US
March 2011- Label and catalog number
- Topshelf Records TSR035
- Format
- 7", EP, Limited Edition
Vinyl pressings
by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die · 2011
Josh Is Dead was first pressed on vinyl in 2011. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2011, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR035First year7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Topshelf Records TSR0357", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Topshelf Records TSR0357", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Topshelf Records TSR0357", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Josh Is Dead are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2011 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 2011, in US. One of them is Topshelf Records TSR035, released March 2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TSR035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.