ELVIS PRESLEY MASTER / DEMO / TEST 78 RPM JAILHOUSE ROCK RCA / DECCA H2WB.6779
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ELVIS PRESLEY / GLEN GRAY AND THE CASA LOMA ORCH 78RPM
THICK VINYL MASTER TEST PRESSING
A-SIDE:JAILHOUSE ROCK MATRIX No H2WB.6779
B-SIDE:CASA LOMA STOMP ( 1937 VERSION )
A BIG THANK YOU TO MICHAEL A FELLOW EBAYER FOR GIVING ME ALL THE INFO ON THE "B" SIDE.
PRESSING DATE-SEE INFO BELOW
ON THE CUSTOM DECCA TEST LABEL YELLOW / WHITE
PRESSED IN GREAT BRITAIN
VISUAL CONDITION:ELVIS SIDE:LOVELY 78 EXCELLENT+++
CASA LOMA ORCH SIDE EXCELLENT+++
PLAY GRADE ON A REGA PLANAR TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO PRESTIGE 78C CARTRIDGE(BROADCAST QUALITY):THE ELVIS SIDE PLAYS LOUD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR, EASILY GRADES AT EXCELLENT.THE CASA LOMA STOMP ALSO PLAYS LOUD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR AGAIN EASILY GRADING AT EXCELLENT
JUST A WORD OF CAUTION WHEN BUYING ELVIS DEMO 78s.UK RCA NEVER RELEASED ANY DEMO 78s BY ANY ARTIST LET ALONE ELVIS (ONLY DECCA TEST/DEMO'S ARE GENUINE).ONE OR TWO "IMITATIONS" HAVE MADE THERE WAY ONTO THE MARKET OVER THE YEARS ALL MADE UP BY THE SAME PERSON.THESE ARE SIMPLE STOCK COPIES WITH THE LABELS PEELED OFF AND MADE UP GREEN DEMO LABELS STUCK ON,ORIGINAL LABELS WERE HEAT SEALED.THESE GREEN LABELS OFTEN START TO LIFT AT THE EDGES THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF THE MOCKED UP HMV COPIES.AS FOR HMV DEMO 78s BY ELVIS.ONLY FOUR GENUINE DEMOS EXIST HEARTBREAK HOTEL / BLANK B SIDE, I WAS THE ONE / BLANK B SIDE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES / BLANK B SIDE AND FINALLY TUTTI FRUTTI / BLANK B SIDE.THESE WERE ISSUED AS TWO (2) x 1 SIDED DEMOS.ANY DOUBLE SIDED DEMOS ARE LABEL PEELS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.THE OTHER ELVIS HMV 78 RPM DEMOS ARE ONE (1) SIDED ADVANCE COPIES.ALMOST EVERYONE OF THESE MADE UP 2 SIDED DEMOS HAVE A LOT OF WRITING,PENS MARKS ETC ON THEM ALSO THE PRINTING ON THE SPEED MARKS "BLEEDS" RATHER THAN BEING CLEAN AND CRISP LIKE THE ORIGINALS,CHECK OUT POPSIKE TO SEE GENUINE 1 SIDED HMV DEMOS.
WELL EXPERINCED AT POSTING 78 RPMS WORLDWIDE,SEE FEEDBACK
WILL POST WORLDWIDE
WILL COMBINE POSTAGE
UK POSTAGE FREE BY SPECIAL DELIVERY NEXT DAY BY 1PM
REST OF THE WORLD BY EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME
GOOD LUCK
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