ELVIS PRESLEY-ROCK N ROLL NO.2-HMV CLP.1105 1957 1G/1G

	£		47
	$		62

ELVIS PRESLEY-ROCK N ROLL NO.2 TYPE SINGLE LP-MONO LABEL INFO HMV 1ST PRESS WITH MATRIX NUMBERS - G2-WP-7208-1N & G2-WP-7207-2N and the EMI stamper codes 1GD and 1GR CATALOGUE NUMBER CLP 1105 YEAR 1957 COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE/RELEASE UK/UK SLEEVE TYPE SINGLE FULLY LAMINATED WITH 2 FLIPBACKS INSERTS/EXTRAS ORIGINAL LINED INNER         GRADING/CONDITION

I'm not really too sure how to go about grading this. So I thought I would start with,its the rarest and most expensive Elvis record, and let it all go downhill from there.

You see these things occasionally,usually on dealers stands at record fairs,and usually with lumps missing and always with some huge price tag, and when you ask to look at it ,they go all sheepish and embarrassed as they hand it to you,and you find a record inside that has had people cartwheeling on it,and then you hear the immortal "its 750 quid in the book",wow -so your grading is based on what then? -your ability to cart huge quantities around in a van week after week.

Then on a rare occasion you find a copy in a private collection like this one ,which is equally as sad looking ,but at least you know with a certain degree of confidence that it has a pedigree.This thankfully is a copy that hasn't been "doing the rounds" in dealers box of delights for some time, but comes from a private collection that we happened upon,and its probably no better than some you will see elsewhere,but possibly not as bad either.

So,apparently,or so were told and really have to reason to question it ,this record was purchased and brought home on the day of its release in 1956,and within hours had encouraged such sibling rivalry that a fight broke out,during which a piece of the sleeve was ripped off,you can actually see the shape of a thumb in the picture where the piece is missing,the lady we bought it from reckoned that she had kept the missing piece for years and years with the intention of repairing the sleeve,even going so far as to glue a piece of card inside the sleeve(that is what you see in the picture,a piece of card and not the back inside of the rear sleeve,but sadly it is now lost.

So to the RECORD then -I am not really comfortable in giving it a grading in the traditional sense,basically because nothing seems to fit its condition -ie

BAD (the record is unplayable) well thats far from the case.

POOR (the record will not play properly due to scratches) it plays perfectly well.

FAIR -(The record is still just playable and displays considerable surface noise,it way even jump) granted it has some surface noise,but most definitely doesn't jump.

GOOD The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably detoriated-TRUE but only in places (ie on old Shep ,there is a quiet background crackle,but on the uptempo songs of which it must be said that most of the album consists of the audio quality is brilliant.

and then there is VERY GOOD (The record has been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Well visually its not going to be as good as that -ever ,but to listen to its quite pleasant with the quieter parts that are annoying.

So if pushed into a corner I would go for a VG ( minus minus ) ,and I am basing this on- 1.the record is flat -2.even though there are scratches if you run your fingers around the surface they aren't feelable and 3.the other marks although plentiful are just light handling scuff marks.

THE LABELS-Both are clean and unmarked with no writing or stickers or tears.The gold lettering is still legible,there is a little colourloss around the edge of B which presumably is from a bit of over zealous cleaning,the spindlemarking is light but quite extensive spreading out from the centre and there is also quite a bit of colourloss around the hole,a further indication of usage.

INNER SLEEVE .An original heavy duty sleeve with the lining still intact and attached,and overall in great condition,with no major creasing rips and no seam splits,there is some wear at the opening,but that's about it really.

OUTER SLEEVE -I have tried not to leave any false impressions about the condition of the sleeve-and apart from the obvious state of the front board,there are various other factors to be considered,about 1/3 of the bottom flipback is missing,and there is heavywear to the mid section of the top one,and quite a bit of wear to the rear opening,and a series of small cracks along the spine,but apart from that there's no writing,so not all bad then eh.

In conclusion as they say,I have tried to be as candid as possible about the condition of this album,and it has taken me about 3 days to write this as I keep coming back and adding a bit more,and like every other record I like to listen to it as I write,and am still so impressed that you can get such a great sound out something that has been so obviously well used.

So thee you have it,an Elvis Presley No2 1st press with EMI stamper codes 1G/1G,making it one the 1st presses of a 1st press and you can sit and listen to it,and as with everything else it starts at £4.99.

thanks for taking the time to read this drivel.

 

GRADING SPECIFICS All of our records are subject to close scrutiny before listing, and to ensure that we are accurate with our interpretation are carefully examined under a strong viewing light and played on a high end deck - We will never list a record that jumps,sticks,or is subject to so much background noise that the listening pleasure is radically impaired.We use the grading denominations as laid down in the Rare Record Collectors Guide,but with our own revisions as laid out below.

PLAYING SURFACE

MINT The record itself is obvious by its look and feel that it has never been removed from its inner sleeve,and typified by the very action of removal from a lined sleeve,where it has a very light friction against the poly,and a sheen across the playing surface that hasn't been dulled by the passage of a stylus,and requires no effort to remove any traces of foreign matter in the grooves,other than a cursory wipe with a soft cloth,and with a sound reproduction that you would expect from a piece of unplayed vinyl. MINT- Again a record that has been bought and stored away,but has been removed from its sleeves,either by the owner or more often some clumsy potential second user,and has some,but not many hairline marks across the playing surface due to the action of removal and insertion,these would not be noticeable unless viewed by rotation under a viewing lamp,and definitely have no effect on the reproductive quality. EXCELLENT++ A record that has endured only the lightest of playtime,say maybe only once or twice,and is perhaps only distinguishable by a spindlemark on the label or the presence of minimal hairline playmarks. EXCELLENT+ The majority of records that we sell fall into this category-the RRC defines EXCELLENT as:"The record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessening in sound quality", but to take this a step further,there are a multitude of records that are far better than this and deserve a higher status. These are the records that you would feel more than comfortable in receiving,they have very light playwear and no abuse marks such as needle skating,edge scuffing,or feelable scratches,and the audio quality will be as such that any previous play will be completely inaudible. EXCELLENT As defined above-these are records that "show some signs" of being played,and by some signs we interpret ,lightish hairline markings (papercuts)that are the result of multiple removals from the sleeve,occasional visual playmarks and very light scuffing that cant be heard during playtime,and the record has the overall feel of one that has been popular but cared for. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD++/VERY GOOD+++ The definition of VG is of record that has been played many times but shows no "major deterioration" despite "noticeable" surface marks and scratches.We don't care for this sort of product and don't stock them,and are of the opinion that it doesn't really matter how many +++'s you suffix the grading with its still a VG (very good) LABELS MINT We are great believers in the fact that labels will tell you more about the life of a record than anything else,apart from playing it of course,the number and voracity of spindlemarks,the usage wear around the hole any tears stickers writing,attempts to remove or fill in blemishes all point to the previous care of the record itself,and we always detail pictorially and grade them accordingly .A MINT label is just that a perfectly clean and free from any signs that the disc has ever been near a turntable,and only used in conjunction with MINT or NEAR MINT vinyl gradings. MINT- Both labels are perfectly clean but there will be a hint of spindlemarking ,say one or two dectectable mark on 1 label EXCELLENT+ Again perfectly clean but with very light but noticeable spindlemarks that are the result of light but inaccurate placement on the turntable. EXCELLENT In keeping with grading system as a whole an EXCELLENT label grading is given to a record with clean and unmarked labels that have born the brunt of moderate play but have suffered in as much that the "player" has neglected to line the record accurately which has resulted in noticeable spindlemarkings, with the occasional wayward or spidery effect,dark rooms and alcohol can exacerbate this. EXCELLENT- Any label that has "neat" user embellishment -a small biro name ,initials or an unobtrusive sticker,obviously we will show this pictorially. VERY GOOD/+ it is rare that we offer for sale any record where the labels have been so defaced that cosmetically the record is unpleasing to the eye,this means major tearing due to amateur sticker removal,large scale writing, using felt tip pens or the like,this can apply to any grading of vinyl! -in a nutshell if we feel that it is ugly then we don't buy it. SLEEVE MINT A MINT sleeve is something that we do not believe in,you wouldn't even get one straight from the shop,they have always picked up even the slightest of knocks to the corners or a hint of a crease here or there,so you will never see a mint grading for one of our sleeves.   MINT- These are a reality ,but only very occasionally,and only where the initial purchaser has had so much pride in their collection that it has immediately been stored in a poly outer sleeve,and kept upright in an environment that has allowed to remain free from crushing,and external forces,sleeves of this calibre are perfectly clean with uncrushed spines no creasing and no wear to any edges,and not not even a hint of ringwear.   EXCELLENT++ A high quality of storage ,again in a protective sleeve,with no visible defects,but perhaps a very light wear to the opening or corner buffing,or a hint of ringwear etc,an exceptional sleeve but not quite NM   EXCELLENT+ Again as with vinyl grading,the majority of our sales fall into this category.Its clean and unmarked with no user markings,straight edges,there is light wear to the opening and only very light or no ringwear.   EXCELLENT A perfectly serviceable and clean ,but with a noticeable defect,such as excessive colour loss to the top or bottom edge due to storage and handling movement,some occasional light markings on the boards,lightish rigwear,or a very light sticker removal mark.   EXCELLENT- A sleeve that whilst being of good quality is marred by some significant event- biro name ,sticker markings,less than perfect edges or spine,and just a general sadness and careworn demeanour.As always we show multiple pictures,and will always note major defects in the grading section above.   VERY GOOD/ETC There are occasions where we feel that record is of sufficiently high quality or scarcity that it is of interest even with major defects,board tearing,significant writing and or a grubby disposition,on the occasions we do list with a low grading and display the faults.   INSERTS/EXTRAS The problem with a major part of lyric/picture inners is that are made of such light paper that they split very easily and are effectively rendered useless.We try very hard to limit this and do not normally stock any records with split,excessively creased or damaged inner sleeves or inserts.The exception that we make are to small worn portions which we will either repair or reinforce with a neat taped repair.Any defects that are not visible in our pictures will be noted in the grading above. 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