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[[File:ChapelLPlogo3.jpg|right|thumb|Chapel label, 1972]]'''Chapel Music''', formerly '''Chapel Records''' is a record label in currently in [[Nampa, Idaho]] (relocated from California) that releases [[religious music]]. The label was founded in the late [[1940's]] and still releases several [[Compact_Disc#Audio_CD|CDs]] each year. It is the long-standing official recorded music publisher of the [[Seventh-Day Adventist]] church. Among the artists who have recorded for Chapel are [[The King's Heralds]], [[Del Delker]], [[Heritage Singers|The Heritage Singers]], [[Wintley Phipps]], and [[Roy Drusky]]. |
[[File:ChapelLPlogo3.jpg|right|thumb|Chapel label, 1972]]'''Chapel Music''', formerly '''Chapel Records''' is a record label in currently in [[Nampa, Idaho]] (relocated from California) that releases [[religious music]]. The label was founded in the late [[1940's]] and still releases several [[Compact_Disc#Audio_CD|CDs]] each year. It is the long-standing official recorded music publisher of the [[Seventh-Day Adventist]] church. Among the artists who have recorded for Chapel are [[The King's Heralds]], [[Del Delker]], [[Heritage Singers|The Heritage Singers]], [[Wintley Phipps]], and [[Roy Drusky]]. |
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Chapel Music, formerly Chapel Records is a record label in currently in Nampa, Idaho (relocated from California) that releases religious music. The label was founded in the late 1940's and still releases several CDs each year. It is the long-standing official recorded music publisher of the Seventh-Day Adventist church. Among the artists who have recorded for Chapel are The King's Heralds, Del Delker, The Heritage Singers, Wintley Phipps, and Roy Drusky.
History
Sabbath Music was a record label founded in 1948 as part of the World-Wide Bible Pictures deptartment of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists.[1] Initially the label was located in Glendale, California.[2][3] The label's name changed quickly in order to market recordings to non-Adventists. By 1949 the product had caught the attention of Billboard reviewers, for music by Ben Glanzer and The King's Heralds.[4][5] Records were released both on the Chapel Records[4] and Cathedral Records[6] imprints. The name "Chapel" seems to have been used for general distribution, and the name "Cathedral" for records marketed and distributed within Adventistism. The Cathedral label was dropped after it was discovered that there was another Cathedral Records in existence in Michigan[7]. The slogan of this religious label was "Music in the Home, Melody in the Heart".[8] In 1955 ownership was transferred to Pacific Press Publishing Association and the label listed an address at Mountain View, California.[8] By 1957 Chapel had added pre-recorded tapes to its line.[9] In 1973 the label's sales exceeded over one-million U.S. dollars a year, and included distribution in such diverse places as Ghana, Finland, and Australia.[10] The label's address moved to Nampa, Idaho when Pacific Press relocated there. In 2010 Chapel Music launched a website dedicated to digital downloads. By this time, more than 400 artists and groups had released material on Chapel.[11]
References
- ^ "Sabbath Music - Records" (PDF). North Pacific Union Gleaner. 43 (14). North Pacific Union of Seventh-Day Adventists: 2. April 6, 1948. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David; and Eyries, Patrice (March 6, 2003). "Chapel/Bridge Album Discography". Both Sides Now. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gart, Galen (1989). The American Record Label Director and Dating Guide, 1940-1959. Milford, New Hampshire: Big Nickel Publications. p. 42. ISBN 0-936433-11-6.
- ^ a b "Advance Record Releases - Religious". Billboard. August 6, 1949. p. 32.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. August 13, 1949. p. 34.
- ^ "Supplies for a Great Army of Soul Winners (advertisement)" (PDF). The Ministry. 25 (5). Ministerial Association of Seventh-Day Adventists: 47. May, 1952. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Gart, Galen (1989). The American Record Label Director and Dating Guide, 1940-1959. Milford, New Hampshire: Big Nickel Publications. p. 39. ISBN 0-936433-11-6.
- ^ a b "Announcement of ownership transfer" (PDF). Review and Herald. 132 (17). Review and Herald Publishing Association: 29. April 28, 1955. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ "Recorded Tape Companies". Billboard. August 26, 1957. p. 46.
- ^ Publishing House Annual Sales Report 112th Annual Statistical Report Seventh-Day Adventists. 1975. Page 29.
- ^ Pearson, Karen (November 8, 2010). "Pacific Press® Launches ChapelMusic.com". Retrieved May 22, 2012.
External links
- Chapel Records Website (CDS)
- Chapel Records website (downloads)
- Chapel Records discography (incomplete)
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