A MESSAGE TO COLLECTORS

I have set up a private discussion forum for serious Bruce Springsteen record and CD collectors. The goal of this forum is not to replace the Greasy Lake collectors subforum or the Facebook collectors group, but an alternative to these back-and-forth emails I have been exchanging with some collectors concerning in-depth discussion about certain Springsteen collectibles.

If you are interested, register on the forum and separately send me an email telling me who you are and what is your username so that I can approve your registration. I cannot explain everything here in this short message, so please let me know by email if you have any questions or comments.

─ Eddy Wehbe

Info


Human Touch
Human Touch Vinyl Replica edition, for the European market
Label (Cat #): Sony BMG Music Entertainment (88697287532)
Format: CD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 2008 (1992)
01- HUMAN TOUCH
02- SOUL DRIVER
03- 57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)
04- CROSS MY HEART
05- GLORIA'S EYES
06- WITH EVERY WISH
07- ROLL OF THE DICE
08- REAL WORLD
09- ALL OR NOTHIN' AT ALL
10- MAN'S JOB
11- I WISH I WERE BLIND
12- THE LONG GOODBYE
13- REAL MAN
14- PONY BOY


In 2005, Sony Japan reissued Bruce Springsteen's catalog (on CD) in mini-LP cardboard sleeves. The series consisted of 17 titles: all of Springsteen's studio and live albums up to and including "The Rising", minus the "Tracks" box set. The titles that were previously issued on vinyl in Japan (up to "Tunnel Of Love") included an obi strip based on the one that came with the first vinyl pressing of the respective album in Japan and the discs were uniformly red with black text and with orange Sony Music logos, mimicking the labels of 1980's Japanese vinyl issues. The titles that were not issued on vinyl in Japan featured newly designed obi strips and the discs mimicked the labels of the U.S. (and international) vinyl issues.

The full series was reissued in 2008 for export to the European market. The artwork packaging is basically the same, but carrying different catalog numbers (all beginning with 88697287) and lacking the silver outer stickers used for original Japanese issues.

The "Human Touch" vinyl replica edition comes in a cardboard sleeve based on the original U.S. vinyl release, including a picture inner sleeve with lyrics. The obi strip is an integrated picture one.

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