In it's third week on the Australian Album Charts, the "Elvis By Request: The Australian Edition" CD has dropped from #9. to #14.In New Zealand the "I'm An Elvisfan" compilation compiled by New Zealand fans dropped from #7 to #9.
Auction Results
The holy book, given to Presley on his first Christmas in Graceland in 1957, was expected to raise around £25,000, but went for more than double the price.
The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on August 16 1977. It contains his handwritten notes, thoughts, annotations and underlining throughout. Poignantly, one of the many lines emphasised by the troubled entertainer states: "What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself or be cast away."Karen Fairweather, sales room manager at Omega Auctions, said: "It was a really exciting atmosphere in the room, we had 300 people and there was bidding online and on the telephone across the world. You could hear a pin drop when it sold for that price.
"There were three rival bidders on the phone and once it got over £20,000 each bid was taking a while, because they each had a price in mind for the bible and they were thinking about it. There was a round of applause when the hammer went down. It was incredible."
The winning telephone bidder, who did not want to be identified, was an American man based in the UK
A movie contract signed by Elvis for the 1962 film, Follow That Dream, went for £6,000 and a pair of shoes made by Black Flagg Brothers, owned and worn by Elvis, sold for £6,500.
However, a pair of The King's briefs, unwashed and still soiled, went unsold. Bids for the light-blue underpants worn underneath his famous white jumpsuit during a 1977 concert performance, reached £5,000, failing to meet the £7,000 reserve price.
The entire Elvis collection, owned by a single British collector, sold for just over £100,000 at the sale at Omega Auctions in Stockport, Cheshire.
Night On The Town Released
The Touchdown import label released their CD 'Night On The Town' with the March 29, 1975 MS, as recorded from the audience. The same concert was released a few weeks ago on a 2-CD set by Straight Arrow called 'Amore, Elvis !'.
(Source: Elvis Australia / UK Journal / Cisco Corner)