Early Elvis Recording Up for Auction

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In 1953, Elvis Presley walked into Sun Records in Memphis and recorded the song "My Happiness." He was only 18.

For $4, Presley was able to take with him an acetate copy of the 78 RPM record, meant as a gift for his mother Gladys. But, as the story goes, Presley stopped at a friend's house to listen to it first and left the record there.

The acetate — Presley's first recording — sat in his friend's safe for decades. On Thursday, it will be auctioned off at Graceland — the late singer's home-turned-museum in Memphis — along with other Presley-related memorabilia on what would have been his 80th birthday. The acetate is in original condition and the record is playable.