Elvis Presley – Elvis LPM-1382, Mono, 1st Indianapolis Pressing, US, 1956
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Description
Artist: Elvis Presley
Title: Elvis
Label: RCA Victor – LPM-1382
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, First U.S. Pressing
Country: USA
Release Year: 1956
Pressing Plant: RCA Indianapolis (identified by stamped “I”)
Genre: Rock & Roll / Rockabilly
Style: Early Rock & Roll 💿 DESCRIPTION
Original and authentic first U.S. mono pressing of Elvis Presley’s second studio album, released in 1956 on RCA Victor.
This copy features:
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Original 1956 front cover with red ELVIS lettering
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Early “New Orthophonic High Fidelity” RCA Victor gray labels
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Thick 1950s heavy-cardboard cover
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Correct G2WP matrices used only on the earliest pressings
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1S / 1S lacquer numbers, indicating true first-run stampers
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Stamped “I” in the deadwax confirming the Indianapolis pressing
A historically important release and one of the essential cornerstone albums of early rock & roll. First press copies with matching matrix numbers remain highly collectible.
💎 CONDITION VINYL: VEry good plus (vg+) COVER: VEry good plus (vg+)small tear on edge, two tape marks on back side
🧾 NOTES FOR COLLECTORS
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100% true first pressing — not a reissue, not a club edition
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Early G2 series lacquer numbers
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Original RCA Indianapolis metalwork
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First-year cover with correct artwork and typography
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Highly collectible early Elvis LP
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Side 1:
G2 WP-7207-1S — stamped “I” (Indianapolis)Side 2:
G2 WP-7208-1S — stamped “I”Both sides match the earliest known authentic matrix set for the 1956 U.S. first pressing.
RCA Victor gray “dog-on-top” labels, correct for 1956 mono originals.
Includes:-
“LPM-1382” catalog number
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“NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY” text
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Correct song layout and fonts
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No stereo banner, no club markings
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