Vinyl pressings
by The Dillinger Escape Plan · 2002
Irony Is A Dead Scene 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.
BH-011-A "TOM WANTED These to Be Pink"Hand-etched Runout Side A
BH-011-B "Straight to Ebay for more Hockey Stick"Hand-etched Runout Side B
BH-011-A "TOM WANTED These to Be Pink"Hand-etched Runout Side A
BH-011-B "Straight to Ebay for more Hockey Stick"Hand-etched Runout Side B
BH-011-A "TOM WANTED These to Be Pink"Hand-etched Runout Side A
BH-011-B "Straight to Ebay for more Hockey Stick"Hand-etched Runout Side B
BH-011-A "TOM WANTED These to Be Pink"Hand-etched Runout Side A
BH-011-B "Straight to Ebay for more Hockey Stick"Hand-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 | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011 / Buddyhead Buddyhead #11First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011 / Buddyhead Buddyhead #11First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011 / Buddyhead Buddyhead #11First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 01112", EP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 12", EP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2002 | US | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011 / Buddyhead Buddyhead #11First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011 / Buddyhead Buddyhead #1112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Epitaph 8665812", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Epitaph 86658-1 / Epitaph 86658-1TOR12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph 6658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph 6658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Epitaph 86658-112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Irony Is A Dead Scene are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is Buddyhead BUDDYHEAD 011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUDDYHEAD 011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BH-011-A "TOM WANTED These to Be Pink" and BH-011-B "Straight to Ebay for more Hockey Stick". 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.
