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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

 

·       TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE ONLY ELVIS RELEASE THAT HAS MONO VERSIONS OF HIS LATE '60s HITS: IF I CAN DREAM, IN THE GHETTO, SUSPICIOUS MINDS, DON'T CRY DADDY AND KENTUCKY RAIN)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL FIRST VERSION OF THE BOX SET, WITH THE ENCLOSED SOUVENIR 18-PAGE COLOR PHOTO BOOKLET 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")

 

·       ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING WITH EXCERPTS FROM THE 1959 RCA 'ELVIS SAILS' EP, WHICH WAS DELETED ON ALL SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS

 

·       ORIGINAL ORANGE RCA LABELS, EARLY ‘70s STYLE

 

·       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.

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD (ON SIDE 8 ONLY)

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1S/-1S/-1S/-2S/-3S/-3S/-35S'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

·       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)

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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 ►   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 - Elvis Sails.

 

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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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

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

 

(c)           The album comes WITH the original 18-page souvenir photo book included

 

(d)          Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist

 

(e)             The records are pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

 

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

 

 

·       COVER (1/2” THICK BOX)

 

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        The lid (top part of the box)  has one corner split and a section of the right edge broken; these two spots have been delicately taped by the previous owner by using two small patches of black isolation tale which mimics the color and finish of the original box

 

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

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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