Jazz at eil.com this week: Duke Ellington, Vic Lewis and Chuck Folds to name but a few

From Independent.ie The first ever vinyl LP ever pressed, Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in e minor, has been recreated to celebrate seven decades of the format. The original master tapes and artwork from the 1948 release have been used in the recreation of the record, which was first revealed to […]

From Louder Sound. Aerosmith’s first tour van has been found abandoned in woods near Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, about 110 miles west of Boston. The 1964 International Harvester Metro van was tracked down by Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, the hosts of American Pickers, a reality television series shown on The […]

Be sure to tune into Thanet’s Academy FM this coming Wednesday (27th May) where, once again, Eil/991’s very own Jon Ashby will be appearing as their ‘resident vinyl expert’. Jon will be on hand to answer all vinyl related questions/queries from the general public – the show is on air between 10am […]