US
March 31, 2002- Label and catalog number
- No Idea Records NO IDEA 129
- Format
- LP, Album · Red

Vinyl pressings
by Against Me! · 2002
Reinventing Axl Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, 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.
NIR-129-A "You can make The Border Smaller, But you cannot Take my NIPPLE."Etched Runout Side A
NIR-129-B "IF YOU CAN READ THIS TAKE A BATH."Etched Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2004 | US | No Idea Records NIR 129LP, Album, Repress, White Label | LP, Album, Repress, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | No Idea Records NIR 129LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NIR 129LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | No Idea Records NIR-129LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT 110LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | No Idea Records NO IDEA 129LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
96 vinyl pressings of Reinventing Axl Rose are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2002 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is No Idea Records NO IDEA 129, released March 31, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NO IDEA 129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.