ELVIS PRESLEY GOLDEN RECORDS VOL.1 RARE'58 RCA VICTOR MONO LP IN SHRINK STUNNING

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·        ELVIS PRESLEY - GOLDEN RECORDS - 1958 US RCA/VICTOR RECORDS MONO LP LPM-1707

·        GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

·        A VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1965 ON  BLACK RCA VICTOR LABEL WITH "WHITE TOP" [RCA VICTOR’S NAME IS IN WHITE LETTERS], AND ‘DOGGIE’ LOGO ON TOP CENTER OF THE LABEL (“MONAURAL” INSCRIPTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL)

·        DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·        VERY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

·        THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·        ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·        SECOND VERSION OF THE COVER (WITH SONG TITLES LISTED ON THE FRONT COVER AND ALBUM TITLE IN WHITE LETTERS)

·        COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·        THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·        MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Fourteen Elvis singles from the 50's that sold over a million copies each. Including one of my favourites and apparently Elvis's favourite, 'Don't Be Cruel'. The back liner notes give some interesting info, like how Elvis heard the Otis Blackwell tune 'All Shook Up', rewrote some of the lyrics with Blackwell's approval and recorded it in 1957, his ninth consecutive gold record. Otis Blackwell also wrote 'Don't Be Cruel', and that led Elvis to 'All Shook Up' by Blackwell. Elvis discovered 'Heartbreak Hotel' himself, the very first single for RCA Victor in 1956, while in Florida, well sort of, it was given to him by country and western writer Mae Axton and he liked it immediately. The Jordanaires show up the first time on the single 'I Want You, I Love You' after Presley was shaken up in a plane situation over Texas where there was engine trouble, he met them right after and recorded this single on Easter Sunday April 11, 1956. Elvis himself did not really like 'Hound Dog' that much but he performed it so well live it was decided by Steve Sholes of RCA Victor, that it needed to be put on wax. Elvis recorded 'Anyway You Want Me' within minutes of first hearing a demo of the song. Lots of interesting stories behind these songs, those times, some great documentaries out there. 

This compilation was not put together slap dash, it was well thought out, covering those first and important 1950 singles Elvis recorded, when he was new and the songs were new, and the recording was innocent and the people lapped them up and consumed them again and again. Hungry for something new they got it. But for others they knew this music was around years before Elvis hit the scene, you just had to look for it, listen for it, and it was your private secret.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

This was rock & roll's first greatest-hits album, and it set the standard for all others to follow. As originally conceived, it was a 14-song collection of most of the King's biggest hits up to that time, released on the eve of his start of military service -- a dearth of material being in the offing, it seemed only logical to assemble these hits. Each of the 14 songs had earned a gold-record award for a million sales, a record unequaled at that time by anyone else in rock & roll. The album wasn't intended as a history lesson, so "Hound Dog" and "Loving You" precede "Heartbreak Hotel". Elvis' singing never sounded richer or more expressive, and one can fully appreciate in vivid detail the delicate nuances of his phrasing on songs like "Too Much." Scotty Moore's groundbreaking lead guitar part on "Hound Dog" and the Jordanaires' backup singing never came through more sharply (…)

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565

Track listing: Hound Dog --- Loving You --- All Shook Up --- Heartbreak Hotel --- Jailhouse Rock --- Love Me --- Too Much --- Don't Be Cruel --- That's When Your Heartaches Begin --- Teddy Bear, (Let Me Be Your) --- Love Me Tender --- Treat Me Nice --- Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be).

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·        CONDITION:

·        THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)           WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)           The record comes in its original (Elvis-specific) RCA Victor stock inner sleeve.

(c)              The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)             Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 20:1.

(e)            The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(f)              Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                                     THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-          Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-          Cover has one corner slightly worn (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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