Vinyl pressings
by Les Paul & Mary Ford · 1957
Time To Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1 802-2NSide A runout variant 1
T2 802-1NSide B runout variant 1
T1 802-2N R 1Side A runout variant 2 ,stamped
T2 802-1N O 1 2Side B runout variant 2 ,stamped
- T1-802-D1 #3 ⌂Side A Runout, Variant 1 [Stamped ("#3" etched)]
- T2-802-D4 ⌂Side B runout, Variant 1 [Stamped ("#3" etched)]
- T1-802-D2 ⌂Side A runout, Variant 2 [stamped]
- T2-802-D2 ⌂Side B runout, Variant 2 [Stamped]
- T1-802-D1 #3 ⌂Side A Runout, Variant 1 [Stamped ("#3" etched)]
- T2-802-D4 ⌂Side B runout, Variant 1 [Stamped ("#3" etched)]
- T1-802-D2 ⌂Side A runout, Variant 2 [stamped]
- T2-802-D2 ⌂Side B runout, Variant 2 [Stamped]
- T1-802-D1 ⌂Side A runout
- T2-802-D1 ⌂Side B runout
T1 802-2N
T2 802-1N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records T802 / Capitol Records T-802First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Capitol Records T 802First yearLP | LP |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records T802 / Capitol Records T. 802First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T802 / Capitol Records T-802First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T802 / Capitol Records T-802First yearLP, Album, Sampler, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Sampler, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ENC-9021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records T802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Encore! ENC 132LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T802LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Time To Dream are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Capitol Records T802.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T802, T 802) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 802-2N and T2 802-1N. 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.
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