Elvis Presley 45, Surrender, US Air Force "Music in the Air" issue, RARE
$
150
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Description
Elvis Presley, Surrender b/w Lawrence Welk, Out of a Clear Blue Sky, on the "United States Air Force Presents Music in the Air" label. Put together as a recruiting tool by the USAF, the songs are bookended by pitches to young men to join the Air Force. This copy has stunning shine--it looks like it's seen almost no play--but it also looks like it's never seen a sleeve, as there are a lot of very light scratches and paper scuffs. On balance, call it VG, and it plays very well with some clicking in the background. There is a tiny little partial chip (i.e., it doesn't go all the way through the record--just a flake of missing vinyl on one side) at the outer edge that only goes about half way into the dead wax intro and does not interfere with cuing or play in any way. Books at $300-400 in Osborne, and a legitimately rare and sought-after Elvis disc.
Grading
MINT- Perfect or virtually perfect.
VG+ Light marks, full shine, great looking record
VG Still fairly shiny but clearly a used record, light scratches, will play well but with some surface noise
VG- Played or used more heavily, lots of scratches, more pronounced surface noise, but still plays through okay
G Rough record
