Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album RCA LP G orig. Long Play G+ cover 1957

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Artist: Elvis Presley Title: Elvis' Christmas Album  Label/Number: RCA LOC-1035 (M) Jacket condition: G+ Record condition: G Notes: The outside of the cover is a bit worn with a fair amount of ring wear and seam and corner wear. The spine is completely split so the front and back of the gatefold were separated. They have been neatly taped back together and function pretty well as a unit. Both seam on the front cover and the bottom seam of the back are split and neatly taped. Overall it looks pretty decent. The inside cover is a much better story. It shows a little aging but the photo album is intact and still attached to the back cover. The photos look great with no tears and one minor crease on a top corner of the "Jailhouse Rock" page. The labels are original "Long Play" versions and are in pretty good condition with some spindle marks and a little scraping around the hole--probably to get it onto a spindle at some point. The vinyl still has decent gloss but has lots of scratches--mostly surface but a few relative small "feelable" ones--enough to warrant grading it down to G on appearance along. Side 1 actually plays very well--much better than appearance. Side 2 has a few more "feelable" scratches and plays with intermittent surface noise and a relative few light ticks.  There were no skips on my turntable. As an added bonus, the record is still contained in its original RCA inner sleeve. Grading: Grading is usually only visual for VG+ or better items, although if time allows I may play to verify the quality of a pressing or just to hear the music. VG items are usually only listed if they are fairly hard-to-find items and are always play graded. Regardless of the grade, if I do play the LP, I note the results in the item description. I use Goldmine standards with Ebay's EX grade added for items NOT QUITE up to NM.  Please read the notes above as I try to note anything that might influence the grading one way or another. I try to be conservative and grade as though I were buying the record and hope my feedback speaks well for my grading. Mono (M) or Stereo (S) is noted after catalog number. Don't hesitate to e-mail questions.   

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