Elvis Presley/Jordanaires Compact 33 rpm vinyl Surrender b/w Lonely Man Used
$
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Thanks for stopping by our auction. Up for bid is a rarer Elvis record from 1961 on RCA Victor's Compact 33 format (#37-7850). From a movie titled "Wild in the Country," the "A" side is Surrender and the "B" side is Lonely Man. The harder to find Compact 33 record version has an interesting history and is described as this: (from the Discogs website)
"In 1961, RCA Victor Records released Lonely Man b/w Surrender on compact 33. The prefix (37) denotes compact 33. The catalog (7850) is identical to the relatively common counterpart release as a 45 RPM (47-7850). This release was part of an industry-wide attempt to establish a one-speed record market which began in 1960, that was anticipated to phase out the 45 RPM within two to five years of it’s introduction. Using big name artists, like Elvis Presley to propagate sales of the compact 33 in the direction of market domination should have been enough, however, it wasn’t. In 1961, 45 RPM record sales were climbing at a record pace, the major discount stores cut retail prices by nearly 22%, and lack of inexpensive automatic 33-speed singles player discouraged the promotion of the compact 33. All these factors and more attribute to the extreme rarity of this single."
Since I don't have a record player, I cannot comment on the sound quality. As you can see in the pictures, the vinyl is very shiny and there appears to be only a few minor surface scratches. I see over on YouTube that there is a safe and effective way to remove stickers from record labels with lighter fluid. I did not bother to do that. Unfortunately, when the record came into my possession, it did not have the picture sleeve. I hope this can make a nice addition to your Elvis record collection.
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