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Born In The U.S.A.
Issue #5, promo
Label (Cat #): SME Records (SRCS 8984)
Format: CD
Country: Japan
Release date (Original year): 1999 (1984)
01- BORN IN THE U.S.A.
02- COVER ME
03- DARLINGTON COUNTY
04- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY
05- DOWNBOUND TRAIN
06- I'M ON FIRE
07- NO SURRENDER
08- BOBBY JEAN
09- I'M GOIN' DOWN
10- GLORY DAYS
11- DANCING IN THE DARK
12- MY HOMETOWN
There are 9 issues of the Japan CD pressing of Born In The U.S.A.
- Issue #1: catalog no. 35DP 164, released on 21 Jul 1984
- Issue #2: catalog no. 25DP 5247, first released on 21 Sep 1988
- Issue #3: catalog no. SRCS 7861, released on 22 Nov 1995
- Issue #4: catalog no. SRCS 7908, released on 21 Dec 1995 (SBM reissue)
- Issue #5: catalog no. SRCS 8984, released on 22 Sep 1999 (cardboard sleeve edition)
- Issue #6: catalog no. MHCP 728, first released on 20 Jul 2005
- Issue #7: catalog no. SICP 4518, released on 22 Jul 2015
- Issue #8: catalog no. SICP 31651, released on 25 Oct 2023
- Issue #9: catalog no. SICP 31728~31, released on 24 Sep 2025 (40th anniversary edition)
In 1999, 11 Bruce Springsteen studio albums, 2 live albums, and 1 EP were reissued in mini-LP cardboard sleeves as part of a "Nice Price" series. The series was issued in two waves, one on 21 Aug 1999 and one on 22 Sep 1999. The first wave includes "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.", "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle", "Born To Run", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "The River", "Nebraska", and "Chimes Of Freedom". The second wave was on sale for a few hours in very few stores in Japan before it was withdrawn. It includes "Born In The U.S.A.", "Live/1975-85", "Tunnel Of Love", "Human Touch", "Lucky Town", "In Concert / MTV Plugged", and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad".
This is a promo copy; the rear side has a promo sticker with promo text ("見本盤 <NOT FOR SALE>") and a unique serial number and the disc has a promo imprint ("SAMPLE") on the inner plastic ring.
This copy's inner ring text:
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Inner rim text (line 1): IFPI L274 PUS-2332 1 ⌖ ⌖⌖ ⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖⌖
Inner rim text (line 2): SAMPLE
Plastic mold stamp: IFPI 457B Scans/Photos
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