ELVIS PRESLEY "JANIS & ELVIS" GENUINE COPY

	£		1,111
	$		1,472

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN RELISTED DUE TO PAYMENT NOT BEING RECEIVED FROM A PREVIOUS LISTING.

ELVIS PRESLEY.  "JANIS AND ELVIS" WITHDRAWN SOUTH AFRICAN 10" LP

A couple of months ago I had a massive clear-out of Elvis items including over 20 British HMV LPS, French originals and plenty of singles (I have actually just listed some more HMV EPs, have a look at my other items).

Amongst those I offered was this, the rarest item!  Unfortunately I never heard from the winning bidder so have decided to list this again.  I had a lot of interest before so am sure I will receive a similar amount again.  I remember answering numerous queries from people who could not believe a genuine one of these had come on the market!  This is fine by me, I am here to reply to any questions that you may have although, the serious Elvis collector will know exactly what this is!

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

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 and none had the title printed on the spine 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!  No tears on this one though and you will not get another chance to buy one of the most famous and rare Presley items in this condition again.

A more detailed description follows but, 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: Surface marks and light scratches over all the playing surface.  However, nothing major and it actually looks very good.

CONDITION OF RECORD B-SIDE: same as A-side.  It clearly has been played quite a lot but there are no major defects and it still looks fabulous!

CONDITION OF LABEL A-SIDE:  Very good, clean.  Some spindle marks.

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

CONDITION OF COVER FRONT:  The lightest of creasing but no tears.

CONDITION OF COVER BACK:   A light "ring mark" from the disc but no tears or damage

SOUND QUALITY SIDE 1:  Crackles in between tracks but no jumps or skips.

SOUND QUALITY SIDE 2:  Same as side 1

INNER COVER:  10" plain paper sleeve with flap, 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 and, if any do, they are not in good condition.

I really doubt you will see one like this again.  You will note that I have set a high, but realistic, reserve (£750) below which I would not consider selling such a desirable item.  I have had this for years and am in no real hurry to get rid of it and certainly will not undersell it!

As with other rare records 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 the record 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 records 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