THE original 1954 acetate disc recorded by Elvis Presley. (Click on image to enlarge). UPDATE: IT MADE 64,000.
THE original 1954 acetate recording of Elvis Presley’s ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’ – the song that started the King on the road to fame – comes up at Whyte’s Rock and Pop Memorabilia auction in Dublin on March 24. It is estimated at 50,000-70,000. The story behind the song is history. In 1954 a young and unknown Presley walked into the offices of Sun Records and the Memphis Recording Service in Tennessee owned by Sam Phillips. He sang a fast version of ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’ by Arthur Crudup. It was recorded by Philips on an acetate record and sent to a local radio station disc jockey who agreed to play it. Elvis hit the airwaves for the first time. The station was inundated with phone calls and reportedly had to play it over 14 times during the show. The rest is music history. The acetate is lot 62 at Whyte’s.
The sale includes a watch gifted by Elvis to his manager Colonel Parker (lot 88, estimate €8,000-€10,000), one of Presley’s famous “Taking Care of Business” pendants gifted only to those in his close circle (lot 85, estimate €5,000-€7,000) and a customised Mathey-Tissot watch which Elvis gifted to family and friends.