ELVIS 45 RECORD SPD 22 PROMOTION DOUBLE EP RARE 1956 56

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This extremely rare record set was not sold in stores but was only given as A Bonus To Buyers Of A $32.95 Victrola Record Player In 1956 (I've read October). This record set is now all but impossible to find. Very few have ever even found their way to eBay! The ones that have, have sold for between $770( missing the cover) and $2,100

599-9121 - Side 1 Blue Suede Shoes and I'm Counting on You. Side 4 Tutti Frutti and Tryin to Get to You
599-9122 - Side 2 I Got a Woman and One Sided Love Affair Side 3 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry and I'll Never Let You Go

I am not an expert, but I would rate the records VG and the cover G-. I Took pictures from every angle and both sides of each record. As shown in the picture the top edge of the cover jacket is split a little. If a bidder needs more pictures of any other particulars just let me know and I will do my best. This item came from the estate of an avid collector, and looks to be the crown jewel of his Elvis records. This is a true rare find. I will be selling more of this collection soon, it consists of over 1000 records dating from the 20's through the mid 80's, and most will sell right here on ebay so stay tuned !!!

In 1956, RCA was in the middle of Elvis-Mania. Record sales were going through the roof, and 45s and albums were still pretty new on the market. So to help promote RCA's new portable record player division, they made two special Elvis record players.The first was the portable 4-speed Victrola with Presley's "personal autograph" stamped in gold on the lid of the player. The second was something very new -- an "autographed" automatic 45 portable, capable of only playing 45s, but holding up to 14 records which were stacked above the turntable. Both players included special bonus Elvis EPs; This set was available only with the player, and never sold separately. This set is quite rare. Both records feature the black RCA dog-on-top label with the horizontal silver line(I've been told this denotes "first press"), and the record sides (1's flip side is 4 and 2's flip side is 3) are sequenced in such a way to be played and show off the then new high tech automatic turntable (songs 1-4 would play; then the entire stack would be lifted and flipped to play songs 5-8). The double jacket booklet-style cover features the pink and green lettered first album design, with the songs, RCA logo, and number listed at the top. The back cover features text; all inside panels are blank.