Elvis Costello Blood & Chocolate LP (1986 Columbia) SEALED Original Hype Sticker
  $   40

 


$ 40   (best offer accepted)   Sold For
Feb 27, 2026 Sold Date
Jan 24, 2026 Start Date
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Description

Up for sale is a factory-sealed original U.S. pressing of Blood & Chocolate by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, released on Columbia Records in 1986.


This is NOT a modern reissue — it is an original mid-1980s Columbia pressing, still sealed with the original hype sticker intact.


Details

• Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions

• Album: Blood & Chocolate

• Year: 1986

• Label: Columbia Records

• Catalog #: 40518-S1

• Format: 12” Vinyl LP

• Country: U.S.

• Condition: Factory Sealed (New)


Notable Features


✔ Original Columbia “ring” logo

✔ Original retail hype sticker (“Tokyo Storm Warning”, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”)

✔ Period $6.99 price sticker (great authenticity detail)

✔ Shrink wrap fully intact

✔ Never opened / never played


Condition Notes

• Minor corner and edge wear visible through the shrink wrap, consistent with age and storage

• Light shrink spotting present (common on sealed 1980s LPs)

• Please review all photos carefully — they are part of the description


Why This Album Matters


Blood & Chocolate is widely regarded as one of Elvis Costello’s most intense and critically acclaimed albums, marking a darker, rawer sound with the Attractions. Sealed original copies are becoming increasingly hard to find.


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