Some of Elvis' earliest recordings are up for auction. Experts reckon a dedicated fan may pay in excess of $50,000 to buy unedited reel-to-reel tapes which feature early recordings of 'All Shook Up', 'Jailhouse Rock', religious songs, material for his first Christmas album, and banter between Presley, members of his band and engineer Thorne Nogar.
The tapes belonged to Nogar, who always made two copies of each recording in case record label bosses wanted to make last minute changes after the original tapes had been edited. The studio engineer died in 1994 - his family are selling them because: "I think the people should enjoy them - and frankly, we could use the money."
Whoever gets the tapes won't be able to make any income from their investment. Although the Nogar family own the tapes, they don't own the copyright on the recordings - which were paid for by RCA. Therefore the tapes can only be used for personal enjoyment.