Rick Springfield
Beginnings

Although we have not been able to confirm the exact release date of this album, we can say  that it was somewhere
around 6/22/72.  The below review was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday June 18th saying "this week the album was released".
Since is didn't say "is being released" that brings up certain questions.  The first Ad we were able to find was published in the Daily Tar Heel/Chapel Hill, NC on June 22. From this, we know the album was available to purchase on June 22.  So our best guess is the album release date is June 22.  Album release dates weren't consistent in 1972, but Thursday seemed to be a popular day, and since that's the first evidence of it being on sale, we'll stick with that date until we have other information proving otherwise.