US
1982- Label and catalog number
- Wackie's w 1383
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
W-1383-AHand etched runout
W-1383-BHand etched runout
W 1383 A ANDY MIRANDAA
W 1383 B ANDY MIRANDAB
Vinyl pressings
by Horace Andy · 1982
Dance Hall Style was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
W-1383-AHand etched runout
W-1383-BHand etched runout
W 1383 A ANDY MIRANDAA
W 1383 B ANDY MIRANDAB
W-1383-A
W-1383-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Wackie's w 1383First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Wackie's W-1383 / Wackie's w 1383First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Wackie's w 1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Wackie's WR 1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Germany | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | US | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | US | Wackie's W 1383LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Wackie's W-1383LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Dance Hall Style are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US. One of them is Wackie's w 1383.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use w 1383, W-1383) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-1383-A and W-1383-B. 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.