Jamaica
1990- Label and catalog number
- Penthouse Records
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
PH - 45 - 68-A - K・K・mastering - Jump aroundEtched in runout A
PH - 45 - 68-B - Jump around Version - K・K・masteringEtched in runout B
Vinyl pressings
by Chaka Demus · 1990
Jump Up (Workie-Workie) was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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.
PH - 45 - 68-A - K・K・mastering - Jump aroundEtched in runout A
PH - 45 - 68-B - Jump around Version - K・K・masteringEtched in runout B
PH12 - 68 - A Jump around - K.K. MasteringRunout side A
PH - 12 - 68 - B - Jump around Version - K.K. MasteringRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Jamaica | Penthouse RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Penthouse Records PH 56First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | Penthouse Records PH12 68First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jamaica | Penthouse Records PR-20007", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Penthouse Vintage nil7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Unknown | Penthouse Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Penthouse Records7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Penthouse Records7", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Penthouse Vintage7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Penthouse Records7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Penthouse Records12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Penthouse Records PH-5812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Penthouse Records PH-5812", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
13 vinyl pressings of Jump Up (Workie-Workie) are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1990 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Penthouse Records.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PH 56, PH12 68) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PH - 45 - 68-A - K・K・mastering - Jump around and PH - 45 - 68-B - Jump around Version - K・K・mastering. 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.