Elvis Presley Love Me Tender promo spots for movie
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Here's one very rarely if ever seen for sale!! We could find no recent history of a sale on either ebay or Popsike!! This is an original 12" promo only radio spots disc for Elvis' first film- Love Me Tender!!! Produced by 20th Century Fox for broadcast only to promote the film. Contains 7 different spots varying in length from 20 to 60 seconds- has the announcer promoting the film with excerpts of Elvis singing the title song interspersed within. Both sides contain the same material -I assume because they anticipated extensive airplay thus resulting in quick record wear. Condition of the vinyl is an issue- visually it is fair to good-- there are lots of surface marks, light scuffs and wear throughout the disc- nothing that you can really feel by running a finger over the surface and nothing that causes the record to skip. There are no gouges, cracks, or other serious problems. We played it on a mid-line Technics turntable with Shure M92e cartridge tracking at 1.25 grams and it played through with no skips-- albeit with varying degrees of noise. The noise is not just barely there- it is considerable at times however it does not completely overtake the recorded material and there is little to no distortion of said material itself. Turn the treble down and it's quite listenable. The labels are in nice shape- not faded at the bottom as shown in the photo- that is an artifact of the camera. The big "blotch" that shows in the photo on the playing surface at about 10 O'clock is just an artifact of the camera flash as well. We are not offering a warranty on this beyond that it is guaranteed to be as described - different turntables, cartridges, and stylus tip shapes almost always yield different results ---so you will be buying this AS-IS. Its value is in the extreme rarity of the disc. By placing a bid or using the Buy It Now option you agree to these terms. If this thing was clean I'd venture that the value would be well into 4 figures- and if I collected Elvis rarities I'd surely keep it. We've been doing this for over 30 years and this is the first one of these we've ever seen!! It is possible that there are no really clean copies of this in existence as they were all probably played to death at the radio stations- plus it IS over 50 years old. We're going to start the bidding at a nice low figure with no reserve and see where it goes. We have added a Buy It Now price in case there is a serious collector who is a completist, absolutely HAS to have it, and does not want to risk losing it competing in an auction. Grab it while you can- who knows if and when another may become available=you might never see another!! The lucky winner will add $15.00 for insured Priority Mail within the continental USA- others please inquire. Buy It Now gets free shipping anywhere on the planet!! Due to it's rarity and value-- If shipped outside the USA we will only send via Global Express Mail. We will double box for secure and safe shipment. Payment via Paypal only, please. Please refer to our stellar feedback and buy with confidence!!
On Aug-16-08 at 15:55:36 PDT, seller added the following information:Buy It Now option is gone as we have received our first bid.
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