ELVIS PRESLEY PERFECT FOR PARTIES INSANELY RARE PROMO-ONLY SAMPLER EP+PIC SLEEVE

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·       ELVIS PRESLEY – PERFECT FOR PARTIES – INSANELY RARE  ORIGINAL 1956 RCA VICTOR MONO 45rpm 4-SONG EP SINGLE SPA-7-37

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       PROMO-ONLY "HIGHLIGHT" (SAMPLER) E.P. RECORD, NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN ANY SHAPE, MANNER OR FORM

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL BLACK ‘DOGGIE’ RCA VICTOR LABEL WITH SILVER SCRIPT.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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One consensus is that the Elvis Presley "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album was a give-away with the purchase of a RCA Records record player of a specific model. While that may be true, various advertisements and articles do not support this theory. It is likely that dealers may have stocked up on this EP on their own with purchases from the advertisements to create their own promotion. It is also possible that there was left over stock that was distributed to dealers to distribute through various promotions. Whatever the case may be, the "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album was made available through mail order with coupons. Below is a one page advertisement offered the special $1.49 value Perfect for Parties Highlight Album (SPA-7-37) for only 25 cents. Along with that offer is an extra special offer for $1.00 to buy 7x7 color prints of all 20 album covers shown. The offer expired on December 31, 1956. These may or may not be the ones offered in the advertisement, however, Presleyana V describes a set of 15 EP front cover slicks offered to jukebox operators for display behind the glass on jukeboxes. Those slicks are valued at $500.

The Perfect for Parties EP highlights the RCA Victor November album release schedule at a promotional campaign cost of nearly $165,000 (est. as high as $5,447,000 in 2008 dollars). The disk with a limited press run that was not to exceed 500,000 units was mainly offered through consumer ads and not through dealers. This is a quote on page 17 in the November 17, 1956, Billboard, "The disks will definitely not be dispensed through dealers, but the sole aim of the promotion is to hypo interest in the line, which can be purchased only in shops."

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·       CONDITION:

·       45-RPM SINGLE RECORD:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, NOT play-graded!)

(a)          THE RECORD IS ONLY GOOD+(+). CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is in playable condition. There are numerous small scuffs and some loss of surface luster/sheen is visible.

(b)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       PICTURE SLEEVE

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

THE SLEEVE IS ABOUT VERY GOOD (VG )

(ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10, WE GRADE THE CONDITION OF THIS PICTURE SLEEVE AS 5)

-        Sleeve has visible "wrinkles" across both panels (front and back)

-        The sleeve has some  ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3 (front side) and 5 (back side)

-        Sleeve has some writing on its back side (name of the previous owner written in thin white marker, about 1/4 x 4 inches in size); minor doodling on front panel

-         Sleeve  shows some yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Sleeve has some visible fraying/tattering on three seams

-        The sleeve has partially split seams (approximately 20% of the combined length of all three seams)

-        Visible chipping (denting) and fraying noted along the top (opening) side of the sleeve

-        Minor yellowish stains noted (less than ¼ square inch in size, total)

-         Back sleeve has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other sleeves during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SLEEVE

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

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