Sold Date: July 22, 2014
Start Date: July 12, 2014
Final Price: £60.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 19
Seller Feedback: 975
Buyer Feedback: 59

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ELVIS "THE BEST OF ELVIS" ORIGINAL UK HMV10-inch LP

STUNNING VINYL !

NO RESERVE AUCTION WITH 99P START

HIGHEST BIDDER WILL OWN THIS STUNNING VINYL

PLEASE NOTE THE SLEEVE IS CLEARLY A FULLY LAMINATED REPRODUCTION SLEEVE AND NOT AN ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE STUNNING INNER SLEEVE AND VINYL ONLY.

Artist: Elvis Presley
Title: "The Best Of Elvis"
Label: HMV
Cat No: DLP 1159
Format: Vinyl LP 1st Issue
Country: UK
Released: 1957
Condition: EXCELLENT

Elvis Presley "The Best Of Elvis" 1957 UK vinyl album HMV DLP 1159

Please see pictures for tracks and close ups of all aspects of this 57-year old great copy !

The record and inner sleeve are all in great condition.

THIS 10 INCH ALBUM HARDLY EVER TURNS UP AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS USUALLY IN POOR CONDITION.

THIS 57 YEARS OLD LP IS INCREDIBLE !

1ST PRESSING FROM 1957

ALSO THE THICK HEAVY VINYL HAS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1N/1N MATRIX CODES.

PRESSED IN 1957 WITH THE TAX CODE "XT" EMBOSSED ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL.

PLEASE NOTE THE SLEEVE IS CLEARLY A FULLY LAMINATED REPRODUCTION SLEEVE AND NOT AN ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

VINYL

STUNNING VINYL IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION WITH JUST A VERY FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS WHICH DO NOT INTERFERE WITH PLAY.
THIS 57 YEAR OLD RECORD HAS CLEARLY HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY- PLAYED ONLY ONCE BY MYSELF IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
IT STILL HAS A LOVELY SHEEN AND BRIGHTNESS AND PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL WITH NO CLICKS, STICKS OR JUMPS.

Side 1 has 4 VERY light marks which do not affect play and a few very light paper and handling marks.
Side 1 has NO VISIBLE spindle marks.
Matrix No.:- OXAV 289-1N
Mother and Stamper Codes:-1 R

Side 2 has 3 VERY light marks which do not affect play and a few very light paper and handling marks.
Matrix No.:-OXAV 290-1N
Mother and Stamper Codes1 O

LABELS

IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.
STUNNING !
THEY GRADE AS AT LEAST EXCELLENT - PROBABLY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT.
NO WRITING, NO FADING, NO STAINING, NO SPOTTING - STILL BRIGHT AND FULLY READABLE.
WITH THE TAX CODE "XT" EMBOSSED ON SIDE 2.

SLEEVE

THE SLEEVE IS CLEARLY A FULLY LAMINATED REPRODUCTION SLEEVE AND NOT AN ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

WHEN I BOUGHT A 400 ITEM ELVIS COLLECTION IN 1998 I NEVER NOTICED THAT THIS SLEEVE WAS ACTUALLY A REPRO SLEEVE

IT HAS NO WRITING ON THE SPINE AND IS OFFERED FREE AS A HOUSING FOR THE LP

INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL 1957 HMV POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE INCLUDED IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO WEAR TEARS OR RIPS
THIS HAS THE MESSAGE "BRIT PAT APPLIED FOR" INDICATING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED FOR THIS 10-INCH LP.

THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST VINYL COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS.

CHECK OUT MY OTHER BEATLES AND ELVIS RECORDS ON AUCTION RIGHT NOW !

UK POSTAGE:

Second Class and First Class has a limit of £20 Compensation.
Recorded (Confirmed) Delivery has a limit of £50 Compensation.
Any items sold between £20.00 and £75.00 MUST require Recorded (Confirmed) Delivery
Any items sold above £75.00 MUST require Special Delivery with insurance.
I will NEVER send out items valued above £20.00 on Second Class or First Class Delivery.
This policy is for the benefit of YOU my valuable customer so that the item you receive gets to you in the safest possible way.
Also if your item is lost or damaged during transit then compensation can be claimed.

OVERSEAS POSTAGE:

PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE TO BE SENT

COMBINED POSTAGE:

If you win more than one item from I will happily combine postage.
This includes both UK and overseas packages.
If customers wish to purchase multiple items but are unable to complete their order due to the time difference between auctions I have no problem in waiting and holding your items so they can be sent as a single package.
If you have any special requirements concerning packaging then please let me know before paying as extra charges may apply.
I only use top quality packaging materials as supplied by COVERS 33 and have been praised for my packing.
For VERY expensive items extra insurance may be required to ensure the item is securely packaged and arrives to the winning bidder in the same condition it left us in.
These VERY expensive items are usually sent by Fedex.

UNINSURED POSTAGE RATES AS FOLLOWS

UK POSTAGE...............£4.00 FIRST CLASS

EUROPE POSTAGE........£11.00 SMALL PARCEL RATE

USA; CANADA; CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA; ASIA; JAPAN...... POSTAGE £14.00 SMALL PARCEL RATE

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND................................................ POSTAGE £15.00 SMALL PARCEL RATE

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