Title | ELVIS PRESLEY, ELVIS PRESLEY SPD-23 RAREST RCA EP, WITH 45 RPM RECORDS |
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Updated | Sat, 09 Jun 12 |
End time | Mon, 28 May 12 |
Bids | 0 |
Ended | true |
Sold | false |
Link | Auction no longer running |
Price | USD 2100.0 |
ELVIS PRESLEY, VERY RARE & DESIRABLE, ELVIS PRESLEY RCA EP SPD-23 EP SET.
A LITTLE HISTORY: 7X7" CARDBOARD TRIPLE GATEFOLD COVER CONTAINS THREE RECORD 45 RPM SET ON RCA VICTOR LABEL. IN 1956 RCA MARKETED TWO DIFFERENT MODELS OF AN ELVIS PRESLEY VICTROLA RECORD PLAYER. BUYERS OF THE $32.95 MODEL WERE GIVEN THE EP SPD-22 WHILE THE BONUS FOR BUYERS OF THE HIGHER PRICED $47.95 MODEL WERE GIVEN THIS EVEN MORE RARE AND DESIRABLE EP SPD-23
IN OTHER WORDS THIS COVER AND DISCS WERE ONLY GIVEN AWAY WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE HIGHEST END VICTROLA PLAYER FOR WHAT WAS THEN A LOT OF MONEY. BECAUSE ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COULD AFFORD THE HIGH END VICTROLA, IT IN TIME, MADE THIS ONE OF THE RAREST ELVIS RECORDS/COVER IN EXSISTENCE ON ANY LABEL.
THE COVER IS REAL NICE, SPINE IS 100% INTACT, NO SPLITS OR WEAR ON SPINE, INSIDE TRI-FOLDER IS CLEAN. SMALL 1/4" SEAM SPLIT ON BOTTOM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CREASE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE COVER, BUT IS NOT THAT VERY NOTICEABLE. BACK SHOWS POSSIBLE SLIGHT GLUE STAIN COMMING THROUGH FROM AGE.
OVERALL THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST COVERS OUT THERE. THESE DO NOT COME UP VERY OFTEN BECAUSE THEY ARE QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER ELVIS RECORDS OUT THERE.
RECORDS PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH SOME BACKGROUND NOISE BUT PLAYS WITH NO JUMPS OR SKIPS.
CONDITION: VG+
NO RESERVE ON THIS ITEM
Release Name | Elvis Presley |
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Catalogue | RCA Victor SPD-23 |
Sold auctions | 21 |
Running auctions | 0 |
Maximum paid | $2247.22 |
Minimum paid | $32.77 |
Average paid | $829.51 |
Popularity | 49% of all auctions for this release were sold. |