Elvis Presley’s private plane is up for auction.

The singer’s 1962 Lockheed 1329 Jetstar has sat in the ‘aircraft graveyard’ in Roswell, New Mexico, for more than 35 years and features nine original red velvet seats, an entertainment centre and microwave.

Mecum Auctions says in its listing for the battered craft: “Elvis and his effect on the music industry are known the world-over, and this opportunity for a new owner to acquire an extravagant piece of his aviation past is a momentous occasion with untold room for flights of rock ‘n’ roll fancy.”

The jet was first auctioned in 2017 for around $430,000 but is again under the hammer.

It is one of three jets owned by Elvis when he bought it for $840,000 in 1976, a year before he died aged 42 on August 16, 1997, from heart failure after years of prescription drug abuse and binge eating.

The listing adds: “For decades, Lockheed’s JetStar was the executive jet of choice for countless A-listers, recognized dignitaries and star-studded celebrities, and this 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar is no exception, as it was once owned by the king of rock ‘n’ roll: Elvis Presley. Presley acquired it from OMNI Aircraft Sales Inc on December 22, 1976 for the princely sum of $840,000.

“Lockheed introduced the popular model in September 1957—the same month RCA released Elvis’ single ‘Jailhouse…