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Tell Me Your Plans

by The Shirts · 1978

12 pressings8 countriesPop RockRockPop

Tell Me Your Plans was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 Tell Me Your Plans

10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Netherlands

1978
Label and catalog number
Harvest 5C 006-06763
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

5C006-06763-A/HV37101-2-YRunout side A

5C006-06763-B/HV37102-2-YRunout side B

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UK

1978
Label and catalog number
Harvest HAR 5165
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

SHAR 5165 A-2 0 1Side A, stamped

SHAR 5165 B-1 R BLAIR·S 1Side B, stamped & etched

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UK

1978
Label and catalog number
Harvest HAR 5165
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo
Runout / matrix

SHAR 5165 A-2 1 G [two characters scratched out]Side A runout stamped

SHAR 5165 B-1 1 BLAIR'S GSide B runout stamped / etched

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Belgium

1978
Label and catalog number
Harvest 4C 006-06763
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

4C006-06763 - A1Runout side A

4C006-06763 - B1Runout side B

4C006-06763 ALabel side A

4C006-06763 BLabel side B

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Belgium

1978
Label and catalog number
Harvest 5C 006-06763
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

5C006-06763-A/HV37101-2-YRunout side A

5C006-06763-B/HV37102-2-YRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

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

All 12 vinyl pressings

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

1970s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978BelgiumHarvest 4C 006-06763First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978BelgiumHarvest 5C 006-06763First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978GermanyHarvest 1C 006-06 763 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-06 763First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1978GermanyHarvest 1C 006-06 763 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-06 7637", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1978ItalyHarvest 3C 006-06763First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1978NetherlandsHarvest 5C 006-06763First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978South AfricaHarvest HARJ 5165First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1978UKHarvest HAR 5165First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1978UKHarvest HAR 5165First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1978AustraliaHarvest HAR-11781First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978AustraliaHarvest HAR-11781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1979FranceHarvest 2C 008-06763 / Harvest 2C 008-06.7637", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ATell Me Your Plans3:09
  2. BCyrinda

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tell Me Your Plans are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Tell Me Your Plans are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.

When was Tell Me Your Plans first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Harvest 5C 006-06763.

How do I tell if my copy of Tell Me Your Plans is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-06763, HAR 5165, HAR-11781, 4C 006-06763) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-06763-A/HV37101-2-Y and 5C006-06763-B/HV37102-2-Y. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Tell Me Your Plans 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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