Monday, June 27, 2011

June 27 - Fitted By The King


The You Gotta Have Rock And Roll auctionhouse announced a new 'Rock And Roll' auction, starting July 13th. Amongst the items on offer are the 1950's owned and worn Lansky Bros. outfit that Elvis can be seen wearing during his first photo session for RCA Victor and on the back cover of his first album release (Est $30-40,000). Some other items are:

- Black Stage Worn Mohair Suit and Boots With Scarf. Worn by Elvis during his first season at the International Hotel in August 1969 (Est $20-30,000).
- Elvis' hand written set list for the second show in his opening season of performances at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, in August 1969 (Est $8-9,000)
- Owned and Worn IC Costume Blue Shirt. Inside label reads "IC Costume Co." & comes with the original IC Costume Co.  wooden hanger. Includes photographs of Elvis wearing this shirt and a letter from Alan Fortas. (Est $5-10,000).


Auction Results


Juliens Auctions held it's 'Music Icons' auction last weekend, containing 48 Elvis related items. The top 3 sold items are:


- Gibson acoustic guitar: $20,480
- "TCB" necklace: $17,920
- Handwritten setlist 6,080


(Source: Elvis Express / ElvisMatters)