ELVIS PRESLEY A Touch Of Gold Vol. 2 EP Gold Standard NM Audio

	£		60
	$		80

THE SLEEVE :- Laminated fornt flipback sleeve

THE LABEL :- RCA Gold Standard Series labels

THE VINYL VISUALLY :- On initial inspection of this piece of vinyl I cannot see any areas of immediate concern. The vinyl sits perfectly flat on the turntable so there are no nasty warps to worry about. The vinyl still retains its just pressed quality, full of deep shine and lustre. I have only noted one very tiny hairline scratch on Side Two. A lovely piece of vinyl. Excellent Plus visually.

THE VINYL PLAY GRADED SIDE ONE :- The playgrading of the vinyl reveals no lessening in the sound quality. It lives up to its visual grading. There is barely any surface noise. Both songs play without any distortion whatsoever and both play beatifully. There is a tiny amoun of crackle on the run out of cracks but even that is at a very minimum. I would grade the playback as Excellent Plus to Near Mint

THE VINYL PLAY GRADED SIDE TWO :- The playgrading of the vinyl reveals no lessening in the sound quality again. It again lives up to its visual grading. Again barely any surface noise apart from the run ins and run outs but as on Side One it is at a very minimum. I would grade the playback again as Excellent Plus to Near Mint.

THE SLEEVE FRONT CONDITION :- The sleeve of the EP has a few things to note. There is laminate lifting in a few places, principaly in the four corners. There is some feathering of the opening edge and some light corner rounding. There is also some ringwear. Overall I would grade as Very Good for the front of the cover. I think that is a fair grade for a 52 year old cover.

THE SLEEVE REAR CONDITION :- The rear of the sleeve doesn't have any laminate lifting on the flipbacks. Infact the flipbacks are in nice shape, just slightly yellowing though which is not unexpected. The textured part of the sleeve has a couple fairly heavy ringwear marks. All the text is perfectly readable  and again the surface is starting to yellow slightly. Nice shape actually for the age. I would grade the rear as Near Excellent.

THE LABEL SIDE ONE CONDITION :- Original RCA Gold Standard label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, very light signs of play around the spindle hole. Near Mint condition.

THE LABEL SIDE TWO CONDITION :- Original RCA Gold Standard label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, very light signs of play around the spindle hole. Near Mint condition.

THE EXTRAS :- No extras were given with this single

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER :- RCX 1048

THE LABEL :- RCA

THE YEAR OF RELEASE :-  1959

THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :-  UK

PLAYING FORMAT :- MONO

THE MATRIX NUMBERS :-  K2PH-2605-1C  &  K2PH-2606-1C

THE STAMPERS :- BC H OT  &  BN H OT

TRACK LISTING :-

SIDE ONE :-

1. WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK
2. TREAT ME NICE

SIDE TWO :-

1. ONE NIGHT
2. THAT'S ALRIGHT

WHAT WE PLAY THE RECORD ON :- 

We use a Project 6 Perspex Turntable to play grade our records which delivers a rich authoritative sound and achieves a rich and weighty vibrancy unrivalled by the majority of decks within its price range

HOW WE CLEAN YOUR RECORD :- 

We use a V.P.I. HW-16.5 record cleaning machine to clean your vinyl. "A highly recommended machine" as quoted by Stereophile magazine. This removes any excess dirt before playing

HOW WE PACKAGE YOUR RECORD :- 

Your record will be package very securely to minimise any risk of damage during transit. We remove the record from the outer sleeve unless asked not to do so. This helps to minimise the risk of seam spliting. We use a high quality record mailer which is designed to give superior protection for your vinyl record. We place stiffeners either side of the record for added protection. The album will also be placed in a 450 gram Poly outer sleeve for even extra added protection

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING CHARGES FOR UK CUSTOMERS :-

We advise that items reaching over £46 in price to be insured and sent by Special Delivery. This protects both of us and ensures better handling of the parcel during transit.We are in no way out to make money from postage. The postage price includes the record mailer, stiffeners and plastic sleeve. We just want your item to reach you in the best possible condition. A breakdown of insured postal services are listed below. Please choose to use the relevant postal service for your own protection as once these rare records are lost they can quite often seldom be replaced

FIRST CLASS STANDARD  :-  £1.80

SECOND CLASS STANDARD :- £1.70

FIRST CLASS RECORDED FOR RECORDS INSURED UP TO £46  :-   £2.75

SECOND CLASS RECORDED FOR RECORDS INSURED UP TO £46 :- £2.65

SPECIAL DELIVERY NEXT DAY UPTO 500g :- £6.95

(SPECIAL DELIVERY INSURES YOUR ITEM UPTO £500)

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION :-    

All records reaching under £15 are sent to the European Union by Airmail small packets. We will not ship abroad without insured post for items reaching over £15

AIRMAIL SMALL PACKETS  :-  £3.76 (For items under £15)

INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :-  £8.91 (For items £15 - £50)

INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :-  £11.51 (For items £50 - £500)

(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING FOR THE USA AND CANADA :- 

All records reaching under £15 are sent to the USA & Canada by Airmail small packets. We will not ship abroad without insured post for items reaching over £15

AIRMAIL SMALL PACKETS  :-  £5.02 (For items under £15)

AIRSURE SIGNED FOR :- £10.42 (For items £15 - £50)

AIRSURE SIGNED FOR :- £13.02 (For items £50 - £500)

(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING FOR THE AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN AND ROW :- 

All records reaching under £15 are sent to the Australia & Japan by Airmail small packets. We will not ship abroad without insured post for items reaching over £15

AIRMAIL SMALL PACKETS :- £5.10 (For items under £15)

INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :- £10.17 (For items £15 - £50)

INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR :- £12.77 (For items £50 - £500)

(These prices are based on a package weight of no more than 500g and can vary for heavier packages)

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT PROFIT FROM POSTAGE, THE PRICES WE QUOTE ARE QUITE ACCURATE AND INCLUDE THE PACKAGING MATERIALS AT COST PRICE

NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:

PLEASE AWAIT AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING SO WE CAN WORK OUT THE CORRECT POSTAGE/SHIPPING CHARGES

BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS :- 

Postage prices and courier methods for multiple purchases will be calculated after the auction end. It is impossible for us at the pre auction stage to determine these prices as the final weight is unknown.If you are the winner of multiple items the please await contact from us or alternately contact us yourself for a breakdown of the shipping costs.You will only pay the stamp price + relevant packaging charges so there are big savings to be made with multiple purchases

HOW TO PAY FOR YOUR RECORD :-

We can accept the following payment methods

UK BUYERS :- 

• PayPal
• Personal cheque (Please allow to clear)
• Bankers Draft
• Postal Order

OVERSEAS BUYERS :-

• Paypal only

TERMS AND CONDITIONS :-

We always try to appraise the record for sale as openly and honestly as possible and provide plenty of pictures for you to look at but please be aware that errors however rare do occur and not everyone has the same audio  equipment. There is no problem that cannot be worked out in a civilised manner. We urge you to contact us so that we can discuss any small problems that may occur. We offer a refund of the purchase price for returned items within 7 days of purchase and are happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have during the auction

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