ELVIS PRESLEY “A DATE WITH ELVIS”(1959)LPM-2011/MONO/TOP LOAD/GATEFOLD/ORIG OWNR

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Offering is original owner’s RCA VICTOR LPM-2011, 1st Pressing (Rockaway – released 07.24.1959), “A Date With Elvis”, 33-1/3 RPM LP “top load”, rare gatefold album, black vinyl record. Specific descriptions are as follows:

·        Gatefold Album Cover – CONDITION: VERY GOOD+. Both front cover and back covers have retained their original rich colors with a nice glossy finish. The front cover’s four (4) color photos of Elvis show no fading, stains, or discolorations. Likewise, the back cover’s full color, “Elvis 1960” calendar has no fading, stains or discolorations. Neither the front nor back covers have any markings. The red “Never Before on L.P.” hype sticker listing the album’s ten (10) song titles is clear and glossy. It has a vertical highlight streak running down the middle of the sticker. The four (4 ) of the five (5) spines that comprise the gatefold opening type album cover are in excellent condition with no splits or tears (see photos nos. 18-21). One (1) spine, front cover right side, has a 2.5" seam split (see photo. 22).

The gatefold’s two (2) inside covers containing thirteen (13) B & W photos of Elvis in uniform and the large, red RCA Radiogram are in EXCELLENT CONDITION with no fading, stains, markings, scratches or other imperfections.

·        Vinyl – CONDITION: VERY GOOD+. Seldom played, with very light wear, its vinyl playing surfaces are very clean and bright with a total of 1-2 very faint, minimal, light hairline / non-feelable surface marks. There are no scuffs or scratches. The vinyl has a rich, attractive gloss. The black and silver labels are VG+ condition with no spindle wear, scratches, stains or discoloration.

·        Original RCA Victor Records Promotional Inner Sleeve – This vintage, full color, collectible 12” x 12” promotional paper sleeve is in VG+ CONDITION. Its theme was to promote twenty (20) albums that were produced in “New Orthophonic and Living Stereo Versions”. The multi-colors contained in these twenty (20) advertised albums have remained rich, like “new”. It has no stains, markings or discolorations. The backside is a detailed and educational narrative explaining “What is Stereophonic Sound”. The paper sleeve has a 4” seam tear located at the middle bottom and a 4" seam tear located in the middle of the front left side.

·        Specific Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): K2PP-1148

Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): K2PP-1149

Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): K2PP 1148 – 2S

Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): K2PP 1149 – 2S

Purchased in Summer 1959 at The House of Music, New Rochelle, NY. Always stored upright, kept in dry, non-smoking homes. Please review the twenty-four (24) photographs to assist in your assessment of the items’ condition. The photographs are an integral part of the descriptions used for the gatefold album cover, vinyl record and inner paper sleeve.

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