На аукционе за рекордные полмиллиона долларов продали раритетную гитару Элвиса Пресли

12:10 • 31.03.21

На аукционе GWS Auctions в США продали раритетную электрогитару "короля рок-н-ролла" Элвиса Преслию Цена на нее составила рекордные полмиллиона долларов. Об этом пишет Daily Mail.

Именно на этой гитаре Элвис играл на знаменитом концерте "Возвращение 68-го", который транслировался телеканалом NBC 3 декабря 1968 года. Он ознаменовал возвращение Пресли к живым выступлениям после семи лет его карьеры, когда он был сосредоточен на кинобизнесе.

Iconic: It was revealed US-based GWS Auctions that the lipstick red Hagstrom Viking II electric guitar had been sold after not being seen in public for the past 52 years Comeback: The 'King' fell in love with the instrument, which belonged to his session musician Al Casey at the time, and borrowed it for a TV concert broadcast in December 1968 (pictured) Great item: It is also the guitar Elvis is seen holding on the front cover of his 1969 studio album From Elvis in Memphis Instrument: Apart from a 12-month period in the 1990s when it was exhibited at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio, US, the guitar had not been seen in public for over five decades Memorabilia: The guitar is cherry or lipstick red with a mother of pearl inlay, and it was sold with its original case which still has Al Casey's name on it