Elvis Presley fanzine: GRACELAND EXPRESS (10-12/86 Memphis publication: Birthday

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Elvis Presley fanzine: GRACELAND EXPRESS (10-12/86 Memphis publication: Birthday:
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\"Graceland Express, Vol. 1, #4\" (10-12/86 from EPE & Graceland & published in Memphis): softbound fan magazine (fanzine) from the estate. In this issue: 2 nice 2-page photo montages from \"Jailhouse Rock\" (see scan #2) + `70 X-mas memory from Jannelle McComb. Condition: VG++ (clean, but folded in half as that\'s how they were originally mailed). Postage: add on $4 within USA or $12 overseas. Scans: #1: cover, #2: ROCK me! Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 10 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Graceland Express Vol. 2, #4\" (10-12/87 from EPE & Graceland & published in Memphis): softbound fan magazine (fanzine) from the estate. In this issue: 53rd birthday bash (Parker & Binder both attend, which is kind of ironic considering they were both at each other\'s throat during the taping of the NBC `68 TV Special) & 2 nice photo montages in center (2-page, movie stills) + Elvis\' Stutz & new car museum. Condition: VG++ (exceptionally clean, but folded in half as that\'s how they were mailed originally). Postage: add on $4 within USA or $12 overseas. Scans: #1: cover, #2: Stutz! Other scans (NOT, I REPEAT NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I REFUSE to waste 10 good scans because some doofus duffer is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Graceland News Vol.2, #4\" (Spring/83): softbound fan magazine (fanzine) printed in Memphis by Beth Pease. 11x14 tabloid newsprint. In this issue: 6th anniversary tribue week events, George Klein article, interview with Graceland\'s Jack Soden, + 2-page center photo from Louisiana Hayride. Condition: VG+ (tabloid newsprint is starting to fade from age & issue is folded in half, as I believe that\'s how they were originally mailed, otherwise clean). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $12 overseas. Scans: #1-2: covers (#2 is gold suit photo & IF you\'re interested in gold suit photos, check out my ad for the \"Elvis Tapes\" LP). Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 10 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!): #12: Graceland NEWS #3, +
\"Elvis World #3\" (by Memphian Bill E. Burk & not to be confused with Phil Gelormine\'s far-superior & much larger fanzine of same title). Burk used to work for the Memphis newspapers (he was famously on the train from Jersey when Elvis came home to Memphis upon his Army discharge) + wrote a couple of books on Elvis & was a \"friend\" according to him so he started a Memphis-based fanzine to report on all the goings-on at Graceland, Memphis, tribute week, etc. In this issue: Birthday plans for `88, value of autographs, article on Pat Geiger (she started the Elvis postage stamp movement) & eerily enough: that nut in Macleod, MS. who was recently shot to death on his front porch, has an article on his \"museum\". Condition: VG++ (clean except for address-label\'s sticker reside on back, the Label has fallen off). Postage: add $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = cover. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Worldwide Elvis News #270-271\" (double-issue & so twice as thick: 10/23/76): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). Super Elvis fan from UK (Rex Martin, whom I met once at Lickty-Poo\'s convention in NYC & we got along like a house-on-fire, whatever that means, & gabbed for about 6 hours straight), actually did a WEEKLY Elvis newsletter back in the 1970\'s (I know he did at least 287 issues because I\'ll be listing it on my Elvis Presley Store site shortly). HAD I known about this & subscribed, I\'d have a seen a lot more Elvis concerts, I\'ll tell ya fer sure. Each issue is stuffed with what was going on (Elvis: That\'s the way it was...). This issue is chock full of concert news & reviews. Condition: VG++ (clean, however there is a coffee drop on far right border, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $2.32 within USA or $8 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #51\" (7/72): softbound fan magazine (fanzine) from Rocky Barra (his USA answer to the UK\'s \"Elvis Monthly\"). In this issue: Rocky reviews new LP: \"Madison Sq. Garden\" + other tour dates announced.Condition: VG++ (exceptionally clean). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis, #49\" (5/72): softbound fan magazine (fanzine) from Rocky Barra (his USA version of the UK\'s \"Elvis Monthly\"). Concert review of Boston (Toli), Rocky reviews new 45 (\"An American Trilogy:) & LP (\"He Touched Me\") & 2 female fans meet Elvis in Vegas, courtesy of his father. Now if you tried to meet Elvis in the 1970\'s during the tours, it helped tremendously if you were a \"cute female\" (?: \"What\'s your favorite type of girl, Elvis?\" to which Elvis replied \"Female, sir.\"). In 1972, the closest I ever got was meeting Vernon in lobby of the Airport Hilton in EL Paso (my best friend from high school & to this day, Buddy Sanders (EL Paso\'s own ETA) got front row seats to a `72 show. I rode a Greyhound from St. Louie for this rare opportunity. Before the show, & we were on the floor since we had front row (oh, by the way: \"Burning Love\" jumpsuit, ah HOOT-WAH!! see my fanzine #2, scan #12). We go to the concession stand for a drink & there stands J.D. Sumner (how could you miss him??!), also getting a liquid beverage. We get to gabbin\' (as Elvis fans are wont to do & J.D. WAS an Elvis fan too), he says we should come out to the Airport Hilton after the show. Sounds good to us, so we go. Pandemonium in the lobby (the band is there, Esposito, etc.) & in walks Vernon Presley. Well we go running over to him & say \"can we meet Elvis, can we meet Elvis??!\" & Vernon says (& I SWEAR this is TRUE): \"I\'m just his father, boys, you\'ve gotta talk to Joe.\" Well we knew what \"Joe\" (Esposito) looked liked thanks to TTWII & \"Elvis On Tour\" movies, so we go to him & he feeds us a line (& I realize now that was his job), to call him the next day at 10 a.m. Well, you know the rest: turns out they were already aboard the Lisa Marie, heading for Dallas because Elvis had a MATINEE show that day! Can you believe he was doing 2 shows a day on many of those tours??! & that, kiddies, is as close as I ever got. Well, enuff cryin\', on with the show: Condition: VG++ (exceptionally clean). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"Confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #6\" (9/68): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). Rocky reports on his trip to Memphis (& interviews gate-guard at Graceland, uncle Vester Presley & there\'s photos too), + NEW single (at that time) version #1 of \"A Little Less Conversation\"! Condition: VG++ (exceptionally clean except for name written in ink in top right corner of cover, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scans: #1: covers, #2: 2-page center (nice still from \"Flaming Star\"). Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 10 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #5\" (9/68): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). Rocky reports on his trip to Tupelo (with photos), another fan reports on the taping of the \'68 TV Special, & a report on the UK\'s annual convention. Condition: VG++ (exceptionally clean except for name written in ink in top right corner of cover, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scans: #1: covers, #2 center (photo from set of VIVA LAS VEGAS I hadn\'t seen before & never saw anywhere else again). Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 10 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #4\" (8/68): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). Rocky took a trip to Nashville & ran into Elvis\' producer Felton Jarvis (so there\'s this interview as well as photos of Studio B, etc.) , an interesting article by a fan who got to attend one of the tapings of the NBC \'68 TV Special & a review of the film SPEEDWAY. Condition: basically VG++ (minor wear to bottom border on front & slight soiling to right on back along spine, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #3\" (7/68): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). THE announcement in this issue: NBC \'68 TV Special + reviews of \"Let Yourself Go\" single & SPEEDWAY LP. The start of a career revival. Back then, we didn\'t DREAM that one year later Elvis would be opening in Las Vegas! Condition: basically VG++ (slight soiling on back in right border & bottom left). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
\"Strictly Elvis #2\" (6/68): softbound fan magazine (fanzine). Rocky picked a good time in Elvis\' life & career to start up SE: Lisa Marie had been born earlier that year (see cover), he was starting to once again pay attention to making good singles (the run started with \"Big Boss Man\", then U.S. Male (reviewed in #1) + GUITAR MAN was just around the corner & this was one year before the filming of the ultimate comeback, the \'68 NBC TV Special. This issue has part 2 of the George Young interview & Judy Palmer\'s Memphis adventures (she saw him 41 times & they talked 9 times during her stay in Memphis). The letters page also in begins this issue. Condition: basically VG++ (front is clean but some soiling in borders on back, mostly on left side, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
Elvis Presley: \"Strictly Elvis, #1\" softbound fan magazine (fanzine) & USA\'s answer to the UK\'s \"Elvis Monthly\". In May of 1968, Rocky Berra started up his fanzine & would go on to publish 83 more issues on a regular basis. His was & IS the standard by which every other American Elvis tribute has been held to. I was lucky enough to go to his house in the 1970\'s & he treated me kindly & we have kept in touch (on & off) ever since. This debut issue has 2 introductions + an interesting interview with an Army buddy of Elvis, George Young & every subsequent issue would also cover whatever RCA music was being released: \"U.S. Male\" is reviewed this issue. Condition: VG++ (basically clean but some soiling in the borders on back, see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $3 within USA or $10 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
The Official EPFC of UK club newsletter (Elvis EPFC magazine, 8/87): softbound approximately 6x8\" fan magazine fanzine. This issue features: Todd Slaughter writes what is basically his auto-bio of his involvement & take-over of the UK EPFC (an interesting read: how & why Albert Hand turned over the reigns), club news, etc. Condition: VG++ (clean with slight wear along spine from opening issue to read it thoroughly & there is slight staining to top portion of cover (see scan #1 & enlarge). Postage: add on $2.32 within USA or $8 overseas. Scan #1 = covers. Other scans (NOT, I say NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I refuse to waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\" or from Hawaii!!):
The Official Elvis Presley fan club magazine newsletter (UK): \"Elvis Mail\" UK EPFC Catalogue \'91 (5 1/2 x 8 inches size, softbound). Scan #1 = covers. This issue includes all club items that were for sale at that time: LP\'s, cassettes, souvenirs, etc. Scan #1: cover. Other scans (NOT, I SAY NOT included with this issue but available on my Store site & I\'m not gonna waste 11 scans because some punter is \"confused\"): #2-10 other EM\'s for sale on my Store site (see search below & IF not listed, advise & I can re-list for you).Other scans (these are not included with this issue, but available as buy-it-now on my store site): #11: \"Elvis #2\" (NYC \'72 with complete transcript of that press conference & comprehensive interview with SAM PHILLIPS), #12: original Oct., 1978 fanzine the Graceland Press #3 (11x14 inch size tabloid, printed in Memphis). NOTE: these other fanzines aren\'t included in price for this issue (#3), but are available separately on my store site & you can click on the store icon that\'s located on the far right side of this very page, near the top & view ALL I have many more Elvis items on my Elvis Presley Store site (search by seller & type in polwort, then click on \"view all listings\" to see the USA, the Elvis way!). OR click on that little red door