US
November 30, 2002- Label and catalog number
- No Idea Records NIR-137
- Format
- 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Blue
- Runout / matrix
NIR 137 A MEAT IN GASEtched runout side A
NIR 137 B STAIN GAMEEtched runout side B
NIR-137-ALabel side A
NIR-137-BLabel side B

Vinyl pressings
by Against Me! · 2002
The Disco Before The Breakdown 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.
4 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 137 A MEAT IN GASEtched runout side A
NIR 137 B STAIN GAMEEtched runout side B
NIR-137-ALabel side A
NIR-137-BLabel side B
NIR 137 A
NIR 137 B
NIR 137 A
NIR 137 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 NIR 1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR 1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR-137First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP · Colored vinyl | 7", EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377" | 7" |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 2013 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", Repress | 7", Repress |
| 2014 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", Repress | 7", Repress |
| 2014 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | No Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
65 vinyl pressings of The Disco Before The Breakdown are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2002 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is No Idea Records NIR-137, released November 30, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NIR-137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NIR 137 A MEAT IN GAS and NIR 137 B STAIN GAME. 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.