ELVIS PRESLEY (7/LP Box Set) His Greatest Hits. 1983. Reader's Digest lbl. NM+

$

35

Here is the 1983 7-LP box set of songs by Elvis Presley called Elvis! His Greatest Hits.  On Reader's Digest RDA-0100/A (RCA Music Service was involved with this, too.).  Each album is in it's own sleeve, it includes a full-page pamphlet (Your Reader's Digest Music Program Notes) that is 12 pages and discusses all the songs, along with a few black and white photos of him.  I think I counted 84 songs here. 

The yellow cover has shrinkwrap on it, but opened at the right side to let the box set out.  No marks on it at all.  Each record is like Mint.  If you see some marks on the photos here, that is just dust!  I don't think any records were played until I played Record 7 for the audio/video here.  Not one scratch was found.  What I did see on a couple record sides (under a really bright light) was a few super light wavy lines that were not scuffs or scratches.  I found out it has to do with the inner sleeves as they have plastic inside of them.  It's a light deteriorating of the plastic that may put a mark on the vinyl, but does not even have anything to do with the sound quality.  Doesn't dig into the grooves at all.  I heard you may be able to even wipe it away with a damp cloth.  I'll let you do that if you want.  Here is a 90-second audio/video of record 7 Side 1 so you can hear the perfect sound quality (which even has the light wavy marks on it), just so you know.  No tics or crackles even. 

This box set weighs 4 lbs when in the record mailing carton!  Media Mail will be $6.17 for this weight!

I rate the cover box as Near Mint (NM) and the albums get a Near Mint (NM) to Mint (M) sound as they were never played as no light scratches or scuffs are even on them. 

Feel free to email me for more information on an item. Depending on your state, they may charge sales tax now and it may show up on your invoice.

If buying 2 or more records, don't pay yet.  Let me send you an invoice combining both records to save on the postage costs. 

SHIPPING:  Will ship within one day of receiving payment and I will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area via Media Mail. 

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.