Elvis Presley/Music: Extremely Rare Acoustic Tile from Memph...

Hammer

£6,000

Elvis Presley/Music: Extremely Rare Acoustic Tile from Memphis Recording Service/Sun Record Company 1950. This is one of only 4 tiles in existence in their original form that were there inside the studio to witness the historical birth of Rock n Roll. Accompanied by an Elvis Presley Museum certificate of authenticity hand signed by Jimmy Velvet who was Elvis' friend of twenty-two years and the Founder and original President and CEO of the world famous Elvis Presley Museum.

The COA reads in part:

The following item was the personal property of SUN RECORD COMPANY. The Elvis Presley Museum, Inc. opened on June 1, 1978 and is the only museum in the world licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. and "Graceland" - the estate of Elvis Presley. From the historical Memphis Recording Service/Sun Record Company 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee

This pale green acoustic tile was on the walls of the Memphis Recording Service which opened in 1950 and became the world known Sun Record Company, Inc. in 1952. This is where Elvis recorded from the start of his career rehearsals and recordings which included 1953 when Elvis recorded My Happiness/That's When Your Heartaches Begin and in 1954: That's Alright/Blue Moon Of Kentucky. You can view many images of these tiles visible on the walls in the background, including the 1954 of Elvis, Scotty Moore, Bill Black & Sam Phillips, November 21st 1955 Elvis, Colonel, Gladys, Vernon, H. Coleman Tily III, Bob Neal, Sam Phillips, & Jim Crudgington. One of the most noted photos is of an unexpected recording session in the Sun Records Studio that brought together rock-n-roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins on December 4, 1956. This impromptu jam session is where they became known as the Million Dollar Quartet. The tile measures approximately 12ins x 12ins and is 4 of 4. (Hand signed in ink) Jimmy Velvet, Founder and CEO Accompanied with full history of how the tile was acquired.