Re: Elvis vinyl related discussion

[colonel snow]

Aloha from Hawaii - quadro LP in blue vinyl.

Code CPRT 4750
C = 1973
P= Popular
R = 12" 33 rpm
T = Quadrophonic
4750 = serial number



colonel snow

[Mike C]

The first 11:25 is about his Elvis records.

Thanks for sharing. Great to take a peak into Ians amazing collection. Ian is a really great collector as well as seller on Ebay, bought many records off him.

A record that I have been looking for came up for sale on ebay last week. I didn't pull the trigger immediately (because of its hefty price) but someone else did. It is the rare white top monaural edition of "Pot Luck With Elvis" in great condition. Oh well -- still on the hunt.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/146908938640?_ ... R47In__HZg

Still on the hunt for that one as well. When looking for these kind of rarities apparently these price tags come with the purchase.

Yes, that seems to be the case. I should have bought it right away but was tied up with work.

Good news about Ian. What is handle on Ebay?

[Bilbobaggins]

Aloha from Hawaii - quadro LP in blue vinyl.

Code CPRT 4750
C = 1973
P= Popular
R = 12" 33 rpm
T = Quadrophonic
4750 = serial number



colonel snow

It took me some time to find out what this strange vinyl is all about. It was sold, some time ago, on popsike.com. This is what the seller states:

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"Newly discovered from the RCA pressing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana! A never before seen blue vinyl experimental pressing of the Elvis Presley Quadradisc LP "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" RCA VPSX-6089 (CPRT-4748/CPRT-4749). "Aloha From Hawaii" was commercially released in 1973 as a double album. This record however is an experimental pressing and was never intended for commercial release. Part of this blue vinyl experimental pressing was to sample each of two weights of vinyl. Rigid (will not bend) and Dynaflex (flexible). An extremely small number of this first disc (4748/4749) was discovered, pressed in both rigid & Dynaflex vinyl, and my original understanding was that only one known copy (Dynaflex only) of the second disc (4750/4751) was found, although I've recently learned that there may be more than one but still an extremely small number of these also. The record was not issued with a cover but has a generic RCA Red Seal poly-lined inner sleeve. Instead of the usual "Side 1" and "Side 2", these orange Quadradisc labels are "Side A" and "Side B", and "Victor" is not found on these labels. Needless to say, this is an extremely rare and exciting new find in the Elvis Presley and record collecting world. This record will be gracing the cover of the new Presleyana VII to be released next month.

* Condition: Labels & vinyl are Mint. Sorry for my reflection in the vinyl when I was taking the digital photos above.

* Size: Standard 12 inch long play record.

* Shipping: Free USPS Priority Mail with signature confirmation for U.S. buyers. Canada & Overseas pay $50 for FedEx overnight shipping. The FedEx cost will likely be at least twice as much but I will pay for any difference.

* Guaranteed Authentic & Satisfaction Guaranteed!"


https://www.popsike.com/Elvis-Presley-A ... 09545.html


Not very likely to add this to ones collection I guess....

[Bilbobaggins]

Another oldie that came to join my collection today...

1958, US, Indianapolis pressing. The vinyl is VG+, the sleeve has some wear and tape residu. A joy to my ears!

The inner sleeve puzzles me somewhat... I don't see it mentioned on this site: https://www.elvisrecords.com/inner-sleeves/

[JohnnyByeBye]

@Bilbobaggins ,I have the inner in one of my 50's pressings,it is original. It is really a nice combination of sleeve,record and inner. Congratulations!

[Alexander72]

Another oldie that came to join my collection today...



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1958, US, Indianapolis pressing. The vinyl is VG+, the sleeve has some wear and tape residu. A joy to my ears!

The inner sleeve puzzles me somewhat... I don't see it mentioned on this site: https://www.elvisrecords.com/inner-sleeves/

Your inner sleeve is original and is listed on the Elvisrecords website as 21-112-Pt.10 Rev. 1 (1958)

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Good news about Ian. What is handle on Ebay?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trkpar ... imcquillan

[Bilbobaggins]

Another oldie that came to join my collection today...



1000015013.jpg



1958, US, Indianapolis pressing. The vinyl is VG+, the sleeve has some wear and tape residu. A joy to my ears!

The inner sleeve puzzles me somewhat... I don't see it mentioned on this site: https://www.elvisrecords.com/inner-sleeves/

Your inner sleeve is original and is listed on the Elvisrecords website as 21-112-Pt.10 Rev. 1 (1958)

21-112-1-pt10-rev1-side2.jpg

21-112-1-pt10-rev1-side1.jpg

Good news about Ian. What is handle on Ebay?

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trkpar ... imcquillan

Thanks.. Sure, now I see it. I overlooked it. Must have forgotten to put on my glasses...

[Alexander72]

In 1968, RCA Victor in the US switched from black to orange labels. Around the same time, the 1950s records in stereo received a red "Electronically Reprocessed Stereo" sticker in the upper right corner of the cover.
Admittedly, I prefer mono to these fake-stereo versions on my record player, but these records are certainly nice collector's items.
Over the years, the albums with this red "Electronically Reprocessed Stereo" sticker have become a nice and quite valuable subset of my record collection.
Valuable, because the 1968-1970 releases with orange labels on rigid vinyl and these stickers on the cover typically have been proven valuable at auction with prices starting at around €75, with Elvis' Christmas Album (€150) and King Creole (around €250) being standouts.

In 1968, RCA was still in the midst of transitioning to the orange label. That's why you often find records with the old black "white top" label in the sleeve with the red "Electronically Reprocessed Stereo" sticker.

The red sticker disappeared from the cover at the end of 1970 when RCA introduced a new design for most of its records. So I was quite surprised when I found a version of "A Date With Elvis" in a batch of purchased records, featuring a record made of extremely flexible vinyl. RCA would introduce the well-known dynaflex vinyl to the American market in 1971.

[Alexander72]

[JohnnyByeBye]

Thank you for posting! Great looking stickers and great,old records with beautiful inner sleeves. These red sticker versions are something that've never witnessed live with my own eyes - never seen one!... and of course you happen to have a bunch of them

[AfoolSuchAsI.]

Hi Alexander, great founds i saw you all this lps showing on your fantastic youtube canal

[Alexander72]

Hi Alexander, great founds i saw you all this lps showing on your fantastic youtube canal

Thanks @AfoolSuchAsI. I only showed a couple (first 3) of these in my last episode. And upon recording that episode the Orange Label King Creole was not in my collection yet. Now that I have completed the series I plan to do an episode on these RED ERS Sticker releases in the upcoming months so this post is a bit of a heads up

[AfoolSuchAsI.]

Hi Alexander great to hear that .A week ago i buy the El vis the legend box lps from Australia how rare ist the saler said its very rare .

[Alexander72]

Hi Alexander great to hear that .A week ago i buy the El vis the legend box lps from Australia how rare ist the saler said its very rare .

I have no deep knowledge on the Australian catalog but it sure sounds like a nice collectable. Love to see your latest catch here on the forum, that's for sure!

[Bilbobaggins]

Hi Alexander great to hear that .A week ago i buy the El vis the legend box lps from Australia how rare ist the saler said its very rare .

What version do you have? I believe the Australian boxset "The Legend" had 3 volumes.

[AfoolSuchAsI.]

Hi Bilbobaggins, there where 4 volumes on a bleu boxsets and golden writing Elvis the Legend.
There is not so more information on that .

[elvis-fan]

Thanks for sharing. Great to take a peak into Ians amazing collection. Ian is a really great collector as well as seller on Ebay, bought many records off him.

Ian's a wonderful guy and a fountain of knowledge when it comes to Presley pressings. I also have purchased quite a few NM condition Elvis LP's from him over the past few years...

[JohnnyByeBye]

When it comes to vinyl singles, I don't really buy any new ones anymore. I have all "standard" RCA singles and EP's that Elvis put out during his lifetime. Most of them I own as German pressings as well. I don't collect international singles,promos or some slight sleeve variations of the standard singles either.

But when browsing Discogs a couple of months ago,I noticed some Italian singles from the 60's that caught my eye. Being a fan of many Italian things,the sleeve designs were so unique to me I couldn't pass them up. All of them had to do with songs that were originally Italian or were covered as Italian version.

I especially like the great background images on sleeves of Surrender and It's Now or Never which are clear copy-paste -jobs but create a unique retro athmosphere of Italy in the 60's. pretty unique design,but that's what Italy is known for, right?

Sleeve of In The Ghetto with "Bambolina" on the flip side is of course cool as heck much like the Italian sleeve of From Elvis In Memphis which hold the same coolness. No More a.ka "La Paloma" also charts previously unknown territory for Elvis single design... pretty sure Parker didn't come up with this design in his office

Three (!) of these singles also have names written on the sleeve (In The Ghetto) or on the labels. Unlike most collectors of vinyl, I usually don't mind having names written on the sleeve that much. These records have played part in people's lives who have enjoyed them and I think that's a beautiful idea. So having "Donatella" or "Roberto" written on there somewhere just adds appeal to these ancient,60-year old vinyl singles.

[JohanD]

I meant to buy Harem Holiday FTD vinyl but ordered California Holiday instead by accident!

Anyway, I've opened it up and currently playing side 1. WOW!!!!! Hands down this is the best FTD vinyl that I have heard. It sounds fantastic and is laying on the turntable flat. As many of you know, I think most FTD vinyl sound dreadful so this is a great surprise.

Does anyone know who cut this? I wonder if Girl Happy and Harem Holiday have been cut by the same person??

Hello Lester, i don't have the 'California Holiday' FTD vinyl(yet) but right now the "Harem Holiday" plays.
Well, as far as soundquality of the masters on vinyl, this is the one to get.
No idea who cut this, but on both records an 'H.R' is etched in the deadwax .
The credits give info as (air)mastered by Henry Rudkins.
But this album is higly recomended.

[KingElvis]

Just picked up this one about a week ago off of ebay... I've been searching for a decent US pressing of Good Times for quite a while now...
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Looks like a really nice copy
IMO its much better to waith instead of buying a worn copy of a album...and `"ring wear" or split seam is a big no no.
I remember as a kid having a huge challenge getting this LP in the 80s as it was OOP.