Mint Presley records under the hammer

oripsorips 238 Posts
edited October 2010 in Strut Central
Long time lurker, part time poster.

Thought I would post this story and see what the Strut's reaction will be. Any Elvis fans in the house?
An Elvis Presley fan's prized record collection is expected to fetch as much as $375,000 when it is auctioned this week.

Steve Lacey is selling 12,000 mint condition vinyl records, which he began collecting from around the world when he was just a boy.

He says, "It began when I was 11 and I heard he (Presley) had died. I got a paper round and spent everything on the collection. I worked five nights a week in a chippie (fast food joint) to buy more.

"Then I had to decide whether I wanted a mortgage or more Elvis records. I kept buying records."

Experts believe the lot will be popular with collectors when it goes under the hammer at auction house Bamfords in Derby, England.

A Bamfords spokesperson says, "It's probably the best collection in the world because Steve has records from so many countries."

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/10/25/15816026.html

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