ELVIS PRESLEY A DATE WITH ELVIS RCA LP VG+ 1959
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ELVIS PRESLEY A DATE WITH ELVIS RCA VICTOR LPM-2011. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL LP FROM 1959 WITH RED STICKER ON FRONT COVER. THE GATEFOLD LP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME OLD TAPE RESIDUE ON THE FRONT JACKET AND THE USUAL PINHOLE ON THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER AS THIS WAS A CALENDAR AS WELL,THERE IS A SMALL PAPER TEAR IN THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD BUT DOES NOT COME THROUGH. VINYL DOES HAVE SOME ABRASIONS BUT PLAYS WELL. OVERALL A VERY GOOD, COPY OF AN ELVIS ORIGINAL LP FROM 1959. $10.00 US SHIPPING IN NORTH AMERICA, INTERNATIONALS INQUIRE, WILL COMBINE, GOOD LUCK
In 1959, at the time when RCA launched this record on the market, the label’s shinning rock star was out of the country doing his military service in Germany. In order to comfort all his fans during his forced absence, the record bosses produced an album with a smartly uniformed Elvis on the cover, smiling widely to let his faithful followers know that he’d be back soon. There was a special calendar, too, so that his fans could count off the days until his return. This marketing ploy was extremely successful. The record became a highly desirable collector’s item and even years later illegal dollars still flowed from pirate copies.
The RCA producers kept mum about when and where the tracks were recorded. But who cares about that when listening to Elvis giving the "blue grass" classic "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" his unmistakable, rockabilly sound? The other titles, all of them performed by a well-proven ensemble of rock ‘n’ roll musicians, are filled with the honest, powerful language of the young - or from today’s viewpoint, old - Elvis. Which takes us back full circle to the date. What better way is there to celebrate the 50th birthday of rock ‘n’ roll than with this early album by its
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