ELVIS PRESLEY: KING CREOLE 1958 RCA SILVER SPOT 33 RPM EX+/NM 1st PRESS UK
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY CONTINUING RECORD COLLECTION CLEAROUT.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE VISUALLY GRADED AND THESE COME WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY JUST LET ME KNOW.
POSTAGE WILL BE £4.95 FOR THE FIRST LP (SIGNED FOR) WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LARGER ORDERS.
THIS IS ONE OF A HUGE COLLECTION OF ELVIS PRESLEY STUFF I WILL BE LISTING. THERE ARE 45s, 78s, EPs & LPs TO GET THROUGH INCLUDING MANY ORIGINAL AND RARE ISSUES (GOLD HMV, TRI RCA, MINT CONDITION 78s, BLACK LABEL LPs ETC).
MOST OF THE INFO IS IN THE LISTING TITLE AND PHOTO SO I WILL KEEP OTHER INFO BRIEF IN ORDER THAT I CAN LIST QUICKER.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.
HAPPY BIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TITLE: KING CREOLE OST
YEAR: 1958
CAT NO: RD-27088
CONDITION (A/B SIDE): EX+/NM
LABEL MARKS: NONE
OTHER INFO: ORIGINAL 1958 RCA SILVER SPOT 1st PRESS (1B/1B MATRIX) IN FANTASTIC CONDITION AND ONE OF THE BEST COPIES I HAVE COME ACROSS IN RECENT YEARS.
THIS FILM WAS PREMIERED IN LONDON IN AUGUST 1958 WITH THE SOUNDTRACK BEING RELEASED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS AND ENTERING THE UK ALBUMS CHARTS ON 13th SEPTEMBER. THIS COPY OF THE ALBUM IS PROBABLY THE EARLIEST PRESSING YOU WILL GET YOUR HANDS ON. THE SLEEVE, PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY E.J. DAY IS DATED 8/58, MEANING THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST ONES TO COME OUT OF THE FACTORY (SEE PHOTO). YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER SLEEVE THAT PRE DATES THIS.
THE SLEEVE IS OF THE THIN VARIETY WITH NO SPINE AS SUCH, THE SPINE INFO BEING PRINTED VERTICALLY ON THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE. THE FRONT IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH NO LIFTING OR BITS MISSING AND JUST ONE TINY NICK ON THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE BARELY ANY CREASES AND NO OBVIOUS RINGWEAR. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AS IS THE SPINE WITH NO NICKS OR SPLITS AND JUST A LITTLE VERY FAINT RUBBING TO THE CORNERS. THE BACK IS NICE AND CLEAN WITH JUST A SMALL PRICE WRITTEN IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER AND SHOWING BARELY ANY RINGWEAR OR CREASES.
THE VINYL ITSELF IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION AND SHOWS NOTHING BUT THE ODD ABSOLUTELY TINY HAIRLINE MARK. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES, SURFACE RUBS OR LINES AT ALL. IT LOOKS ALMOST NEW. PLAYBACK IS COMPLETELY FAULTLESS THROUGHOUT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER AND THE SOUND IS STRONG AND DISTORTION FREE. LABELS SHOW BARELY ANY SPINDLE MARKS AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS RECORD HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED. PLAYS LIKE IT DID WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. IT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND EARLY ELVIS RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION SO THIS ONE IS A RARE FIND INDEED. A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.
GRADING INFORMATION:
MINT: NEW/SEALED
NEAR MINT: NO OBVIOUS MARKS. TINY SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES IN STRONG LIGHT
EXCELLENT PLUS: ONE OR TWO BARELY VISIBLE SURFACE LINES/MARKS ONLY
EXCELLENT: LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ONLY. NO SCRATCHES. NO AUDIBLE MARKS.
EXCELLENT MINUS: A FEW SURFACE MARKS AND POSSIBLY THE ODD ULTRA LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCH. NO AUDIBLE FLAWS.
VERY GOOD PLUS: LIGHT MARKS AND SOME VERY LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCHES ALTHOUGH NOTHING THAT WILL HAVE ANY MAJOR AUDIO IMPACT.
VERY GOOD: LIGHT MARKS AND SCRATCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BIT OF SURFACE/BACKGROUND NOISE. USED BUT WITH NO MAJOR DEFECTS. WILL PLAY THROUGH FINE.
VERY GOOD MINUS: AUDIBLE SCRATCHES/MARKS BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT MAJOR ISSUE.
GOOD: WELL USED BUT PLAYABLE
FAIR: HEAVY MARKS. WILL PLAY BUT MAY STICK/JUMP.
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