Elvis Presley - Sun 223 - 45 RPM - Mystery Train/ I Forgot
  $   225

 


$ 225 Sold For
May 13, 2013 Sold Date
May 6, 2013 Start Date
$   50 Start price
12   Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
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ELVIS PRESLEY ORIGINAL U.S. SUN 223. 1955.  MYSTERY TRAIN/I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET.  FROM A RECENT DALLAS, TX ESTATE SALE.

GOOD SOUND, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY BRIEF AND MILD DISTORTS ON THE GUITAR CRESCENDOS BUT EVERYTHING IS CLEAN AND CLEAR.  YOU CAN EASILY TELL THIS WAS A YOUNG ELVIS.

THE VINYL SHOWS MANY MICRO SURFACE SCRATCHES ON BOTH SIDES PLUS SEVERAL VERY SHORT LEAD IN SCRATCHES ON "MYSTERY TRAIN" -  IT WAS CLEARLY WITHOUT A SLEEVE FOR A LONG TIME. 

HOWEVER, IT PASSES PLAY GRADING WITH FLYING COLORS.  NOISE IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT ON BOTH SIDES.  DEAD WAX IS VERY QUIET TOO.  THE SCRATCHES PRODUCE NO CLICKS OR POPS.  ONE OF THEM DOES PRODUCE THREE OR FOUR  BACKGROUND SOUNDS, BUT THEY BLEND IN ON THE BEAT.  I HAD TO GO BACK ANY REPLAY TO BE SURE I HAD HEARD THEM.  I'M USED TO GRADING CLASSICAL, SO I AM VERY CRITICAL OF NOISE.

IN SHORT, NOT A COLLECTORS COPY BUT I THINK A GOOD PLAY COPY,  ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE A MONO CARTRIDGE.  I USED A LOW END GRADO MC+ WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS.

MATRIX NUMBERS:
45-U-156X  20  DELTA 5498
45-U-157X  20  DELTA 5499

WILL BE SHIPPED DOUBLE BOXED WITH THE RECORD IN A PRO DIE-CUT 45 BOX AND NEW PAPER SLEEVE AND PLASTIC 45 COVER.







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