ELVIS PRESLEY Rip It Up 7" SUPER-RARE ORIGINAL POP 305 GOLD LETTER UK HMV
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ELVIS PRESLEY
RIP IT UP / BABY LET'S PLAY HOUSE
1957 FIRST PRESS UK HMV 7" 45-POP 305
VINYL
I'LL GIVE TWO GRADES FOR THIS VERY RARE RECORD - ONE FOR PLAYBACK, AND THE OTHER VISUALLY. FIRSTLY, THE PLAYBACK IS WONDERFUL. I'D GRADE THE A-SIDE PLAYBACK AS LOVELY EX+. THERE'S SOME FEINT B/G ON BOTH INTROS AND QUIETER PLACES (A LITTLE MORE ON THE B-SIDE, WHICH I'D GRADE AS EX), BUT THIS, DESPITE THE STORAGE MARKING, IS A REALLY GREAT PLAYING COPY - I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE'S MANY LEFT NOW THAT PLAY AS WELL AS THIS. PRESLEY'S VOCALS ARE CLEAR AND LOUD, BACKING DETAILED AND DYNAMIC. THESE EARLY HMV 'POPS' - AN EARLY FORAY INTO VINYL FOR HMV AFTER PRESLEY'S 78'S - ARE WONDERFUL RECORDINGS.
ACCORDING TO THE LACK OF SPINDLE MARKS, THIS HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MUCH, BUT IT HAS SUFFERED A BIT OVER THE DECADES FROM STORAGE MARKING, AND I'D GRADE VISUALLY AS FAIR. I'D GUESS THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN STORED WITHOUT A SLEEVE AT SOME POINT AS THERE'S A LOT OF TINY 'SLEEVE REMOVAL' TYPE MARKINGS. THEY'RE ALL SUPERFICIAL, AND HAVE LITTLE BEARING ON THE GREAT PLAYBACK, BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THEY'RE THERE. TWO SLIGHTLY MORE PROMINENT ONES THAT YOU CAN JUST FEEL - ONE ON THE SECOND HALF OF THE A-SIDE AND THE OTHER AT THE END OF THE B-SIDE, BUT AGAIN THEY HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE PLAYBACK. BEING PICKY HERE - AS OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS KNOW, WE'RE VERY PRECISE WITH OUR GRADING - WE GRADE UNDER VERY BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMPS TO ENSURE A STRICT RRPG GRADING (CHECK OUR FEEDBACK).
SO THERE YOU GO - A GREAT PLAYING COPY OF A PIECE OF PRESLEY HISTORY.
PLAY GRADED ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 WITH ITTOK LV II ARM AND LINN KLYDE CARTRIDGE. ALL GRADING AS PER RRPG GUIDELINES. PLEASE SEE OUR 'GRADINGS EXPLAINED' SHOP PAGE FOR MORE INFO.
SLEEVE
WILL BE POSTED WITH NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE.
LABELS
EX. NAME WRITTEN ON BOTH SIDES. QUITE FEINTLY ON B-SIDE, A LITTLE MORE PROMINENTLY ON THE A-SIDE. STRANGELY, I ACTUALLY CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER IT'S PEN OR PENCIL. I'VE GOT A FEELING IT MAY BE PENCIL, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL, AND I NEVER TRY AND REMOVE/ERASE WRITING - I ALWAYS LEAVE THAT DECISION TO THE PURCHASER. I CAN HARDLY SEE ANY SPINDLE MARKS AT ALL, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LITTLE SMALL WEAR AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ITSELF.
PAYMENT & PACKING
POSTAGE FOR THIS SINGLE IS FOR UK RECORDED DELIVERY NEXT DAY, AND INTERNATIONAL RECORDED, INSURED AND SIGNED FOR.
MULTIPLE PURCHASES WILL BE DISCOUNTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE. THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED OUT THE DAY FOLLOWING PAYMENT.
PACKING:
7"s: ALL OUR SINGLES AND EP'S COME SECURELY PACKED IN STURDY MAILERS AND CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE, AND THEN INTO A POLY OUTER SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.
LP'S: THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE AND PACKED OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL COVER TO AVOID RINGWEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. BOTH VINYL AND COVER ARE THEN HOUSED IN A NEW POLY OUTER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION BEFORE PACKING WITH MAILER AND STIFFENERS.
We have been buying and selling rare vinyl for over 30 years. We have a large and eclectic vinyl-only stall at most of the major UK record fairs, including Olympia and Westminster, where our reputation for selling records in superb condition is well known. We specialise in all things Psych & Prog, although you'll find all genres in our ebay listings.
Unlike most shops, we play-grade all of our 7" singles, and at least part of our LP's, including run-ins and outs, track breaks and at least one track. Rarer LP's are carefully play-graded all the way through.
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