ELVIS PRESLEY WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD #1 RARE SEALED ORIG '70 RCA 4-LP MONO BOX w/BOOK

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·       ELVIS PRESLEY - WORLDWIDE 50 GOLD AWARD HITS (VOLUME 1) - ORIGINAL 1970 4-LP BOX SET IN MONO (THE LAST OF THE FOUR RECORDS IS TRUE STEREO) CONTAINING ELVIS' GREATEST HITS 1956-1969.;  ORIGINAL 1970 RCA RECORDS MONO LP SET LPM-6401

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       THIS IS A CERTIFIABLY FIRST, ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE BOX SET, WITH THE ENCLOSED SOUVENIR COLOR PHOTO BOOKLET (SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION)  AND WITH A SMALL BLURB ON THE FRONT SIDE, STATING THAT THE BOOKLET IS ENCLOSED [PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SUBSEQUENT (MID-'70s) REISSUES OF THIS TITLE OMIT THIS SMALL "BLURB" , PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE REISSUES DID NOT CONTAIN A BOOKLET)

·       THERE IS NO "RE" (REISSUE) PRINTED ANYWHERE ON THE COVER; EITHER ON THE FRONT, OR ON THE BACK COVER

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL ORANGE RCA LABELS, EARLY ‘70s STYLE, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL (BASED ON THE WEIGHT), THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       1/2-INCH (ABOUT 1.3 cm) THICK CARDBOARD BOX.

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (NIBBED) BOX.

·       APPARENTLY (JUDGING BY WEIGHT) A RELATIVELY THICK PRESSING (PROBABLY AROUND 6 TO 7 ON A 10-POINT SCALE)

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Elvis Presley was first on a lot of fronts -- not just in terms of chart action, but also the range and nature of his releases; he was the first rock & roller to generate a second volume of hits, and then a third, and a fourth, and a fifth. And in 1970, he was the first rock artist to earn a classical-style box set reissue of his hits. Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1 was four full LPs packaged in a handsome set of a kind never before seen in rock music, much less rock & roll. What's more, the set actually showed some care in the production area as well, with all of the early single sides mastered in real mono, as opposed to the rechanneled stereo that had become standard on previous Elvis Presley compilations. The set was a revelation at the time for those who associated Presley with his weaker singles of recent years, or his lackluster movies of the '60s -- Rolling Stone, no less, raved about it, and it did remind older rock listeners, as well as inform their younger compatriots, of what Elvis had meant across the first 14 years of his career at RCA. One can either trace the obvious decline of the artist into entertainer, or marvel at how good the bad stuff sounds in context. Million-selling B-sides and EPs that most assuredly had topped the seven-digit figure but were routinely ignored by most compilations are also included. If all you want in your collection from Elvis are the most obvious hits, this set is the one to go with.

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here  for the complete album listing)

Track listing:

Heartbreak Hotel - I was the one - I want you, I need you, I love you - Hound Dog - Don’t be Cruel - Any Way You want me - Love me tender - Playing for keeps - Too Much - All Shook Up - That’s when your heartaches begin - I beg of you - Loving you - Let me be your (Teddy Bear) - Jailhouse Rock - Treat Me nice - Don’t - Hard Headed Woman - Wear my ring around your neck - A big hunk of love - Ain’t that lovin’ you baby - A Fool such as I - I got stung - Elvis Sails (Interview segment) - Crying in the Chapel - Viva Las Vegas - Stuck on You - A mess of blues - It’s Now or Never - I gotta know - Are you lonesome tonight - Wooden Heart - Surrender - Little Sister - Can’t help falling in love - Rock-a-hulla baby - Good luck charm - Anything that’s part of you - She’s not you - Where do you come from? - Return to sender - One broken heart for sale - Bossa Nova Baby - Devil in disguise - Kissin’ cousins - If I can dream - Don’t cry daddy - In the Ghetto - Kentucky Rain - Suspicious Minds.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The records are believed to come in their original (Elvis-specific) RCA stock inner sleeves.

(c)           The album comes WITH the original souvenir photo book included (so says the ad on the front cover)

(d)          Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist (although record # 4 is in true stereo).

(e)           Judging by the box's weight, the records are  apparently  pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (1/2” THICK BOX)

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP  (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the back side (BARELY VISIBLE)

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting and can be easily  cleaned up once the shrink wrap has been removed)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

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