres: rock, heartland rock, piano rock, pop rock, singer-songwriter

Other tags: album rock, conscious, sombre

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