ELVIS PRESLEY 1956 LPM-1382 US ARMY PX GERMANY RARE USA

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IT IS TIME TO POST MY SMALL COLLECTION OF ELVIS LONG PLAY RECORDS! I WILL BE LISTING SOME VERY RARE AND/OR HIGH GRADE ELVIS RECORDS ON JUNE 27 AND 28, SO I WILL WAIT TO SEND INVOICES OUT UNTIL ALL THE ELVIS RECORDS HAVE ENDED.

THESE ALBUMS HAVE ALL BEEN METICULOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER A 70 WATT INCANDESCENT BULB AND PLAY TESTED THOROUGHLY. ALL OF THESE RECORDS WILL SHIP OUTSIDE OF THEIR JACKETS AND IN A PLASTIC-LINED PAPER SLEEVE TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE DURING TRANSPORT.

SEE GRADING SCALE AND ABOUT ME BELOW

RECORD DESCRIPTION: 1956 ELVIS PRESLEY "ELVIS" (RCA LPM-1382) INSANELY RARE US ARMY PX ISSUE MADE IN GERMANY! VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH ORIGINAL LABEL STYLE AND FLAT EDGE!!

MATRIX INFORMATION:
a) LP-62-WP-7207-X Manufactured in Germany
b) LP-62-WP-7208-X Manufactured in Germany

ITEM CONDITION: RECORD IS FAIR 65 WITH LOTS OF LIGHT HANDLING MARKS AND FEW SHORT NEEDLE SCRATCHES. THIS RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR REPEATS! THE PLAYBACK IS STILL QUITE ENJOYABLE WITH LIGHT NOISE THROUGHOUT BUT NO SIGNAL DISTORTION. ON THE MORE ROCKIN' SONGS, THE BACKGROUND NOISE IS BARELY NOTICEABLE OR NOT AT ALL. THERE IS A REPEATING TICK ON "LOVE ME" (ABOUT 8) AND "OLD SHEP" (ABOUT 5) AND SOME OTHER SCATTERED TICKS AND POPS. IN MY OPINION, THE PHOTOS OF THE RECORDS ACTUALLY LOOK WORSE THAN THE REAL THING. THE LABELS ARE VERY GOOD + 78 WITH SOME SPINDLE HOLE WEAR AND LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. THEY STILL LOOK VERY NICE, HOWEVER.

THE COVER IS TOUGH TO GRADE DUE TO THE ENTIRE TOP SEAM SPLIT, BUT THE BOTTOM SEAM HAS NO SPLITS WITH SMALL SQUARES OF TAPE ON THE CORNERS, MOST LIKELY PUT THERE TO PREVENT SPLITTING. THE SPINE IS VERY HARD TO READ BUT PARTIALLY LEGIBLE IN PLACES. THERE IS ALSO VISIBLE TAPE RESIDUE ON THE SPINE AND TOP SEAM (SEE PHOTO OF BACK COVER). HOWEVER, THE FRONT AND BACK GRAPHICS HAVE LITTLE TO NO WEAR, AND NO FADING. THIS RECORD RARELY COMES UP FOR AUCTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE USA, SO IT MAY BE YEARS BEFORE ONE SHOWS UP AGAIN! CHECK THE MANY PHOTOS BELOW FOR DETAILS

GRADING SCALE
ALL RECORDS VISUALLY GRADED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. I WILL USE + OR - IF NEEDED FOR BORDERLINE ITEMS

MINT SEALED: SAYS IT ALL! JACKET WILL BE GRADED SEPARATELY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY FLAWS

NEAR MINT/MINT 95-100: RECORD AND/OR JACKET LOOK BRAND NEW, NO VISIBLE WEAR! LABELS WILL SHOW NO SIGNS OF USE OR WEAR OF ANY KIND. ONLY THE NICEST, LIKE-NEW ITEMS WILL GET THIS TOUGH GRADE!

NEAR MINT 90-94: LITTLE TO NO SIGNS OF WEAR. JACKET WILL HAVE ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT FLAWS, AND RECORD WILL HAVE ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF COSMETIC FLAWS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY. LABELS IN THIS GRADE WILL ONLY SHOW 1 OR 2 ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE SPINDLE MARKS

EXCELLENT 80-89: LOOKS GORGEOUS WITH ONE OR TWO FLAWS TO KNOCK IT DOWN FROM NEAR MINT. SHOULD STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE

VERY GOOD 70-79: RECORD AND/OR JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNS OF USE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR. RECORD WILL SHOW LIGHT MARKS FROM FREQUENT USE, BUT NO DEEP SCRATCHES, NO LOUD REPEATING POPS AND CERTAINLY NO SKIPS OR RETURNS. RING WEAR MAY START TO SHOW ON THE COVER, AND SMALL SEAM SPLITS MAY BE PRESENT, BUT SEAM MUST BE LARGELY INTACT

GOOD 60-69: RECORD AND JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF USE. STILL A RECORD THAT IS PLAYABLE AND NO SKIPS OR RETURNS.

FAIR 50-59: A WELL LOVED ALBUM THAT WILL PLAY WILL SHOW MUCH USE AND LITTLE CARE. I WILL NEVER LIST A FAIR OR WORSE RECORD UNLESS IT IS INSANELY RARE IN ANY CONDITION!!

POOR 49 AND LOWER: SEAMS TOTALLY SPLIT, TONS OF SURFACE WEAR ON LABELS AND RECORD. AGAIN, ONLY IMPOSSIBLY RARE RECORDS WOULD EVER SHOW UP IN MY EBAY WITH THIS GRADE

ABOUT ME: I AM AN EXTREMELY PICKY COLLECTOR! ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT BULB AND I MAKE SURE TO NEVER OVERSTATE THE CONDITION OF MY COLLECTIBLES. MY EQUIPMENT IS A DUAL 606 TURNTABLE AND A SHURE M97XE CARTRIDGE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100 HOURS ON IT. IF YOU ARE EVER UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING, I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT RETURNS AND REFUND YOUR MONEY!

STAY TUNED FOR MANY MORE RECORDS OF ALL GENRES!!