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Artist: Elvis Presley
Title: Elvis' Christmas Album
Label: RCA Victor
Catalog number: LOC-1035
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deluxe Gatefold Booklet
Year: 1957
Country: US
Edition: Original 1st Indianapolis Pressing (First Stamper)
Genre: Rock & Roll / Christmas / Gospel

💿 DESCRIPTION

Released in October 1957 on RCA Victor, "Elvis' Christmas Album" is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and best-selling holiday records of all time. The album masterfully combines high-energy rock and roll holiday tracks like "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" and "Blue Christmas" with timeless seasonal standards and deeply soulful gospel recordings on Side 2 accompanied by The Jordanaires. Spending four weeks at #1 on the Billboard album charts, this release stands as an essential centerpiece of 1950s rock history and vintage vinyl collecting.

💎 CONDITION

vinyl: very good (vg)

cover: very good (vg)
(Tear on spine. The internal full-color photo booklet pages are clean and intact. one corner has split, see pics)

🧾 NOTES FOR COLLECTORS

This is an authentic, highly collectible 1st US pressing from 1957. It comes in the original hardcover deluxe gatefold binding with the red cloth tape spine and built-in full-color photograph booklet. Crucially, the matrix runout etchings verify a top-tier first-stamper "1S / 1S" cut pressed at RCA's Indianapolis plant (distinguished by the stamped capital "I"). A key piece for any serious Elvis Presley or vintage 1950s physical media collection.

🔍 MATRIX / LABEL DETAILS

Side 1 Matrix / Runout (Stamped): H2 PP6526-1S I
Side 2 Matrix / Runout (Stamped): H2 PP6527-1S I
Pressing Plant Identification: Stamped "I" (RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis)
Label Details: Original Black RCA Victor label with Nipper logo at top, "NEW ORTHOPHONIC" HIGH FIDELITY text

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