Vinyl pressings
by Wang Chung · 1983
Dance Hall Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
01-3837-1A-1 B NLRunout A, variant 1
01-3837-1B-1 C NLRunout B, variant 1
01-3837-1A-1 ARunout A, variant 2
01-3837-1B-1 ARunout B, variant 2
II_3837_1A_1 ARunout side A, stamped
II_3837_1B_1 ARunout side B, stamped
11-003837-1Label side A
11-003837-2Label side B
11-3837-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 1
11-3837-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 1
11-3837-2A1 NL ARunout side A, variant 2
11-3837-1B1 CRunout side B, variant 2
84/5 GE FA 3837 Arun-out groove A
84/5 GEF A 3837 Brun-out groove B
01-3837-1A-1Runout side A stamped, variant 1
01-3837-1B-1Runout side B stamped, variant 1
01-3837-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped, variant 2
01-3837-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped, variant 2
B NL 01--3837-IA-ISide 1
C NL 01-3837 IB-ISide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 3837 / Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 12.3837 / Geffen Records A 12.3837First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 12.3837 / Geffen Records A 12.3837First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 3837 / Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 3837 / Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records A 3837 / Geffen Records GEFA 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Geffen Records A 3837 / Geffen Records GEF A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Geffen Records A 3837 / Geffen Records GEF A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Geffen Records GEF A 3837 / Geffen Records A 3837First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ireland | Geffen Records GEF 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | Geffen Records GEFA 3837 / Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS WA 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1983 | UK | Geffen Records A 3837First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Geffen Records A 3837First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Geffen Records 0-20194 / Geffen Records 9 20194-0 A12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Geffen Records GGEF 04997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
50 vinyl pressings of Dance Hall Days are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Geffen Records GEFA 3837.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEFA 3837, GEFA 12.3837, A 3837, TA 3837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-3837-1A-1 B NL and 01-3837-1B-1 C NL. 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.
