….just landed at eil.com is a rather tasty 1st press of Elvis Presley’s legendary debut LP ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’. Seminal ain’t the word with this long player, in fact it’s safe to say that ‘pop’ music as we know it started here, so forget those images of sequinned jump suits and Las Vegas as this is the real deal: mix up a dash of R&B, Country and Rockabilly and hey presto! Instant Rock ‘n’ Roll! The collection doesn’t end there as we have some of those highly prized RCA ‘Red Spot’ & ‘Silver Spot’ issues plus foreign pressings, picture discs and more – Here’s our current ‘Top 5’ rarities in stock, to see them all click here
ELVIS PRESLEY A Date With Elvis: 1964 UK second issue of the 1959 10-track MONO LP on the ‘red spot’ RCA label, front laminated picture sleeve. More info hereELVIS PRESLEY Girls! Girls! Girls!: 1963 UK first issue 13-track MONO vinyl LP on the RCA Victor black ‘silver spot’ label, featuring music from the soundtrack to the film, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. More info hereELVIS PRESLEY Elvis Is Back!: Original 1960 UK 12-track mono LP on the ‘silver spot’ RCA label, front laminated internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with lots of photos of Corporal Elvis inside. More info hereELVIS PRESLEY Rock ‘n’ Roll No. 2: Incredibly rare 1957 UK first issue 12-track mono LP on the maroon & gold HMV ‘Nipper’ label, fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve. To find a serviceable copy of this record in this day & age is akin to finding gold dust! More info hereELVIS PRESLEY Rock ‘n’ Roll: Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame 1956 UK original 12-track mono vinyl LP on the maroon & gold HMV ‘Nipper’ label, the King’s sensational debut & the first million-selling album of its kind, fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve. Pop music as we know it started here folks! More info here
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The Rolling Stones and Cream records among six being given half-speed mastering to reveal a new depth to the recordings From 78s to CDs and the MP3, popular music has enjoyed countless revolutions. Now acoustic experts claim the path to perfect sonic reproduction is vinyl albums produced at the “half-speed” of 16 2/3 […]
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