….movers and shakers at eil towers this week, include a rare US pink vinyl Kate Bush 10″, a metal fan’s dream in the shape of a leather jacket signed by the full Slayer & Anthrax line-ups along with Megadeth’s guitarist Jeff Young, a wonderful 1st press David Bowie Aladdin Sane LP, a rare 1985 14LP Queen boxset, Beatles rarities galore, and more….Here’s a few highlights, for full Top 10 click here
Despite the resurgence in vinyl sales, pressing records can be financially risky business for small and independent labels. Hoping to offer a solution to this is Japanese start-up Qrates, which allows artists and labels to use a Kickstarter-style crowd-funding and pre-order system for vinyl releases of 100 copies of more. […]
This week, Dick has strapped on his ear defenders to revisit one of the hidden gems from the ‘90s shoegaze and indie scene, Whirlpool, the debut album from Chapterhouse. I think I’ve heard of these before, Dick? The chances are you will have. They are far from the most obscure […]
….the rather wonderful Stiff Records was launched with a whopping £400 loan(!), the first release was the equally wonderful ‘So It Goes’ by Nick Lowe…. classics from Elvis Costello, The Damned, Madness, The Pogues and more would soon follow (plus a few turkeys too!). Not forgetting their neat line in […]
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