US
1957- Label and catalog number
- RCA Camden CAL 403
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
H3 PP4993-8S ⅠB2side A runout stamped
H3 PP4994-4S ⅠA4side B runout stamped
H3PP-4993side A label
H3PP-4994side B label

Vinyl pressings
by Perry Como · 1957
Dream Along With Me 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.
10 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
H3 PP4993-8S ⅠB2side A runout stamped
H3 PP4994-4S ⅠA4side B runout stamped
H3PP-4993side A label
H3PP-4994side B label
H3-PP4993-10S B3 Iside A runout stamped
H3 PP4994-6S I A2side B runout stamped
H3PP~4993~18S 4 3 RSide A etched [4 3 stamped]
H3 PP4994-12S B2 RSide B stamped [B2 R etched]
H3PP-4993Side A label
H3PP-4994Side B label
R
H3 PP4993-8S I B1Runout A, variant 1
H3 PP4994-5S I B2Runout B, variant 1
H3 PP4993-8S I C2Runout A, variant 2
H3 PP4994-5S I B4Runout B, variant 2
H3 PP4993 11SRunout side A
H3 PP4994 2SRunout side B
H3PP-4993Label side A
H3PP-4994Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-403 / RCA Camden CAL 403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Camden CAL 403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Camden CAL 403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Camden CAL-403 REFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Camden CAL 403First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Camden CAL 403 / RCA Camden CAL-403First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Camden CAL-403LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Camden CAL 403LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Pickwick ACL-7023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Pickwick ACL-7023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Pickwick ACL-7023LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Pickwick ACL-7023LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Camden CAL-7006LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS 403(e)LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS 403(e)LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS 403(e)LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Dream Along With Me are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden CAL 403.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL 403, CAL-403 RE, CAL-403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H3 PP4993-8S ⅠB2 and H3 PP4994-4S ⅠA4. 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.