Articles by Laura Stoneman

eil.com – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable and out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987    

We provide free purchase appraisals and can collect your Vinyl Records, CDs and items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia, free to you, within 48 hours We can provide free boxes and advice on how to […]

For those new to record collecting the huge array of abbreviations and terminology can be bewildering to say the least, so if you don’t know your acetate from your elbow or your promo from your […]

Never miss out on “the one” for your collection Get advance alerts about the latest arrivals of rare and collectable Vinyl Records, CDs & items of Memorabilia – by your chosen artist or band Spent years […]

Who’s Who At eil.com… THE BUYING & PRODUCT TEAM JULIAN: Julian is one of the original co-founders and our head buyer. He specialises in 60s/70s, Beatles, Stones, Zep, Jazz vinyl collections – British, Modern & […]

Our London buying office – free collection & free purchase appraisals Stephen (aka Syd) mans our London, Gatwick and Surrey buying offices covering all the London boroughs including: the City Of London, City Of Westminster, […]

Want to collect your purchases in person? We are here Monday to Saturday for you to collect orders or oversize items Contact us to arrange collection on call 01474 815010 (Option 1) email WhatsApp or […]

Our buyers are available in person this Friday and every Friday in 2025 Every Friday, every week and every month Between 9:00am and 4:30pm * We also open our doors to sellers selected Saturdays and […]

We have a brand new Top Three in the UK Vinyl Chart with a reissue of an Oasis classic at Number One and new albums from Doves and The Lathums at Numbers Two & Three […]

Explore the world reknowned Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time“ Build your own collection or help someone else start theirs at eil.com ~ New items added daily on Vinyl & CD ~ […]

Our East Kent Buying Office collects for free If you have Vinyl Records, CDs and items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia – we make it quick and easy to sell Free collection – free boxes […]

Our Hertfordshire & East of England Buying Office Is Buying Daily:- Fast & Free Collection & Free Purchase Appraisals   If you have Vinyl Records, CDs and items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia then we’re […]

It is a daunting prospect if you need to sell your record collection and especially if you’re handling a collection for someone else.    At eil.com, our professional buyers make the process hassle free, simple and […]

Welcome to eil.com’s South West Buying Office  ** Buying daily – free collection **   Richard Austin runs our West Country buying office covering all of the West Country and South West including the counties of […]

You can now choose how you want to view your favourite “Artist” Vinyl, CDs & Memorabilia at eil.com There’s our new “gallery” style view displaying images side by side of what’s available along with a […]

eil.com (also known as Esprit) has been the world’s biggest and best seller of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD’s and music memorabilia since 1985 – that’s 34 years! […]

Our Gatwick / Crawley / Surrey Buying Office: Free Collection Of Vinyl & CDs Stephen (aka Syd) runs our Gatwick buying office covering counties and towns all around the London Gatwick area throughout West Sussex, […]

Our Kent offices are open to sellers again this weekend: Friday 7th & Saturday 8th March 2025 If you have mint, nearly new or unused Vinyl Records, CDs, Tour Programmes, Posters, Music Books and other items of […]

I’m bringing you a Top Twenty UK Vinyl Chart this week as there’s lots of good titles featured. Sam Fender has taken the top spot with his brand new album ‘People Watching‘ alongside new & […]

Only the very best collectables are deemed ‘Blue Chip’ at eil.com … special items for serious collectors and investors alike … Watch our newly updated video showcasing some of the very best items we’ve have […]

We’re the world’s largest buyer and seller of rare & collectable vinyl records, CDs and memorabilia and you can safely assume that both we, and our customers, like nothing more than a good old chin-wag about […]

Check out even faster more easily and just as securely with contactless Apple Pay “Apple Pay is the one way to pay. It replaces your physical cards and cash with an easier, safer, more secure and […]

Trustpilot Reviews Are Trusted and Independent  and we’re proud to say that we now have over 17,400 Reviews!   eil.com continue to be rated as ‘Excellent’ – read more here or watch our video here […]

Our Hertfordshire & East of England Buying Office Is Buying Daily:- Fast & Free Collection & Free Purchase Appraisals   If you have Vinyl Records, CDs and items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia then we’re […]

Is it time to declutter? Do you have Records, CDs & Memorabilia to pass on?   We make it really easy and quick to sell your unwanted Vinyl, CDs, Tour Programmes, Posters, music Books and […]

For those new to record collecting the huge array of abbreviations and terminology can be bewildering to say the least, so if you don’t know your acetate from your elbow or your promo from your […]

We have a new Top Ten this week with the Manic Street Preachers taking the top spot with Critical Thinking, Sabrina Carpenter has re-entered the chart following the deluxe edition reissue of Short N’ Sweet. […]

…Along with Indian traditional, Raga & Sitar, Punjabi & Bhangra, Bollywood music & specifically Bollywood soundtrack LPs (1960s-90s) can be hot ticket items for our world music customers. Below is a small selection of composer names […]

Welcome to eil.com’s South West Buying Office  ** Buying daily – free collection **   Richard Austin runs our West Country buying office covering all of the West Country and South West including the counties of […]