ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS IN MEMPHIS NM ORIG'69 RCA PROMO LP

$

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·       ELVIS PRESLEY - FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS – ORIGINAL 1969 RCA STEREO LP LSP-4155

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSURE STAMP ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       PLEASE NOTE: WHILE THIS COPY OF THE ALBUM DOES NOT COME WITH ORIGINAL ELVIS PRESLEY BONUS COLOR PHOTO,  SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION, WE WILL INCLUDE THE HIGH RESOLUTION PRINTOUT (REPLICA) OF IT ON A FINE, GLOSSY PHOTO-GRADE PAPER OF IT SO THAT THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE A FULL, COMPLETE, HISTORICALLY ACCURATE SET.  AGAIN: THE ALBUM (RECORD AND COVER) IS THE ORIGINAL, FIRST U.S. PRESSINGS; THE ELVIS PRESLEY BONUS COLOR PHOTO IS A HIGH-QUALITY REPLICA .PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE BONUS PHOTO, SHOWN BELOW

·       ORIGINAL ORANGE RCA LABEL

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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I can't, for the life of me, think of another album, sung and produced by the white man, that deserves the attribute of "Soul" album more than this one (I am white, so there's no racial element here). But lo and behold, here's a member of such rare species. Here is the KING doing his royally SOULFUL thing. Whether he was manipulated into recording four-sides worth of prime deep-south soul stuff in Chips Moman's "American Studios", or he simply wanted a reprieve from the godawful soundtrack drek Colonel Parker forced him to do, Elvis Presley recorded what is a true soul masterpiece in more ways than one: His final, big work - the "From Elvis in Memphis" album. It would be all downhill from here. One listen to "Long Black Limousine" which simply radiates Gospel in all directions, and you will realize why this guy was a KING. There was no such voice - certainly in the Caucasian world - ever. Personnel includes a proverbial who-is-who of Muscle Shoals Deep-Soul: In addition to Elvis Presley (vocals, piano);  Tommy Cogbill (guitar, bass); Reggie Young (guitar); John Hughey (steel guitar); Ed Kollis (harmonica); Jackie Thomas (saxophone, trombone); Andrew Lowe, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper (saxophone); R.F. Taylor, Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff (trumpet); Jack Hale, Ed Logan, Gerald Richardson (trombone); K. Adkins (bass trombone); Tony Cason, Joe D'Gerolamo (French horn); Bobby Wood (piano): Bobby Emmons (organ); Mike Leech (bass); Gene Chrisman (drums); Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Millie Kirkham (background vocals). - - Producers: Chips Moman, Felton Jarvis.  

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The album comes with with the REPLICA (not original) of the BONUS PHOTO

(c)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(d)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(e)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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