ELVIS PRESLEY 78 RPM WHITE LABEL DEMO JAILHOUSE ROCK 1957 RCA / DECCA H2WB.6779
£
582
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ELVIS PRESLEY 78RPM
WHITE LABEL DEMO (ELVIS IS ON THE WHITE LABEL SIDE)
THICK VINYL
A-SIDE:JAILHOUSE ROCK MATRIX No H2WB.6779
B-SIDE:TEST FREQUENCY
ON THE WHITE STROBE LABEL USED FOR DEMOS
PRESSED IN GREAT BRITAIN
1957 PRESSING
VISUAL CONDITION:EX+++
PLAY GRADE ON A REGA PLANAR TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO PRESTIGE 78C CARTRIDGE(BROADCAST QUALITY):PLAYS LOUD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR, EASILY GRADES AT EXCELLENT+.
HERE WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, AN ORIGINAL DECCA DEMO FROM 1957.THIS PARTICULAR 78 WAS GIVEN TO DECCA EMPLOYEE ON HIS RETIREMENT AS HE WAS A REALLY BIG ELVIS FAN.
DON'T CONFUSE THIS 78 WITH THE LATER DECCA PRESSINGS FROM THE 1970's, WHERE ELVIS APPEARED ON THE YELLOW 'B' SIDE. I HAVE A GOOD FEW OF THESE ELVIS DECCA DEMOS WITH ELVIS ON THE 'B' SIDE (YELLOW SIDE) WITH A CREAKY OLD TUNE FROM THE 1930's ON THE 'A' SIDE WITH THE WHITE STROBE LABEL, THE ELVIS TRACK IS ALWAYS ON THE YELLOW SIDE. APPARENTLY THESE TEST PRESSINGS WITH A TUNE FROM THE 1930's ON THE WHITE LABEL SIDE WERE THE BEST SOURCE OF A CLEAN COPY OF THESE TUNES/SONGS WITH THE PROSPECT THEM BEING REISSUED AGAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.THEY WERE AS THE STORY GOES PRESSED BY DECCA IN THE 1970's.THIS WOULD HARDLY BE THE CASE WITH ELVIS'S JAILHOUSE ROCK, THERE WOULD BE NO NEED TO USE AN OLD 78 RPM SOURCE FOR A REISSUE, ACCESS TO THE ORIGINAL MASTERS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. SO WHY DID ELVIS APPEAR ON SO MANY 'B' SIDES ( YELLOW SIDE) ALONG WITH ONE OF THESE 1930's RECORDINGS? WHO REALLY KNOWS APART FROM THE PERSON THAT COUPLED THEM TOGETHER. POSS A JOKE? OR WAS IT DONE BY AN ELVIS FAN? OR DID SOMEONE SEE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE £££ SELLING THE UNUSED PRESSINGS? WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
HOWEVER THE COPY LISTED HERE HAS ELVIS ON THE 'A' SIDE WHITE STROBE LABEL AND NO CREAKY TUNE FROM THE 1930's ON THE FLIP SIDE IT HAS A TEST FREQUENCY ON IT.
WELL EXPERIENCED AT POSTING 78 RPMS WORLDWIDE, SEE FEEDBACK
WILL POST WORLDWIDE
UK POSTAGE FREE BY ROYAL MAIL TRACKED
REST OF THE WORLD BY EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME
GOOD LUCK
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