Elvis Presley 14 Vinyl LP Lot: 7 Still Factory Sealed Same 7 Open+Spinout Photo

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This is my third auction of vintage Elvis Presley albums with two sets of the same titles.  One set of the 7 albums are unopened and still factory sealed.  The second set of the 7 albums includes the same titles but the albums are opened and ready for your listening enjoyment.  However please note that the still factory sealed versions of four of these albums are NOT the same as the opened and original versions.  The opened versions for four albums are older originals.  Please refer to the album numbers for comparisons and to be able to look up release dates.  Also note that all of the albums in these lots were purchased before 1980 and remained in my family ever since.  Yes, some were purchased back in the 1950's and 1960's as well.  Anyway, here is the list of the 14 albums included in this particular auction: 
Still Factory Sealed 1. LSP-1707(e) Elvis' Golden Records  2. LSP-4671 Elvis Now  3. ANL1-1936 Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (formerly available as LSP-4579)  4. APL1-2558 Harum Scarum  5. APL1-2568 It Happened at the World's Fair  6. APL1-2560 Spinout  7. APM1-1675 The Sun Sessions
Opened Originals 8. LPM-1707 Elvis' Golden Records - LPM-1707 RE2 is on the top of the back cover: I think this was released in 1963 9. LSP-4671 Elvis Now 10. ANL1-1936 Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (formerly available as LSP-4579) 11. LSP-3468 Harum Scarum 12. LSP-2679 It Happened at the World's Fair 13. LPM-3702 Spinout - 1966 version which includes the original color photo insert of Elvis  14. APM1-1675 The Sun Sessions
The 7 still original factory sealed versions are in fantastic shape and crisp.  The only one that has any fraying is the Elvis'Golden Records plastic.  I tried to zoom in on a couple pictures to show the effect.  Of the 7 opened, not sealed, playable albums in this auction, 2 of them still have their original factory plastic - but of course they are split opened on the side to be able to get the records in and out.  You know what I mean.  And of the 7 opened, it appears that all 7 of them still have the original internal sleeves as well.  The cover of the Elvis' Golden Records album has obvious parts ripped off - which is clearly visible in the pictures.  Naturally in the 7 still sealed albums - whatever sleeves are used are still present inside the unopened/sealed versions but we cannot see them because they are still sealed.  Please zoom in on all the pictures for details.  On a few of them, you can still see the price tags from back in the day.  The last four pictures highlight the 7 still factory sealed albums - front and back - with a couple of the side views.  I'm sorry that a few of the pictures I took show a circular flash mirage that appears overtop of a few of the open albums.  Those flash circles are not really there and do not exist.  There are NO circles somehow etched into any of the albums.  I hope you understand.
This lot includes the original 1966 Spinout Album with the included Elvis Presley signed photograph and the original sleeve.  The color picture shows his dazzlingly blue eyes in crisp focus.  The picture is in fantastic shape.  Please note that the autograph was not done personally but as part of that album's extras.  Also please note that the back of the Spinout album has some ripped off parts on the left side.  Please zoom in on the pictures.
I plan to ship via USPS Media Mail using a 14x14x6 inch box that will weigh about 10 pounds.  Shipping via media mail will take longer to deliver than Priority Mail.  So please be patient.  When I receive eBay notification of the auction winner's payment, I will ship either the same day or the next day - if the Post Office is still open.
Uh, and the following is a totally unrelated sidebar thought - but I always chuckle thinking about the movie It Happened at the World's Fair.  I recall that Kurt Russell, who at the time was a child, kicks Elvis/Mike in the shins during the movie.  Later as an adult in 1979, Kurt Russell plays the role of Elvis himself in the TV movie entitled Elvis.
The 14 albums in this auction were collected by my mom who graduated high school in 1957.  She was an Elvis fan from the beginning.  Almost all of the albums my mom purchased were bought before Elvis Presley died.  In fact, Elvis died on my mom's birthday August 16th.  Yep, my mom was a big fan and he died on her actual birthday.  I was 9 years old at the time and remember it clearly.  After his death my mom went on a little collection shopping spree to make sure she owned every one of his albums.  She already had virtually all of them.  But off we went to a bunch of stores to make sure we had the complete collection.  She bought a book that was a discography which listed all of Elvis records - I think it was entitled All American Elvis.  Indeed she successfully purchased at least one version of every album Elvis released in the United States of America.  I recall that there were two of his albums that we had a hard time finding.  They were Elvis: Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (with Graceland on the cover) and the album entitled Elvis (from 1973) which contains the song named Fool.  But we eventually found these two hard to find albums.  Not sure if those albums are hard to find anymore.  But back in 1977 and in Pennsylvania they were hard for us to find going store to store in person via our old school collecting technique.  : - )
My mom also collected over 600 Elvis items including probably all or most of his cassettes, 8-tracks, VHS movies (more than 1 copy) and books, magazines, fan club prints, posters, etc.  Oh and none of these items including the albums in the auction have never left our family's house.  I moved back into the house after most of my family died including my mom, dad, and wife - God rest their beautiful souls.  Here's a brief summary of the collection that I will likely auction off in groups over the months ahead.  Please feel free to ask questions about what I have in the collection.  I would certainly try to prioritize whatever interests you.
- 145+ vinyl albums, 37 of these are still in the factory sealed plastic.  The collection includes at least one copy of every album he released in the USA. - 90+ vinyl singles in two carrying cases (70 unique singles with 20 duplicates). - 135 8-tracks in four carrying cases. - 84 cassettes in two carrying cases. - 105 VHS videos, 30 of them are still unopened sealed VHS videos.  There is at least one copy of each of his 33 movies. - Large number of other items including books, posters, pictures, puzzles, magazines, fan club memorabilia, and trading cards, etc.
I am not a business; I'm just a private owner whose family has been in possession of these items since they came out (or thereabouts).  I'm simply trying to make people happy before I go to judgment.  When all of the items of interest are auctioned off, my online garage sale will end.  Oh and just for your information - I never use a reserve price in my auctions.  Please remember that these items are sold as are, no returns.  Thank you.

I got a question about the condition of the Spinout album.  So I tested it on my record player.  I played both sides of the album and it sounded great - no skips at all.  Just thought I'd add this information to the listing in case others are interested about the Spinout album.  Also please note that I can certainly test other albums if you are interested.  Please let me know.  The albums are likely going to play without issues - but I didn't test them all.  So I didn't mention anything about testing before.