On Mar 25, 1997, Don Dellmann wrote:
 DD> It's been my experience that anything marked "special
 DD> collector's edition" or "Special" anything, generally is not
 DD> as collectable as regular issues.
I've heard that before and I believe you're correct.
 DD> However, Elvis is somewhat of a special case.  I haven't
 DD> come across anything on those two in colored vinyl, and the
 DD> wording would indicate that they are reissues.  RCA
 DD> generally changed the number on reissues though, and what
 DD> you've given me are the numbers of the original 1977
 DD> pressings, so I would guess these probably date from that
 DD> time, and could be worth anywhere from the same to about 3
 DD> times the value of the "regular" issues.  The regular issues
 DD> right now, with the picture sleeve, are going somewhere in
 DD> the $ 5 - $ 10 range, so you could be any where from $ 5 to
 DD> $ 25 for those pieces.  Incidentally, the sleeve accounts
 DD> for about 2/3 of that value (on any 45 prior to the mid
 DD> 70's, the "picture sleeve" is usually worth about twice as
 DD> much as the record itself, even without the record.)
One has a copyright notice with a 1977 date and the other, 1978.  Thanks for 
the info, Don.  I also have an original pressing of the LP, "Elvis Presley" 
(RCA LPM-1254).  Considering the fact that I acquired it back in the fifties 
when it was released, it's in pretty good shape (both cover and disk).  
Nowhere near mint, though.
Later,
 -JrS
  ogre@nashville.com
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