Elvis Presley Rare Autograph SUN 223 45 rpm Record
  $   1,995

 


$ 1995 Sold For
Sep 29, 2011 Sold Date
Sep 22, 2011 Start Date
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Elvis Presley's  Original
1 9 5 5   S U N   R E C O R D 
 Sun 223  "Mystery Train" / "I Forgot To Remember To Forget"
personally  Autographed  by  Elvis Presley
for one of Elvis' biggest fans,  Mr. Andy Kern

"The Sun Never Sets On A Legend"

It is signed on the "Mystery Train" side,
To  Andy,  Thanks  Elvis Presley

This ultra rare original Elvis Presley Sun 45 rpm record was signed by Elvis for one of Elvis' biggest fans, Andy Kern, who had the opportunity to meet Elvis.
Fast forward:   I was at the 1995 auction in Memphis, hosted by Mr. Jerry Osborne, and was the proud winner of the above autographed Elvis Sun record.  The proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish foundation.  This rare collector's gem has been in my personal collection all these years. I am now making it available for sale.
Here is the rest of the story:
Bruce Sprinks, a sports writer who was in the audience as a fan, caught the cape. Miraculously, he made it out of the crowded arena and home with the cape completely intact. (This was after a securityguard declared Sprinks the rightful owner, nothing that Sprinks was holding about two-thirds of the cape and the person trying to wrestle it from him had only a third in hand!) Not long after this, Sprinks sold the cape to Andrew M. Kern, an avid Elvis fan and collector in his mid-twenties who lived in Miami, Florida. Kern, who later developed a career as financial consultant, kept th e cape in perfect condition, and it continued to be his most prized possession until his death from cancer in May 1995. He was 42.
When he became ill, Andrew willed the bulk of his collection to be sold, with proceeds benefiting the Memphis chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organisation that grants special wishes to terminally ill children. Noted Elvis memorabilia expert, Jerry Osborne, was a friend of Kern`s and was engaged to organize the combination sale and auction to take place in Memphis during Elvis Week `95. But, Kern entrusted the American Eagle cape to his parents, Herbert and Yvette Kern of Miami Beach. It was their choice to make the cape a gift to Graceland. Osborne, a longtime friend and associate of the Graceland staff, championed the kern`s decision and put them in contact with the Presley Estate in July `95. Within a few days, Graceland`s Todd Morgan was dispatched on a one-day round trip flight to Miami to receive the cape and bring it home. The cape went on display in Elvis` trophy room the second week of August, just as Elvis Week was getting underway and fans were pouring into Memphis.

In keeping with the Kern`s wishes, Graceland will acknowledge the gift with special sign anytime the cape is on display, and is making a donation to the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center in Memphis in the amount required to have Andrew`s name placed on the center`s ``WALL OF HONOR``. As an added gesture of appreciation to Andrew and his family, Graceland also donated $5,000 from its ELVIS PRESLEY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION to the Memphis chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Andrew`s memory. The check was presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises CEO Jack Soden at a fund-raising dinner for this charity, hosted by Elvis` friend Marian Cocke during Elvis week. Yvette Kern and daughter Kathy Kern attended.

In a statement at the time the cape was given to Graceland, the Kern`s remarked ``This cape meant so much to Andy that we actually grew to associate it more with our son than we did with Elvis, whom we greatly admired. It was very painful to part with it. But, if it`s on exhibit at Graceland it will be enjoyed by millions of other fans, and we know it will be properly cared forever. It seemed right to share it. We feel that Andy would approve.``

Note:  This Sun 223 does not, never did, have push marks.  This Sun 223  does NOT  have a Delta in deadwax denoting Monarch pressing.
ELVIS RECORDED THIS RECORD IN 1955, WHICH MAKES IT  56 YEARS OLD !
I have been meticulous in taking excellent pictures, in order to give the buyer the highest level of confidence for their buying decision.
BEST WISHES TO YOU AS YOU BID FOR THIS MAGNIFICENT RARE HISTORIC ELVIS SIGNED SUN.
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