Vinyl pressings
by Princess · 1986
Tell Me Tomorrow was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SUPE-106-A2 Noel. MT.1A-side runout, etched
SUPE-106-B2 1 MT.B-side runout, etched
SUPE 106-ALabel, A-side
SUPE 106-BLabel, B-side
SUPETX-106-A LYN-17787-1Y .Z.A-Side, Etched
SUPETX-106-B LYN-17788-1Y .Z.B-Side, Etched
SUPET-106-A1 MT. 1 DAMONT BSide A
SUPET-106-B1 MT. 1 DAMONT JSide AA
SUPE-106 -A1. Noel → MT. DAMONTRunout (Etched) Side A
SUPE-106 -B1. MT. 1 DAMONTRunout (Etched) Side B
SUPE 106-ALabel Side A
SUPE 106-BLabel Side B
SUPE-106-A2 Noel MT.1Runout side A
SUPE-106-B2 1 MT.Runout side B
SUPE 106-ASide A label
SUPE 106-BSide B label
SUPE-106-A2 Noel MT.1Etched A
SUPE-106-B2 1 MT.Etched B
SUPE 106-ALabel A
SUPE 106-BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | RCA PT 40 860 / RCA PT 40860First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Europe | RCA PB40859First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Chic 6.14629 / Chic 6.14629 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Chic 6.20610First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Stimulant STM 004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE T 106 / Supreme Records SUPET 106First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE 106First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE 106First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPET 106First year10", Single, Promo · Promo | 10", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP 50050First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. KF 305First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP 50050First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Supreme Records SUPE 106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Tell Me Tomorrow are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Supreme Records SUPE 106, released June 23, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUPE 106, SUPE TX 106, SUPE T 106, SUPET 106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUPE-106-A2 Noel. MT.1 and SUPE-106-B2 1 MT.. 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.
