If you’ve been following SimplePlan.cz lately, then you already know that Simple Plan are coming up with a special 15th anniversary red vinyl edition of their debut album ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’!

We already got our hands on the vinyl a couple weeks ago since it’s been available in Europe since the beginning of June, so you can already check out what the packaging and the nice red-colored disc look like.

However, until now, it wasn’t clear when the vinyl would finally be available for people in North America. But the long wait is over – at least for the U.S.! SRCvinyl has now revealed that the new No Pads vinyl will be available for sale starting August 18th for $19.99 [big thanks to Cassandra for the info!]! That means right in the midst of Simple Plan’s No Pads tour in the United States.

Simple Plan are still yet to officially announce the release of this red vinyl themselves.

This is only a mock-up visual of the No Pads vinyl and may not 100% represent the actual release.
It is currently unknown what color is the vinyl disc itself.

Despite no official confirmation from the band itself, SimplePlan.cz has found out that the Internet has been slowly filling up with links to online music stores all over the world, which already started selling the reissue of Simple Plan’s first album – on vinyl!

According to the Czech online music store Vltava.cz, the vinyl was released (at least in the Czech Republic) on June 2nd. The price ranges on various Czech online music stores between 413 to 499 CZK (from about 15.2 € to 18.5 €).

Similarly, the vinyl can also be found in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy or Hungary. In most European countries, the release date was apparently June 9th. In Japan, the No Pads vinyl is expected to be released on June 30th.

All the websites indicate that the vinyl features 12 songs from No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls. That means bonus songs, such as ‘Grow Up’ or the live version of the cover of ‘American Jesus’ don’t seem to be included on this vinyl.

As the band still remains silent about the release of this vinyl, it is currently unknown when this limited edition vinyl will be available in other countries. We are currently trying to find out more official info about the release of this vinyl. Stay tuned for more info!

Simple Plan’s debut album has previously never been released on vinyl before. Its release closely follows the release of the Taking One For The Team vinyl, which is available since last year. Besides these two records, Simple Plan also released their third, self-titled album on vinyl. Singles that are available on smaller, 7-inch vinyls include Addicted, Welcome To My Life, Crazy, Untitled, Shut Up and When I’m Gone.