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Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes

by AFI · 1997

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Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. 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 Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes

4 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year. 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.

US

November 11, 1997
Label and catalog number
Nitro Records 15815-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

“Shut your mouth” NR-15815-1-A~ L-52431Runout etching Side A

NR-15815-1-B~Runout etching Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

November 11, 1997
Label and catalog number
Nitro Records 15815-1
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Yellow Translucent
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 14 vinyl pressings

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

1990s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1997USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1997USNitro Records 15815-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1997USNitro Records 15815-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
1997USNitro Records 15815-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
1997USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl
1997USNitro Records 15815-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2003USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2010s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2014USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress
2014USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2015USNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024UnknownNitro Records 15815-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2025USNitro Records NTO-15815-01LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2025USNitro Records NTO-15815-01LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Keeping Out Of Direct Sunlight (An Introduction)
  2. A2Three Reasons
  3. A3A Single Second
  4. A4pH Low
  5. A5Let It Be Broke
  6. A6Third Season
  7. A7Lower Your Head And Take It In The Body
  8. B1Coin Return
  9. B2The New Patron Saints And Angels
  10. B3Three Seconds Notice
  11. B4Salt For Your Wounds
  12. B5Today's Lesson
  13. B6The Devil Loves You
  14. B7Triple Zero
  15. B8Last Caress

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1997 and 2025.

When was Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1997, in US. One of them is Nitro Records 15815-1, released November 11, 1997.

How do I tell if my copy of Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 15815-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, “Shut your mouth” NR-15815-1-A~ L-52431 and NR-15815-1-B~. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes 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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