Record Collecting News
Heaven 17 have reissued all their LPs into one 5 x CD set: Penthouse and Pavement (1981), The Luxury Gap (1983), How Men Are (1984), Pleasure One (1986) and Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho (1988). If you […]
The Who have fifteen of their later era singles reissued on one tasty boxset spanning the years 1975-2015 Some of these latter period releases are the equal of their classic ’60s era – yay or […]
…big hitters at eil towers this week, include several top 7″ rarities from Small Faces, Genesis and The Who, rare Japanese Led Zeppelin CDs, a tasty prog rarity from Gentle Giant on Vertigo, rare Japanese 7″ […]
We are loving the look of this retro vinyl record console from US design company Luno, and yes that is a set of built in Whisky tumblers at the end! – What do you think? […]
So you want to get into records but you don’t know where to start. And your motives are pure, not merely a nostalgic pining for a weathered copy of “Mothership Connection” or that Linda […]
The joy of purchasing a record with a beautifully designed sleeve. The care and attention placed on removing said record from its protective case. The satisfaction of placing a needle on a record and hearing […]
Ladies and gentlemen, the terribly glorious (gloriously terrible?) reign of Chung King Can Suck It is over. We have a new heavyweight Discogs marketplace champion. Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, it’s important to take […]
…mega-week at eil towers, look out for Led Zeppelin’s 1st LP with that all important turquoise lettering some killer rare jazz vinyl from Sonny Clark and Charles Mingus, a top UK collectable in the shape of […]
‘Stars are never sleeping / Dead ones and the living’ That enormous black star on David Bowie’s last album looks so sombre in light of his death, but it isn’t as bleak as it first […]
Dick’s Picks: Have a blast on this 1970 proto-prog LP from a super-obscure British combo that featured Cliff ‘Rebel Rouser’ Bennett, two soon-to-be Uriah Heap members and ex-Jethro Tull bass man John Glassock …. Toe Fat […]
Very chic, very expensive: welcome to the record store of the future. Back in February, we profiled the opening of Stax of Wax, a gorgeous vinyl boutique that debuted in Malibu Beach. The place was […]
Dick’s Picks: How about this gritty slice of 1973 vintage sister-funk from the little known Claudia Lennear…. Claudia Lennear Although the 1973 long player ‘Phew!’ would be her sole album release Lennear has quite the musical […]
In the postwar era, vinyl records – singles or albums – reigned supreme until the rise of rival technologies. But after years of decline, vinyl records are making a comeback, with sales now at their […]
This week, 50 years ago, the Beach Boys concluded the sessions in Los Angeles that produced Pet Sounds. They wrapped up on April 13, to be precise, by which time Brian Wilson, never the cheeriest […]
……killer collection of Oasis rarities just landed at eil.com, below you can find a short clip of some of the highlights and if that hasn’t whet your whistle enough, then scroll down for some more […]
Hot footing it through the doors at eil towers just recently are two very collectable Beatles LPs (Yellow Submarine and Abbey Road) on sale for £6,500 and £5,000 respectively, ouch! Now, whilst most people […]
Dick’s Picks: This week Dick has put on his dancing shoes with this stone-cold-killer selection of vintage Jamaican reggae business… GLADSTONE ANDERSON with LYN TAITT & THE JETS ‘Jamaica’s Glad Sounds – Let’s Go Native With […]
….mouth watering rarities at eil towers this week, include two super rare and super limited Genesis Publication Books including John Lennon’s Sometime In NY City signed by Yoko Ono plus the incredible collector’s edition of ‘Classic Hendrix’, […]
Dick’s Picks: This week Dick has chosen this seldom-seen-slice of Scandinavian electro-synth-ambient-dream-pop goodness by Bel Canto… Bel who? This little known ’80s indie act were formed around the wonderful Kate Bush/Elizabeth Fraserisms of vocalist Anneli Drecker […]
….major music rarities at eil towers this week, include a tasty slice of UK vinyl from cult folk/psych act Heron, a jazz fan’s dream in the shape of a 1961 Riverside Sonny Rollins ‘Sound Of Sonny’ LP, a Taiwanese […]
Now if it can safely land The Life of Pablo… Spotify has struck an agreement with the National Music Publishers Association over unpaid royalties. The music streaming service will pay $21 million to publishers and […]
The Pet Shop Boys joined Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday morning and revealed some more information about Parlophone’s reissue plans for this year… About halfway through the interview Graham Norton said “Amanda […]
Super High Material, Super Audio and Phase Transition Mastering, perhaps more affectionately known as SHM, SA & Blu-Spec CDs are not only many an audiophile’s aural drug of choice but given the sheer rarity of […]
Radiohead‘s long-time visual collaborator Stanley Donwood has confirmed that he has heard the band’s new album, describing the LP as “a work of art”. Radiohead are expected to release a new album shortly, having recently […]
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans are expected Friday at the Rolling Stones’ first gig on the communist island, with fans once banned from listening to rock ‘n roll heralding a dream come true. The four […]
Super rare official 1986 UK limited edition numbered red flight case, manufactured for export only and limited to just 1000 copies worldwide with the case number machine stamped on the front. Originally issued with the […]
Dick’s Picks: For this week’s pick Dick has chosen Egg’s 1971 Brit prog rarity ‘The Polite Force’…..why? ‘Cos it’s a cracking slice of early prog and it’s Easter stoopid… Egg Egg, who? A criminally overlooked rock […]
……that the……well you get the idea. The debut album from those loveable moptops was released 53 years ago this very day, incredibly the entire LP was made during one epic twelve hour recording session and took […]
When news broke that the Michael Jackson estate would sell its 50 percent share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing to Sony in a $750 million deal, many wondered whether Paul McCartney would finally be able to […]
What goes around comes around, and we don’t just mean records on a turntable. Audiophiles swear by the sound quality of vinyl over CDs, MP3s, and other files, and now younger generations are starting to […]
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