Vinyl pressings
by Dillinger Four · 1999
This Shit Is Genius was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1999, 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-085-A-"NOW I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TELL 'EM..." L-52243Etched Runout Side A
NIR-085-B-...THAT I GOT NO CEREBELLUM" L-52243XEtched Runout Side B
NIR-085-A-"NOW I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TELL 'EM..." L-52243Side A
NIR-085-B-...THAT I GOT NO CEREBELLUM" L-52243XSide B
NIR-085-A- "NOW I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TELL 'EM..." L-52243Side A runout
NIR-085-B- . . . THAT I GOT NO CEREBELLUM" L-52243XSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085LP, Compilation, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 2009 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 2014 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 2014 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 2019 | US | No Idea Records NIR-085LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | No Idea Records NIR- 085LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of This Shit Is Genius are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1999 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in US. One of them is No Idea Records NIR- 085, released October 31, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NIR- 085, NIR-085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NIR-085-A-"NOW I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TELL 'EM..." L-52243 and NIR-085-B-...THAT I GOT NO CEREBELLUM" L-52243X. 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.
