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Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree? ”The Answer” / Paint The Rain by Connie Francis, album cover

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Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree? ”The Answer” / Paint The Rain

by Connie Francis · 1973

18 pressings10 countriesVocalPop

Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak…

18 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

Germany

1973
Label and catalog number
GSF Records GSF 63.006
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

ST-GSF-63.006-A PFA-side runout

ST-GSF-63.006-B PFB-side runout

ST-GSF-63.006-AA-side label

ST-GSF-63.006-BB-side label

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US

1973
Label and catalog number
GSF Records 6901
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

GSF 1154 DCRunout side A

GSF - 1155Runout side B

1154Side A label

1155Side B label

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US

1973
Label and catalog number
GSF Records 6901
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Los Angeles Pressing
Runout / matrix

1154Label A

1155Label B

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UK

June 15, 1973
Label and catalog number
GSF Records GSZ 10
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

YGSZ 10A 45Label Side A

YGSZ 10B 45Label Side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973AustraliaGSF Records GSF-10254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973CanadaGSF Records 1208-6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973GermanyGSF Records GSF 63.006First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973JapanGSF Records GSD1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1973JapanGSF Records GSD1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1973MexicoGSF Records G24First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973MexicoGSF Records 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973MexicoGSF Records 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973New ZealandGSF Records GSF 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973South AfricaGSF Records GSZJ 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973USGSF Records 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973USGSF Records 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1973USGSF Records 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973USGSF Records 6901First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1973VenezuelaGSF Records 13.394First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 18 pressings from the 1970s

Tracklist

  1. AShould I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree? ”The Answer”3:24
  2. BPaint The Rain3:25

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… are listed here, from 10 countries.

When was Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is GSF Records GSF 63.006.

How do I tell if my copy of Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GSF 63.006, GSZ 10, 6901, GSF-10254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-GSF-63.006-A PF and ST-GSF-63.006-B PF. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak… on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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