ELVIS PRESLEY - 1ST LP RCA 1ST PRESS 1S/1S PD LABEL - INDIANAPOLIS PRESS 1956

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ELVIS PRESLEY - SELF TITLED FIRST LP RCA LPM 1254 MONO 1956 FIRST PRESSING INDIANAPOLIS PRESSING 1S / 1S STAMPED IN RUN OFF - DENOTES VERY FIRST PRESS! FIRST STAMPERS FOR BEST SOUND - THE VERY FIRST ISSUE!!
Copyright 1956, Radio Corporation of America (Rear Sleeve) 

Indianapolis pressing; 
"NEW ORTHOPHONIC" HIGH FIDELITY at right, under side marker; 
ELVIS PRESLEY in small print above spindle hole. 

Camden, N.J. address in rim text 

Green & Pink logo box on front sleeve. 
Track A6 listed as (P.D.). 
Long Play. Black label, All print on label print is silver. "NEW ORTHOPHONIC" HIGH FIDELITY on right side. Track 6 Side 1, credits to P.D. for Public Domain. Camden N.J. on label edge
Matrix numbers
Side 1: G2PP-1282-1S / Side 2: G2PP-1283-1S (Indianapolis pressing

THE VINYL IS VG+ - UNDER LIGHTS IT SHOWS THIN HAIR LINES AND NO DEEP FELT SCRATCHES

VERY SHINY ON HEAVY FIRST PRESS VINYL

REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RECORD LOOKS LIKE, THE TRUTH IS IN THE HEARING, AND THIS DISC SOUNDS VERY GOOD INDEED! ON PLAYING THERE IS ONLY LITTLE SURFACE NOISE, CLICKS ETC HEARABLE. EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS IT IS NOT A PUT OFF AND THE DYNAMICS ARE EXCELLENT. THE MONO FIST PRESSED RECORDING HAS THAT FAMOUS RCA ECHO CHAMBER MAKING ELVIS SOUND LIKE HE WAS SINGING IN THE BATHROOM! NOT A RE MASTER OR REMIX, THIS IS THE REAL THING! WAY BETTER THAN ANY DIGITAL TRANSFER, THE TRUE SOUND COMES THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS ON THIS FIRST PRESSED DISC. NOT MINT, BUT VERY ENJOYABLE AND A SURE COLLECTORS COPY.

 THE HEAVY CARD JACKET IS VG+ WITH FIXED TOP AND BOTTOM SPLITS - SHOWS NORMAL AGE WEAR WITH SOME MINOR "BOWING" OF THE SHINY PRINTED PHOTO PAPER STUCK TO THE FRONT CARD AND THERE IS LIGHT BUMPING TO  CORNERS AND EDGES - NO WRITING DOES HAVE A NAME LABEL ON BACK (SEE PHOTO) - SHOWS ONLY TINY RING WEAR

THE PINK "ELVIS" BEING AN ORIGINAL INDIANAPOLIS PRESS IS THE TRUE PINK COLOR

SPINE IS VG++ READABLE WITH LIGHT BUMPING TO CORNERS AND EDGE

LABELS ARE BRIGHT WITH SEVERE NEEDLE SCRATCHING TO THE SPINDLE AREA - THIS IS DUE TO THE OLD RECORD PLAYERS OR RADIOGRAMS THAT USED HEAVY ARMS WITH HEAVY NEEDLES THAT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETURN ON THE END OF THE RECORD. SO, IF THE LISTENER WENT AWAY WITH THE RECORD STILL SPINNING, THE ARM AND NEEDLE WOULD MEANDER ACROSS THE LABEL CAUSING THE SCRATCHING. THAT ALSO PROVES THIS IS AN OLD 1956 RECORD!! OF COURSE THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE RECORD ITSELF!

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS

A TRUE FIRST EDITION REAL COPY - NOT A BOOTLEG!! NOT A SECOND PRESSING - A RECORD THAT IS SURE TO INCREASE IN VALUE OVER TIME, NOT MINT BUT STILL PLAYS GREAT AND A NICE ADDITION TO AN ELVIS COLLECTION

FINALLY ONE LAST WORD RE HAIRLINES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANY NON SEALED RECORD WITHOUT THEM, MANY HAD THEM FROM NEW. MOSTLY THEY ARE A RESULT OF STORAGE AND USE AND USUALLY HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE SOUND QUALITY. THE SAME GOES FOR BACKGROUND NOISE, UNFORTUNATELY ALL RECORDS WILL HAVE SOME AND THIS VARIES AND REFLECTS THE PRESSING QUALITY. 

Most records have production marks where someone touched or moved the vinyl while it was still semi-soft.  These marks look like smudges, but are not scratches or "paper scuffs" and do not usually sound.  Untouched vinyl from newly-opened records have these marks. 

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IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded. 

Records are graded under bright lights or discrete sunlight - In the case of visibly possible harmful scratches, the record will be tested and sound quality noted.Many vintage (1955-70) records will play fine with visible damage due to superior vinyl and better pressings.

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THIS RECORD IS FULLY GUARANTEED, PLEASE EMAIL ME TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL FEEDBACK

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE GRADING CONDITIONS – ALSO, UNLESS A LP RECORD IS SEALED (US COPIES), THERE IS BOUND TO BE SOME DISCREPANCY HEARABLE. ALSO DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD YOUR STYLUS AND CARTRIDGE IS, YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH MY GRADINGS BUT, PLEASE NOTE: THIS RECORD IS GUARANTEED, IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITION PLEASE RETURN FOR A FULL REFUND – PLEASE DISCUSS WITH ANY PROBLEMS

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How I Grade Condition Of Discs

Mint

This means I have owned it from new or purchased from a distributors warehouse, basically it means absolutely new shape, never been played or out of its dust cover. In the case of LP's, a North American album will have to be factory sealed (anyone can reseal an album!) Take Note: European and Japaneses albums were never shrink wrapped!

Note: Being mint does not guarantee it's free of pops and clicks, many pressings especially from the US were made with very poor vinyl and in a hurry which means often there are imperfections in the pressing. As a former importer, we were often given back brand new albums due to clicks heard in the playback.

Mint Minus - No such thing, it's either mint or not.

Excellent - A disc is super clean, with no visible marks

 Excellent Plus, means it's probably mint but can't be proven by me.

Excellent minus, is a disc that is excellent except it may have some markings that do not show up in the playing

VG - A disc that is STILL in good shape, WILL have some scuffs or scratches, not in excellent shape but well worth owning. VG + and ++,a disc that is that much better than VG.

VG minus, just a smidgen below VG