Elvis Presley Official Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records and Memorabilia

English, Paperback, 13x20 cm, 434 pages/Seiten.

THE KING Of PRICE GUIDES ON THE KING OF ROCK-AND-ROW
Elvis Presley changed popular music forever and became a legend who still attracts legions of new fans every year. The astounding array of Elvis memorabilia held in private collections and sold at auction is unparalleled in the history of music. Wise men say this incomparable sourcebook offers a total guide to everything related to the uncontested. hip-swivelin' King of Rock-and-Roll. COMPREHENSIVE. The Official Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records and Memorabilia has it all, including CD and record listings (the singles, EPs, LPs, various artist compilations), bubble gum cards, lunch boxes, key chains, movie posters, perfume, and much more!

WRITTEN BY THE EXPERT. Jerry Osborne is the author of The Official Price Guide to Records and The Official Price Guide to CDs. His newspaper column. "Mr. Music," is syndicated nationally. SPECIAL FEATURES. Invaluable information on pricing and grading records and memorabilia. What to expect when selling your records to a dealer. BUYERS-SELLERS DIRECTORY. If a collector wishes to find an out-of-print record or sell a particular classic, these addresses and phone numbers list the important people to contact.

Elvis Presley

Geboren am 8. 1. 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, gestorben am 16. 8. 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elvis Presley, populärster und erfolgreichster Interpret der Musikgeschichte.

Stichworte einer Mega-Karriere: Lastwagenfahrer. Sun Records.
Manager und Mastermind: Colonel Tom Parker (richtiger Name: Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk aus Breda, Holland).
Elvis Presley Filme: 33 (inklusive der Dokumentationen 'That's The Way It Is' und 'On Tour').
1973: TV-Ereignis 'Aloha From Hawaii'.
Eintritt in die Armee: 24. 3. 1958 als Soldat mit der Kennummer 53310761.
US-Single-Hits von 1956 bis zu seinem Tod 1977: 148 (davon 15 im EP-Format). Weitere Hits posthum.

Die geschätzte Zahl weltweit verkaufter Presley-Tonträger variiert: Es dürften annähernd zwei Milliarden sein. Vom 1. 10. 1958 (Ankunft mit der USS Randall in Bremerhaven) bis 2. 3. 1960 (Rückflug ab Rhein-Main in Frankfurt) war Elvis Presley im hessischen Friedberg stationiert. Hier hatte er am 14. 9. 1959 die 14jährige Priscilla Beaulieu kennengelernt, die er am 1. 5. 1967 heiratete (Scheidung 1973). Auf der Single 'Wooden Heart' von 1960 streute Elvis Presley deutsche Text-Passagen ( - 'Muß i denn, muß i denn zum Städtele hinaus' usw.) ein.

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