US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Gone Records Gone 5046
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
G 334 -2C △27520Side A runout
G 335 -2C △27521Side B runout
G-334A Side label
G-335B Side label
Vinyl pressings
by The Dubs · 1958
Chapel Of Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
G 334 -2C △27520Side A runout
G 335 -2C △27521Side B runout
G-334A Side label
G-335B Side label
G 334-2BA Side Stamped
G 335-2BB Side Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Gone Records Gone 5046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Gone Records Gone 5046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Zirkon Records Z 50027", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | Top Rank International R.45-20487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Top Rank International R.45-20487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Gone Records Gone 50697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Gone Records Gone 50697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Gone Records Gone 50697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Gone Records Gone 50697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo 8408X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 01247", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Gone Records G 50697", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Chapel Of Dreams are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Gone Records Gone 5046.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Gone 5046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G 334 -2C △27520 and G 335 -2C △27521. 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.