Elvis Presley LPM-1254, Mono, 1st Indianapolis Pressing, G+/VG, US, 1956
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Description
ELVIS PRESLEY – “ELVIS PRESLEY”
Label: RCA Victor – LPM-1254 (Indianapolis; early 3S/5S)
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: USA
Released: 1956
Genre: Rock & Roll / Rockabilly / Pop
Style: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
💿 DESCRIPTION
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Black RCA Victor Dog-on-Top labels with silver print and “NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY” at right; LPM-1254 at left; rim text with “LONG 33⅓ PLAY.”
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Original pink/green title jacket; back with four Elvis photos, “This Is an RCA Victor ‘New Orthophonic’ High Fidelity Recording” box, Popsie photo credit, Printed in U.S.A.
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Spine reads “LPM-1254 ELVIS PRESLEY” (legible).
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First-year metalwork (G2PP series) indicating an early 1956 pressing from RCA Indianapolis.
🧾 NOTES FOR COLLECTORS
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Authentic early U.S. issue (not a later reprint): G2PP matrices, Dog-on-Top labels, mono LPM catalog, period back-cover text.
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Lacquer pairing 3S/5S = early recuts from the first production year; collectible first-year pressing
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Side 1 runout: G2 PP 1282-3S (hand-etched)
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Side 2 runout: G2 PP 1283-5S (hand-etched)
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Plant: RCA Indianapolis
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Rim text: “TRADE MARKS REGISTERED • MARCAS REGISTRADAS • RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA – CAMDEN, N.J. – MADE IN U.S.A.”
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