Elvis Presley Kissin' Cousins 12" Black Vinyl LP 1982 RCA Japan Obi Rock Vintage

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Elvis Presley Kissin' Cousins 12" Black Vinyl LP 1982 RCA Japan Obi Rock Vintage

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Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong glossy sheen and scattered light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks on each side plus a few short handling streaks and minor dust traces that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no warps, cracks, or deep scratches are seen and the yellow RCA center labels remain clean and fully legible with minimal spindle wear and no writing or added stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket with split-portrait front artwork and attached yellow Elvis On Screen 1800 obi strip shows clear artwork with mild overall surface rubbing, a soft ring-wear impression visible under angled light, and small corner and edge wear including minor tip rubs and slight color loss along the bottom edge, together with a vertical strip of clear tape securing the obi along the front and back and a small rectangular price sticker near the lower-right front; the obi and large double-sided lyric/liner insert are both present with

Artist: Elvis Presley.

Title: Kissin' Cousins 12-inch vinyl LP soundtrack album from Elvis Presley, collecting songs from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture in a Japanese RCA edition with obi strip and insert.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP album; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo rock and roll and movie soundtrack recording.

Label and catalog number: RCA Records / RVC Corporation Japan issue on yellow RCA center labels; catalog number RPL-2016 printed on the labels, spine, jacket, and obi strip together with Side 1 Stereo and Side 2 Stereo designations, 33 1/3 r.p.m. markings, and matrix references RPL-2016-A and RPL-2016-B plus JNL-4115 on Side 2.

Release year and origin: 1982 Japanese reissue manufactured in Japan by RVC Corporation, Tokyo, for RCA Records, with English-language titles and credits on the jacket, labels, and insert along with Japanese text and series information on the obi strip and liner notes.

Genre/Style: rock and roll, rock 'n' roll, and movie soundtrack material from Elvis Presley's film-era catalog, combining uptempo numbers and ballads drawn from the Kissin' Cousins soundtrack.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: 12-inch 33 RPM stereo LP format, Japanese import reissue with single-pocket cardboard sleeve, detachable Elvis On Screen 1800 obi strip, clear protective inner sleeve, and large double-sided lyric and liner-note insert.

Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard jacket whose front artwork presents a split portrait of Elvis Presley in a red jacket against green and blue panels, with large yellow ELVIS logo, small Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer credit line, bold Kissin' Cousins title lettering, and a black-and-white cast photograph framed inside a filmstrip graphic near the lower-right corner.

Back cover details: rear panel continues the filmstrip motif with a red central credit block reading Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Elvis in Kissin' Cousins, surrounded by color stills from the movie, side-one and side-two track listings, and production credits including cast billing for Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell, Jack Albertson, Pam Austin, Cynthia Pepper, and Yvonne Craig.

Spine and edges: standard LP-width spine printed with Elvis Presley Kissin' Cousins titling, RPL-2016 catalog code, RCA logo, and stereo/speed details, designed to house the vinyl disc, inner sleeve, and insert within the jacket.

Inner sleeves and inserts: set includes a clear protective inner sleeve for the record plus a large cream-colored paper insert printed with Japanese liner notes, production information, and track commentary on one side and full English-language song lyrics and credits on the reverse.

Track listing Side 1 (from center label): Kissin' Cousins (Number 2); Smokey Mountain Boy; There's Gold In The Mountains; One Boy Two Little Girls; Catchin' On Fast; Tender Feeling.

Track listing Side 2 (from center label): Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You); Barefoot Ballad; Once Is Enough; Kissin' Cousins; Echoes Of Love; (It's A) Long Lonely Highway.

Personnel and production: performances by Elvis Presley with vocal backing by the Jordanaires as credited; songs written by a variety of composers with songwriting credits printed on the labels and insert; music supervised and conducted by Fred Karger, with screenplay by Gerald Drayson Adams and Gene Nelson and production credited to Sam Katzman for the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture.

Additional notes: this RPL-2016 RCA / RVC Japan reissue of the Kissin' Cousins original soundtrack combines the 1960s film recordings with colorful portrait artwork, Japanese-language obi strip, and bilingual insert, making a notable import rock and roll and movie soundtrack LP for Elvis Presley collectors.

Barcode and identifiers: 1982 RCA / RVC Japan release issued without a printed UPC barcode; identifiers include catalog number RPL-2016 on jacket, spine, labels, and obi strip together with matrix references RPL-2016-A and RPL-2016-B, JNL-4115 on Side 2, Side 1 Stereo and Side 2 Stereo designations, 33 1/3 r.p.m. markings, and Manufactured by RVC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan credits.

Keywords: Elvis Presley Kissin' Cousins RPL-2016 12-inch black vinyl LP record 33 RPM RCA RVC Japan obi soundtrack rock and roll movie musical 1982 reissue.

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