Vinyl pressings
by Death Cab For Cutie · 2005
Plans was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2005, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BARK47-A 13441.1(3) SAE MASTERINGSide A runout
BARK47-B 13441.2(3) SAE MASTERINGSide B runout
BARK47-C 13441.3(3) SAE MASTERINGSide C runout
BARK47-D 13473.4(3) SAE MASTERINGSide D runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Barsuk Records bark47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | Europe | Atlantic 7567-93497-1 / Barsuk Records bark47First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2007 | US | Barsuk Records bark47LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2009 | US | Barsuk Records bark47LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1314LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2025 | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Barsuk Records bark 47LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Plans are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2005 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, Europe. One of them is Barsuk Records bark47.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use bark47, 7567-93497-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BARK47-A 13441.1(3) SAE MASTERING and BARK47-B 13441.2(3) SAE MASTERING. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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.
