Your weekly best of premium collectable arrivals including Frank Zappa, Uriah Heep, Rick Wakeman and more

It isn’t always the cheapest passion to have but being a record collector means you are often prepared to put your hand your pocked for that one-off rarity you’ve always wanted. Its worth it, because some records and rarities don’t always appear on the market, but you can bet that when they do, we will have them and can help you get them in your collection.

Take a look at some of the premium highlights we’ve got in stock below, and the full range can be seen on eil.com.

CARAVAN Who Do You Think We Are? (Limited Edition 2021 UK THIRTY-SEVEN Disc Deluxe Box Set that celebrates the justly legendary Canterbury band, Caravan, put together with the band’s full co-operation. Includes 14 Newly remastered studio albums & 4 official live albums, 11 Discs of previously unreleased concert recordings. On Blu-Ray for the first time is the 48/24 Stereo & 5.1 Mix by Steven Wilson of In The Land Of Grey & Pink, a DVD including rare footage from The Marquee 1971, RockEn Stock 1972, Bataclan 1973 & French TV performance 1981. Also includes an individually signed photo by the three surviving members Pye Hastings, Dave Sinclair & Richard Sinclair, an exclusive 144-page hardback coffee table book featuring rare photographs & memorabilia, an A4 fan club mini book, A4 replica tour programme for Blind Dog At St Dunstans, For Girls That Grow Plump In The Night replica press pack, Caravan’s ‘Trip Down Memory Lain’ map of Canterbury, illustrated family tree & 2 Replica posters, all housed within a 13″ square by 3″ deep spot lacquered ‘finger print’ design card box! The packaging shows minor shelf wear & the contents are Near Mint SMABX1129)

URIAH HEEP Salisbury (Rare & in demand 1971 UK first press 6-track LP on the large ‘swirl’ Vertigo label, complete with ‘swirl’ inner, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play. This is one of the hardest Vertigo swirls to find as an original, so be quick, they tend not to hang around for long!).

RICK WAKEMAN Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (Limited Edition 2009 Japanese exclusive 66-track EIGHT SHM-CD [Super High Material CD – playable on all CD players] Box Set in the Paper Sleeve Collection Series, comprising fully remastered editions of the albums The Six Wives Of Henry VIII [UICY-94235], Journey To The Centre Of The Earth [UICY-94236], The Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table [UICY-94237], Lisztomania [UICY-94238], No Earthly Connection [UICY-94239], White Rock [UICY-94240], Rick Wakeman’s Criminal Record [UICY-94241] & Rhapsodies [UICY-94248]. Each disc is housed in its mini-LP replica picture sleeve [three are gatefold] with miniaturised replicas of the original Japanese LP obi-strips & booklets, with each album housed in its hype stickered clear resealable bag. This fantastic set comes housed in a very collectable picture card box featuring the artwork for the ‘Journey To The Centre Of The Earth’ album, with a slide out drawer. This box was only available to Japanese customers who purchased or pre ordered the albums. This is the first time we have had the pleasure to offer this Near Mint set with the now very rare box! UICY-94235~48).

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