ELVIS PRESLEY: ALL SHOOK UP GOLD HMV EXPORT 45 JO 473

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FOR 2008 I WILL BE LISTING MORE 1950s/1960s 45s AND E.Ps. THE MAJORITY OF THESE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF VG+ WITH A LOT BETTER THAN THIS AND WILL INCLUDE SOME NICE RARITIES.

AS USUAL, ALL OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE CLEANED AND PLAY TESTED BY MYSELF PRIOR TO LISTING. 

POSTAGE FOR THESE ITEMS IS FOR U.K. FIRST CLASS. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND RECORDED OR REGISTERED FOR HIGH VALUE ITEMS. PLEASE E MAIL ME IF YOU REQUIRE EITHER OF THESE SERVICES ADDED TO YOUR INVOICE. OVERSEAS BIDDERS, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MAILING PRICES.

EVERY ITEM THAT I SELL COMES WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. I ALWAYS DO MY UTMOST TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ITEM, THEN SIMPLY E-MAIL ME AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. IT IS MY AIM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PURCHASER IS 100% HAPPY SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

ALL SHOOK UP/THAT'S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN

7" SINGLE BY ELVIS PRESLEY

U.K. HMV RECORDS (45-JO 473) EXPORT PRESSING 

YEAR: 1957

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING ON THE MAUVE HMV LABEL WITH GOLD PRINT. AS YOU WILL KNOW FROM THE HEADING, THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE EXPORT PRESSING AND IS BY FAR THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER VARIATION OF THIS RECORD. THESE EXPORT VERSIONS WERE PRESSED IN TINY QUANTITIES FOR THE OVERSEAS MARKET WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THEY ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK DOWN. HOWEVER, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF THIS HIGHLY DESIRABLE RECORD. VISUALLY THE RECORD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW NOTICABLE HAIRLINES, A FEW SURFACE LINES/RUB MARKS, SOME LIGHT NEEDLE LINES AND THE ODD SMALL LIGHT SCRATCH. HOWEVER, WHILE THERE MAY BE THE ODD BACKGROUND CLICK, THE MAJORITY OF THE MARKS HAVE NO TANGABLE DEPTH AND ARE PURELY SUPERFICIAL. THIS RECORD PLAYS BETTER THAN IT LOOKS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY SCRATCHES, LIABLE TO CAUSE LOUD POPS, OR OTHER DAMAGE AND NOTHING THAT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ISSUE WHEN PLAYING.  

LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO WRITING, TEARS, STICKERS OR HEAVY MARKS. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE LINES ON EITHER SIDE BUT NO MAJOR WEAR AROUND THE CENTRE HOLE. THE GOLD PRINT IS STILL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND HAS NOT FADED AS SOMETIMES HAPPENS

COMES IN ORIGINAL HMV COMPANY SLEEVE. 

 BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH FINE WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES. THERE IS MINIMAL BACKGROUND NOISE THROUGHOUT, ALTHOUGH ANY NOISE IS MORE NOTICABLE ON THE 'B' SIDE AS THIS IS A VERY QUIET TRACK. EVEN SO, IT STILL PLAYS WELL WITH JUST ONE LITTLE SECTION THAT HAS A REPETITIVE TICK FOR A FEW REVOLUTIONS AND A BIT OF LIGHT CRACKLE AT THE BEGINNING. THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS TOO DETRIMENTAL TO THE OVERALL SOUND QUALITY. ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES, IT STILL PRODUCES A GOOD SOUND WITH NO MAJOR SURFACE NOISE AND JUST LIGHT EVIDENCE OF USE WITH A BIT OF TOP END CLIPPING. THIS RECORD CERTAINLY PLAYS BETTER THAN IT LOOKS. A MEGA RARE ITEM FROM ELVIS AND A NICE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. 

GRADING:

SIDE ONE (visual)      VG   

SIDE TWO (visual)     VG     

SIDE ONE (audio)     VG+

SIDE TWO (audio)   VG      

GUIDE TO GRADINGS

    MINT: As new condition/unplayed

    NEAR MINT: No obvious marks or imperfections. May have very light paper lines/hairlines visible under strong light. Sound quality will be virtually perfect.

    EXCELLENT +: Record will display just the odd very light surface line/mark. No needle lines or scratches. Background/surface noise will be virtually non existent with the possibility of the occasional solitary tick. There will be nothing on the record to cause any audible flaws or distortion.

    EXCELLENT: Record will display one or two surface lines and/or light scuff marks. No needle lines or scratches. There may be a little very light background noise only audible on the run in/out. No obvious audible flaws or distortion and will only have had light use. Records graded as Excellent will still be very acceptable copies.

    EXCELLENT -: Record will show slightly more marks than an Excellent but not sufficient to drop it into the Very Good Plus catagory. Any marks will be purely superficial and will not be audible. a record that would otherwise be Excellent but has, perhaps, one light needle line will fall into this catagory. There may be very light audible noise on the run in/out but no scratches. The sound quality will still be perfectly acceptable although it will be obvious that the record has had a few plays.

    VERY GOOD +: Record will display light surface lines/scuffs, light needle lines and hairlines although there will not be any heavy or obvious scratches. Sound quality will still be perfectly acceptable although there will probably be a little light background noise, most obvious on the run in/out and a little minor distortion occasionally. Records graded VG+ will have had moderate use but have not been overplayed.

    VERY GOOD: Record will display several surface lines/marks, light needle lines and light scratches, some of which may be audible. The record has obviously been played many times but will still produce a good sound, albeit with some mild distortion occasionally. There will be no sticks or jumps and the record will play through fine.

I WILL NOT NORMALLY ADVERTISE ANY RECORD THAT FALLS BELOW A VERY GOOD GRADE UNLESS IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. I ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO GRADE RECORDS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT 100% HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE SORTED. ALL ITEMS CARRY A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. 

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING.