ELVIS PRESLEY: HEARTBREAK HOTEL / I WAS THE ONE 1956 GOLD HMV 45RPM EX/EX+
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY CONTINUING RECORD COLLECTION CLEAROUT. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE BOTH VISUALLY AND AURALLY GRADED AND THESE COME WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY JUST LET ME KNOW.
POSTAGE WILL BE £2.95 FOR THE FIRST SINGLE WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LARGER ORDERS. ALL RECORDS WILL NOW BE SENT BY SIGNED FOR DELIVERY. ANY RECORDS FETCHING OVER £50 WILL BE SENT SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE.
LISTING A FEW ODD 1950s SINGLES THIS WEEK INCLUDING GOLD HMV, GOLD BRUNSWICK & TRI DECCA WITH SOME RARE ITEMS NORMALLY FOUND ON 78 RPM. ALL OF THESE ARE FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION. SLEEVES ARE NORMALLY ORIGINAL BUT WILL BE SHOWING SIGNS OF AGEING AND MAY BE SPLIT OR HAVE WRITING ON THEM.
LOOKING TO CLEAR OUT MY 78RPM COLLECTION AND WILL TRY TO GET ROUND TO THESE IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO PLEASE KEEP LOOKING.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.
TITLE: HEARTBREAK HOTEL/I WAS THE ONE
YEAR: 1956
CAT NO: 7M 385
CONDITION VISUAL (A/B SIDE): EX/EX
PLAYBACK (A/B SIDE) EX(+)/EX(+)
LABEL MARKS: NONE
OTHER INFO: A LOVELY COPY OF THIS RARE AND COLLECTABLE ELVIS 45. THESE ARE SO HARD TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE DECENT CONDITION BUT THIS ONE IS AN EXCEPTION. THE 'A' SIDE HAS JUST ONE SMALL, VERY LIGHT RUB MARK WHEN VIEWED IN NATURAL LIGHT AND NOT REALLY MUCH ELSE. IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT THERE ARE SOME SLEEVE REMOVAL TYPE HAIRLINES BUT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES / NEEDLE MARKS OR OTHER OBVIOUS MARKS AT ALL. VISUALLY THIS SIDE EASILY GRADES A STRONG EX. THE 'B' SIDE IS VERY SIMILAR WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SURFACE MARKS/LINES. AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES, NEEDLE MARKS OR OTHER OBVIOUS MARKS. GRADES AS EX. BOTH LABELS ARE FREE FROM WRITING, TEARS OR STICKERS OF ANY KIND AND THERE IS JUST A SMALL MARK AROUND THE 'A' SIDE SPINDLE HOLE (SEE PHOTO). I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE SPINDLE LINES ON EACH SIDE AND THE GOLD PRINT IS STILL BRIGHT AND VIVID. RUN IN'S HAVE ABSOLUTELY MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE AND PLAYBACK IS CLEAR AND DISTORTION FREE WITH NO DISCERNIBLE BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL. AS THE 'A' SIDE OF THIS SINGLE HAS SEVERAL QUIET INTERLUDES IT CAN BE RUINED BY BACKGROUND NOISE BUT THIS ONE PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY. I DIDN'T HEAR A SINGLE CLICK OR TICK DURING PLAYBACK. THE 'B' SIDE PLAYS JUST AS GOOD WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SOLITARY TICKS THROUGHOUT THE SOUNDTRACK. BOTH SIDES PLAY EX TO EX+. A REALLY NICE SOUNDING COPY WITH NO AUDIBLE FLAWS. MOST COPIES OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD ON 78RPM AND, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND THESE EARLY GOLD LABEL ELVIS 45s IN ANYTHING LIKE DECENT CONDITION. A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.
GRADING INFORMATION:
MINT: NEW/SEALED
NEAR MINT: NO OBVIOUS MARKS. TINY SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES IN STRONG LIGHT
EXCELLENT PLUS: ONE OR TWO BARELY VISIBLE SURFACE LINES/MARKS ONLY
EXCELLENT: LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ONLY. NO SCRATCHES. NO AUDIBLE MARKS.
EXCELLENT MINUS: A FEW SURFACE MARKS AND POSSIBLY THE ODD ULTRA LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCH. NO AUDIBLE FLAWS.
VERY GOOD PLUS: LIGHT MARKS AND SOME VERY LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCHES ALTHOUGH NOTHING THAT WILL HAVE ANY MAJOR AUDIO IMPACT.
VERY GOOD: LIGHT MARKS AND SCRATCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BIT OF SURFACE/BACKGROUND NOISE. USED BUT WITH NO MAJOR DEFECTS. WILL PLAY THROUGH FINE.
VERY GOOD MINUS: AUDIBLE SCRATCHES/MARKS BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT MAJOR ISSUE.
GOOD: WELL USED BUT PLAYABLE
FAIR: HEAVY MARKS. WILL PLAY BUT MAY STICK/JUMP.
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