The Chapel label started in Glendale, California, at least as early as 1950. By 1960, Chapel was located in Mountain View, California, where they stayed at least until the late 1970s. Bridge was a reissue subsidiary probably started in the mid-1970s. Both labels used the "Golden Voice Series" as a trade mark of sorts.

Mainstay artists for the label included the King's Heralds Quartet and the Heritage Singers (the group name was often followed by "USA"). The King's Heralds Quartet, according to liner notes, "has been famous since 1937 for its distinctive interpretations of fine sacred music." Interestingly, they also chose classical pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and the like for which others had written gospel lyrics.

The early Chapel stereo labels were red with gold print, with the logo on top, above which was "The Golden Voice Series". Around each side at left and right was a gold box with "STEREOPHONIC". At the bottom of the label is, 'CHAPEL RECORDS, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF." Mono albums may have been blue with similar graphics. The same logo design was used at least into 1974. After monaural albums were discontinued (about 1968), the label changed to gold with "COMPATIBLE" replacing "STEREOPHONIC" in the boxes at left and right of the label.





In 1975, the logo changed to the word "CHAPEL" in block letters inside a split multi-ring circle. The label design did not change, except the bottom information changed to "CHAPEL/BRIDGE RECORDS, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. U.S.A." Promotional copies were also issued, on white labels with black print using the same graphic design.







The Heritage Singers USA merited a specially designed label, pink with black print except the group name was in white. The label design was similar to the regular label, except there were no boxes at right and left. The word "STEREO" appears on the right side of the center hole.







The Bridge label was orange with black print. The logo, a multi-arc semi-circle, was in yellow across the top of the label, under which was "BRIDGE", also in yellow. The label name was large and was printed across the center hole. The album name was printed in black under the arc but above the label name.







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