ELVIS PRESLEY • 1956 TEMPORARY SLEEVE EPA 747 w/NM EP RECORD
$
1,075
$ 1075
Sold For
Mar 30, 2014
Sold Date
Mar 23, 2014
Start Date
$ 25
Start price
32
Number Of Bids
France
Country Of Seller
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Description
• BLUE SUEDE SHOES • TUTTI FRUTTI • I GOT A WOMAN • JUST BECAUSE •
UP FOR AUCTION AN AMAZING AND ORIGINAL 1956 PROMO PACKAGE ISSUED BY
“RCA VICTOR” TO PROMOTE ELVIS’ FIRST ALBUM (LPM 1254) ... PRIOR TO ITS OFFICIAL
MARCH RELEASE, THIS EXTENDED PLAY (747) WAS SENT TO D.Js TO BE AIR-PLAYED
ON RADIO STATIONS WITH A SPECIAL, TEMPORARY SLEEVE PRINTED WITHOUT ANY
PICTURE ON IT. OBVIOUSLY, A VERY SMALL NUMBER WAS MADE ON THIS OCCASION
AND JUST A FEW HAVE SURVIVED THROUGHT THE YEARS ! IT WAS QUICKLY REPLACED
BY THE KNOWN, OFFICIAL CARDBORARD JACKET (SAME ARTWORK AS ON LPM 1254)
SHOWING ELVIS AND BILL BLACK ON STAGE - FLIMSY SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE,
A BIT OF AGE TONING AND NO WRITING...AND IT IS NOT ALL : THE RECORD IS THE
VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH SONG “JUST BECAUSE” CREDITED TO “P.D.” (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
AND IT’S IN BEAUTIFUL, SHINY AND BRIGHT NEAR MINT CONDITION !! FINDING THE
COMPLETE SET THIS NICER IS JUST NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE SO DON’T MISS OUT ON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB AND ADD IT TO YOUR ELVIS COLLECTION !