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Info
RosalitaPromo stamped Label (Cat #): CBS (12.7753) Format: 12" Country: Holland Release date (Original year): 1979 (1979)
A1- ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)
B1- RACING IN THE STREET
B2- NIGHT
Holland-only release. This was the very first commercial Bruce Springsteen 12-inch single or EP ever issued.
This copy has a promo stamp on the rear sleeve.
This copy's runout groove etchings:
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Side 1 (stamped): 11-7753-1A-1
Side 2 (stamped): 11-7753-1B-1
The record was pressed at CBS' pressing plant in Haarlem, The Netherlands, as evidenced by the "aa-bbbbb-ccd-e" code on the runout groove, where "aa" is the labelcode ("11" in this case, which is for 12-inch releases), "bbbbb" is the catalogue number ("7753" in this case), "cc" is the sequential number of the matrix in use ("1" in this case), "d" is the side indicator ("A" or "B" in this case), and "e" is a numeral identifying the stamper ("1" in this case).
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