Vinyl pressings
by Paul Weston And His Orchestra · 1945
Music For Dreaming was first pressed on vinyl in 1945. 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 1945, 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.
CAP-165-A 3 =4Side C runout
166-1D-1 [anvil] 2Side D runout
CAP-609-1A #2 [anvil] =2Side E runout
CAP-242-1A #5 A-2074 [anvil] =2Side F runout
CAP-163-A #2 [Anvil symbol] 4A stamped variant 1
CAP-164-A III 3B stamped variant 1
CAP-165-A #2 [Anvil symbol] 8C stamped variant 1
CAP-166-A II 5D stamped variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | US | Capitol Records BD 9First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1945 | US | Capitol Records BD 9First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | Capitol Records H-222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF-2227", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records ADF 1647", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF 2227", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H 222 / Capitol Records H222LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H 222 / Capitol Records H222LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records T-222LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T-222LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Spain | Capitol Records H 222 / Capitol Records H-222LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1956 | Spain | Capitol Records H-222 / Capitol Records H 222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records 34-6127", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Capitol Records 20024Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol LCA 222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records EBF 2227", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H 222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records LC 6503LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-2227", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records H-222LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records H 222 / Capitol Records H222LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records CC-222Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Music For Dreaming are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1945 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1945, in US. One of them is Capitol Records BD 9, released May 1945.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BD 9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP-165-A 3 =4 and 166-1D-1 [anvil] 2. 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.
