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The Disco Before The Breakdown

by Against Me! · 2002

65 pressings1 countryPunkRock

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.

How to spot a first pressing of The Disco Before The Breakdown

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.

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

Full details of this pressing

US

November 30, 2002
Label and catalog number
No Idea Records NIR-137
Format
7", EP · White
Runout / matrix

NIR 137 A

NIR 137 B

Full details of this pressing

US

November 30, 2002
Label and catalog number
No Idea Records NIR-137
Format
7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Red
Runout / matrix

NIR 137 A

NIR 137 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 65 vinyl pressings

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

2000s55 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002USNo Idea Records NIR 1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2002USNo Idea Records NIR 1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2002USNo Idea Records NIR-137First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl
2002USNo Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP · Colored vinyl7", EP · Colored vinyl
2002USNo Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM
2002USNo Idea Records NIR-137First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl
2002USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2004USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
All 55 pressings from the 2000s
2010s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2010USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2010USNo Idea Records NIR-1377" · Colored vinyl7" · Colored vinyl
2010USNo Idea Records NIR-1377"7"
2012USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2012USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress
2013USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", Repress7", Repress
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", Repress7", Repress
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
2016USNo Idea Records NIR-1377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. AThe Disco BeforeThe Breakdown
  2. B1Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%
  3. B2Beginning In An Ending

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Disco Before The Breakdown are there?

65 vinyl pressings of The Disco Before The Breakdown are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2002 and 2016.

When was The Disco Before The Breakdown first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is No Idea Records NIR-137, released November 30, 2002.

How do I tell if my copy of The Disco Before The Breakdown is a first pressing?

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.

How much is The Disco Before The Breakdown 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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