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Old Blue Eyes Is Dead

by The Swarm · 1999

11 pressings1 countryHardcoreRock

Old Blue Eyes Is Dead 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Old Blue Eyes Is Dead

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.

US

July 31, 1999
Label and catalog number
No Idea Records NIR-086
Format
7", EP
Runout / matrix

NIR-086-A L-51790 I SENTENCE YOU TO KISS MY ASSEtched Runout Side A

NIR-086-B L-51790-X SIT DOWN TUBBY. YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOATEtched Runout Side B

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US

July 31, 1999
Label and catalog number
No Idea Records NIR-086
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP · Red Clear
Runout / matrix

NIR-086-A L-51790 I SENTENCE YOU TO KISS MY ASSEtched Runout Side A

NIR-086-B L-51790-X SIT DOWN TUBBY. YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOATEtched Runout Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

July 31, 1999
Label and catalog number
No Idea Records NIR-086
Format
7", EP, Limited Edition · Raspberry
Runout / matrix

NIR-086-A L-51790 I SENTENCE YOU TO KISS MY ASSEtched Runout Side A

NIR-086-B L-51790-X SIT DOWN TUBBY. YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOATEtched Runout Side 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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1990s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1999USNo Idea Records NIR-086First year7", EP7", EP
1999USNo Idea Records NIR-086First year7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl
1999USNo Idea Records NIR-086First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited
1999USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
1999USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2003USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl
2010s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl
2014USNo Idea Records NIR-0867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, White Label · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Bleeding To Death
  2. A2November First
  3. A3Fuse
  4. B15.15.98
  5. B2Absent From The Morning Headcount
  6. B3Just Say "Go!"

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Old Blue Eyes Is Dead are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Old Blue Eyes Is Dead are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1999 and 2014.

When was Old Blue Eyes Is Dead first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1999, in US. One of them is No Idea Records NIR-086, released July 31, 1999.

How do I tell if my copy of Old Blue Eyes Is Dead is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NIR-086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NIR-086-A L-51790 I SENTENCE YOU TO KISS MY ASS and NIR-086-B L-51790-X SIT DOWN TUBBY. YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOAT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Old Blue Eyes Is Dead 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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