While tripping merrily through the mail, Jack Smith was overheard
 JS> One has a copyright notice with a 1977 date and the other, 1978. 
 JS> Thanks for the info, Don.  I also have an original pressing of the LP,
 JS> "Elvis Presley" (RCA LPM-1254).  Considering the fact that I acquired
 JS> it back in the fifties when it was released, it's in pretty good shape
 JS> (both cover and disk).  Nowhere near mint, though. 
Now you're talking about a collectable! :-)
That was the very first Elvis album on RCA.  There are two variations
of the cover, One with the word "Elvis" on the front in pale pink, the
other, more common, in dark pink.  In "VG+" to "NM" condition, the
pale pink one is currently in the $ 90 - $ 200 range, the dark pink
$ 60 - $ 125.  Even "G" condition (which sounds like what you describe)
you could see $ 30 - $ 40.
(My oldest Elvis LP is "Loving You", his third LP, and even that is
in the $ 50 - $ 100 range).
Don
... When I was your age, we carved transistors out of wood.
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