Record Collecting News
…..big hitters this week at eil towers include a monster-rare German mail order only Rolling Stones LP, plus a 1st press of the Stones second album, and even a Chilean press of Beggar’s Banquet I […]
Bruce Dickinson to pilot the band on a round world tour! More info on the Maiden website here
Back in stock are these reissued Muse Vinyl LPs. Original limited run copies are now selling for a premium but you can get your hands on these more sensibly or affordably priced reissues, still destined […]
In stock now… limited copies only! ELLIE GOULDING Halcyon 2015 UK ‘Back On Black’ 14-track vinyl LP, the second studio album from the Brit-award winning singer-songwriter originally released in 2012, now available for the first […]
Fansite True to You announces that the book will be published by Penguin Morrissey may have had a troubled couple of years, with health issues forcing the cancellation of gigs, but as he pointed out […]
The Specialist is a short film from the Vinyl Factory series profiling record collectors and one aspect of their collection that’s particularly important to them. First up, DJ, producer, serial label founder and accidental collector […]
Nissan’s Datsun 810 Maxima had a three inch vinyl record under the dashboard. A while ago we pulled together a gallery of the golden era when cars had record players. That was glamorous and unbelievably […]
….would have been 63 today, happy birthday Joe….
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction was released in the UK on August 20 1965. Here are our five favourite facts about the Rolling Stones’s famous hymn to restlessness, frustration, and ennui. 1. It’s Johnny Marr’s […]
Our buyers, Stephen [aka Syd] & Glen, will be in Soho, Central London tomorrow, Saturday 22nd August to appraise for free and buy on the day your mint Vinyl Records, CDs & items of Pop […]
Jason Derulo is just the latest musician to find that flying commercial brings out the worst in him. Here are five other examples of when pop stars meet planes … with disastrous consequences When did […]
Special limited editions are set to accompany Groninger Museum’s hosting of the David Bowie Is… exhibition this December. DAVID BOWIE IS… encouraging his fans to visit The Netherlands this December, thanks to a round of […]
The history of that thing we call ‘pop’ would be very different were it not for the humble 7″ vinyl single, a design classic that fulfilled its initial remit; namely a higher fidelity format that would allow for […]
….pheeww, it’s been a bumper week here at eil towers, no merchandise, memorabilia or anything else in this week’s Top 10 as there’s just not enough room, instead it’s an all-out vinyl porn-fest with Vertigo […]
Our buyers, Stephen [aka Syd] & Glen, will be in Soho, Central London, this Saturday 22nd August to appraise for free and buy on the day your mint Vinyl Records, CDs & items of Pop […]
In light of the recent super-rare vinyl acquisitions we have made on the Vertigo Swirl label, we thought we would re-post this fascinating article with Olav Wyper of the mega-collectible Vertigo Records from our friends at […]
The Beatles’ first recording contract is set to go on sale at auction in September and the document’s value is estimated at $150,000 (£95,500) The document was signed by the band in Hamburg, Germany […]
Professor Will Brooker will spend months at a time experiencing the star’s life at different points through his 40-year career – from Ziggy Stardust to Let’s Dance From Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane to the […]
…….that Blur Vs Oasis battled it out for the number one spot in the Brit-Pop wars….. Okay, technically it was twenty years ago this week that two pop bands, albeit indie bands, battled it out […]
CARAVAN Caravan Super rare archive quality 1969 UK debut 8-track STEREO LP with machine stamped A1/B1 matrices, housed in a front laminated flipback ‘pillar’ sleeve with ‘Garrod & Lofthouse’ printing credit. There are subtle differences, […]
New Dutch company Vinylify that will…..”make personalized vinyl records on demand. You decide what music you want on your record and create your own cover art. We cut, label, package and deliver your vinyl to […]
Here’s one to get the juices flowing, original 1969 1st press of the mega-rare Brit Prog Psych LP by Blossom Toes, full info here British Prog-Psych Milestone 1969 first UK issue 8-track stereo vinyl LP […]
Kurt Cobain and Aaliyah have new posthumous releases due, featuring unheard material. Is this fair to any musician? Dorian Lynskey is a music writer I love Aaliyah and Kurt Cobain, and one of the reasons […]
GLORY HUNTER Thoughts Of Destiny – Ultra-rare legendary 1979 UK injection moulded label 7″ single, self-financed & release on Rock Hard Records. The debut and only release by this New Wave of British Heavy Metal […]
Stony Island Arts Bank, a former bank on Chicago’s South Side recently transformed into a center for African-American culture, will house the late Frankie Knuckles‘ vinyl collection, asArt News points out (via FACT). The arts center will open […]
Just landed at Eil Towers is the monster-rare Vertigo Records LP from the short-lived Affinity featuring Linda Hoyle on vocals. This fantastic album is best described as a cross between The Trinity & Jefferson Airplane, […]
ENSLAVED Hordanes Land Stunning archive quality 1993 first UK issue 3-track mini-LP on Candlelight Records, the blissful debut by the Nordic legends & a landmark in the trailblazing Norwegian Black Metal scene. Enslaved were never […]
Manchester’s Hacienda nightclub has gone down in history as the epicentre of ecstatic youth culture in the 80s and 90s. The club was demolished 15 years ago. But its contents – from the dancefloor to […]
Our warehouse in Kent is open once again tomorrow to sellers of Vinyl Records, CDs, Pop & Rock Memorabilia tomorrow, Friday 14th August 2015. Come along between 9:30am and 4pm and let our professional buyers […]
When you strip away all the fancy bits, here’s what’s left. It might look like a wooden chopping board, some plastic and a piece of string but this is actually a stripped down turntable. With […]
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