Elvis Presley "King Creole V 1"RCA Italiana hard cvr EP
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Description
ARTISTE, RECORD TITLE AND LABEL
ELVIS PRESLEY "King Creole Vol 1"
RCA Italiana EPA 4319 (pressed in Italy)
TRACK LISTING
Side 1: 1) King Creole 2) New Orleans
Side 2: 1) As Long As I Have You 2) Lover Doll
An original Italian RCA Italiana EP housed in a thick stock 'cardboard' type jacketIt has no centre.
GRADING RESULTS:
There are some white surface scuffs at the left hand side of his head as well as on his left eye at the front. If not for these, the front cover could be graded as a strong excellent! There are no seam splits, flaking etc. Similarly on the back there is an intial and a date ie 5/8/64 at the top left hand corner as well as 3 surface scuff spots at the center of the bottom edge. Again if not for these, it could be deemed a beautiful copy as the whiteness is still maintained and there is no browning, age spots etc.
The vinyl looks Near Mint with a couple of very light lines on side 2. These did not seem to have gotten into the grooves and did not affect play or cause skips. The vinyl maintains it's lustre and is absolutely brilliant. Tracking at 1.7g on my Naim Aro/Lyra Helikon SL cartridge , there was some extraneous surface noise which was not intrusive and I would grade the playing as VG++ in view of this.
How I Clean and Grade my Records
Cleaning: Cleaning is usually done on a Loricraft PRC 4 cleaning machine using the US made Walker Audio 3 step process.
Playback Equipment: Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/Armeggedon/Naim Aro tonearm/Linn Troika cartridge and through a brace of active Naim 250s/135s into Naim DBL speakers. For 45s I use a second Linn/Lingo/Aro/Lyra Helikon SL.
I use both Goldmine and Rare Record Price Guide grading system as a guide and came up with the following:
· Mint I only use this for sealed items. The record is virtually unplayed and is in a brand new condition. Cover is pristine. Up till now, I have never used this grading and, chances are, never will, due to my conservative nature in matters of record grading.
· Near Mint Very little or negligible flaws. Faint lines or very faint creasing on laminated covers visible under a strong light is acceptable but nothing serious. Records which show some signs of having been played such as very faint spindle marks are allowed but there should be no lessening in sound quality. .
· Excellent Item obviously played, though not often,and enjoyed with some slight noise. The record should be nice and shiny but may have a few light marks which should not intrude on play. Slight wear on cover is acceptable.
· Very Good Many more imperfections which are noticeable but not obtrusive. The record has been played several times but there should be no major deterioration in sound quality despite some noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear and tear or writings on the cover is acceptable but there should not be any major tears.
I do not offer any records below Very Good unless its extremely rare.
Shipping costs
I use brand new custom made plastic sleeves for both the vinyl and for the sleeve. Shipping from Singapore is always by Airmail and by registered post as it allows one to track items in case of delays. I usually post within 2 working days from date of payment. From experience, I know that it generally takes about 10 days to arrive at the destination though there might be variations of plus/minus 3 days. Shipping costs in pounds are: :
EPs/45s :
4.5 for the first
1 for the subsequent ones
I will inform buyers of the registration details through Email upon posting.
Forms of payment that I accept include:
· PAYPAL (preferred choice)
· International Money Orders
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