ELVIS PRESLEY. 10" SOUTH AFRICAN LP. JANIS & ELVIS

	£		462
	$		612

ELVIS PRESLEY / JANIS MARTIN

"janis and elvis"

SOUTH ARFICAN ISSUE ON RCA

Long regarded as one of the rarest Elvis LPs, borne out by the many counterfeit, bootleg and re-issue copies that sometimes surface. 

Note, THIS IS NOT A BOOTLEG!  THIS IS NOT THE FRENCH RE-ISSUE!  THIS IS THE REAL THING!

Now, just in case you do not know exactly what this is, in 1959, the RCA company in South Africa decided to release an album on its 'Teal' label featuring 'new' stars , Elvis Presley and Janis Martin, the latter had been billed in America as "the female Elvis".

Elvis' manager, Tom Parker got wind of this and blew his top, firstly saying "Nobody shares a record with Elvis" and, to compound the case, "it is called 'Janis and Elvis' not 'Elvis and Janis' " !  RCA South Africa did a quick recall; apparantly it was released on a Friday and pulled on the Saturday, a day later.  If you look at the tracks you will see that Janis does not actually sing with Elvis (more's the pity) she alternates tracks.

It is so desirable that it has been extensively bootlegged around the world and there was even a legitimate re-issue in France however, a close examination of the photographs will show that this is the a genuine issue.

None of the copies had flap-over back covers and none had the thumb cut-out on the back as shown in the photograph.  Besides this, the labels were completely different and, in the case of most bootlegs, the cover picture had a printed tear at the 3 o'clock position; because the record is so unbelievably rare in good condition, they had to photograph a cover with a tear! 

I have sold one of these previously for an astoundingly high price as it was in superb condition, however, before you bid on this, please read tghe following description carefully:

Should you wish to know anything more, just contact me.

ARTIST:  Elvis Presley and Janis Martin

TITLE:  "Janis and Elvis"  10" LP

LABEL:  RCA / Teal.  Johannesburg

RECORD NUMBER:  T  31.077

DATE OF ISSUE:  1958

CONDITION OF RECORD A-SIDE: A lot of surface marks and scratches over all the playing surface.  However,  it actually still looks good!

CONDITION OF RECORD B-SIDE: same as A-side.  It clearly has been played quite a lot and has not had that much care taken of it but there are no major defects but there are plenty of scratches.

CONDITION OF LABEL A-SIDE:  Good and clean.  Plenty of spindle marks and scuffing but no writing.

CONDITION OF LABEL B-SIDE:  Same as A-side

CONDITION OF COVER FRONT:  Quite a lot of creasing but no tears.

CONDITION OF COVER BACK:   'Thumb' marks on the opening but no tears.

SOUND QUALITY SIDE 1:  A lot of crackles all the way through

SOUND QUALITY SIDE 2:  Same as side 1

INNER COVER:  10" RCA paper inner with South African printing, believed to be original (see picture).

If you collect Elvis to this high level, have a serious think about this item.

You can check on the internet and you will see that few ever come on to the market.  I cannot overstate the rarity and importance of this record.

As I have described, the cover is very nice and would make a superb display item but the record has poor audio quality.  The two framed together would look fabulous.

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As with other rare items I am listing I would like to tell you a little about me to give you confidence in bidding and to assure you that these are absolutely genuine items. I am the managing director of the world famous BEANOS RECORDS and we have had our shops in South London for over 30 years. I write about rare records, appear on TV and Radio and constantly in the National Press. It is BEANOS LIMITED that are selling this most desirable item but I want to be your contact for any queries and, also, to take away the faceless negotiation that an important international auction can sometimes have. I can tell you everything you need to know about this auction lot if you email me with any questions and, you are welcome to visit our shop and view the actual item (by prior appointment) with myself. I have to point out that most of the goods I offer on eBay are also on sale in my shop and I might have to end an auction early if I have another buyer.

David Lashmar
Managing Director
BEANOS LIMITED