ELVIS PRESLEY Rock 'n' Roll (Incredibly Rare 1956 UK first issue 12-track mono LP on the maroon & gold HMV 'nipper' label, fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve. This copy is in quite a state to say the least. The cover has laminate peeling to the front & reverse with a tear and extensive creasing to the opening edge. Theres is a a section missing from the reverse with three tears, however the Bob Dawbarn notes are still fully legible. The spine is split along around 50% of its length. There is weakening to the panels caused mainly by ring wear & the colours & iconic design still look great, but this example falls firmly into the 'Wrecked But Rare' category. The vinyl has an excessive amount of spindle marks & name annotations to both labels with light scratches but has been professionally cleaned & playback remains astonishing, with no distortion & little surface inbetween tracks. Upon playback, we were astonished by just how good this sounds. There were no jumps & just one or two light clicks in places. Thanks to the quality of fifties British vinyl, when records were made of real stuff & men were men, the disc performs far higher than its visual Fair grading. A legendary piece of Rock n Roll history that we are all too happy to offer, even in this condition CLP1093)
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