Elvis Presley 1956 1st LP German Pressed For US Forces
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Elvis Presley 1956 1st LP German Pressed For US Forces
Very rare 1956 German pressing self-titled first LP “Elvis Presley“ (RCA LPM 1254) with “Manufactured In Germany” in the dead wax and a diamond stamp on the lower left back cover indicating it was sold only to US armed forces stationed in Germany.
This is one of the “holy grails“ of Elvis collectibles.
This is not the same pressing meant for sale on the German economy but a special (and unusually heavy for the time) vinyl pressing made in Germany specifically for US troops stationed there.
The monaural “long-play” label is different from the standard US label (see picture). Although the label states “Made In The USA” and all liner notes, credits and tracklist are in English, in reality the LP was “Manufactured In Germany” as stated in the trail-off dead wax.
The cover (dated 1956) has the same graphics and printing as the US copy except it has the diamond stamp on the lower left back corner and is printed on lighter card stock.
The tracklist is: Blue Suede Shoes/I’m Counting On You/I Got A Woman/One Side Love Affair/I Love You Because/Just Because/Tutti Frutti/Tryin’ To Get To You/I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry/I’ll Never Let You Go/Blue Moon/Money Honey.
Grade: Record M- Cover VG+
The covers seams are split on each side were record slides in cover. The cover show some wear.
VINYL GRADING
- MINT (M) : Perfect record, clean gloss, no marks, beautiful in every way, very few records will make mint.
- MINT- (M-) : Very clean only light marks
- Very Good +(VG+) : Light scratches only, play and look very nice with minimal surface noise.
- Very Good (VG) : Still a nice record, look a bit used, light scratches no gouges, still plays well, some surface noise.
- Very Good -(VG -) : A bit rough but will play ok
- Good (G) : Plays rough, has multiple scratches
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co - cutout drill-hole (or cut corner or other cut-mark on lp-cover)
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wol - writing on label
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sol - sticker or stamp on label
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