Record Collecting Advice
Picture Discs What do we mean by picture discs? Well, at the risk of stating the obvious, it’s where an image or graphics are incorporated into that of 7”, 10” or 12” record, usually round, […]
One sure fire way to get the attention of any hardened record collector would be to mention the words ‘white label’ and ‘test pressing’, such is the allure of these plain and mysterious slices of vinyl […]
Whether you’ve dedicated your whole life to the pursuit of records or whether you’re a relative newcomer you still need to be able to know how to look after your collection and how to store […]
Whilst audiophile pressings of vinyl records are nothing new in recent years there has been a real upsurge in the amount of records claiming to be of audiophile standard. This piece is not going to […]
Record collecting can be an unforgiving world. Ever listened to something in a record shop/record fair and felt unable to walk up and ask what’s playing for fear of saying the wrong thing? Worried that […]
If you’ve just acquired your first turntable, or are building a vinyl collection, you have a whole world of iconic albums to be discovered! Our team have curated a list of what we consider are the […]
This website focuses on the active ABBA years, with countless photos from tv-performances, photo sessions, concerts and promotional tours. The ABBA Annual books from the seventies were an inspiration to create this website in 2000. http://abbaannual.blogspot.com/ […]
Get your hands on the August 2019 issue of Long Live Vinyl featuring Unknown Treasures: 150 Albums You Need To Discover, with contributions from our very own Glen Bushell alongside other esteemed contributors Pete Paphides, […]
From the Telegraph: Dust off your cassette recorder. The tape has made a comeback, as listeners rediscover the delights of the only music format that can be rewound using an old Biro. Nearly 50,000 cassette albums […]
Get your hands on the latest edition of Long Live Vinyl here… check out the Choice Cuts #16 ‘Bill Fay’ written by our very own Glen Bushell… eil.com and 991.com – the world’s best […]
Combine iconic, visually stunning, record sleeve art with the high quality, UV protected, Art Vinyl Play And Display Frames and you’ve got yourself a winner! This is just a tiny example of what can be […]
http://blog.eil.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/steamtrain.mp4 Steam train records, believe it or not, are sometimes quite collectable and are not something we see every day. We recently picked up a collection of rarities, such as Kings of the Chilterns, Exhibitionist […]
We love this… watch the video clip here and see how easy it is to change your frames on a whim! Any recent visitors to eil.com at Hollywood House, be that for our regular buying […]
You can see the latest ‘seasonal’ window installation for sleeve art running throughout February at The Hari Hotel, London. So, if you’re in London, hopefully Art Vinyl have provided the perfect selfie backdrop to celebrate […]
eil.com is an official distributor for Art Vinyl Play & Display Frames: the perfect present for a vinyl lover! Need more ideas of what you can frame? Explore our Christmas Store here The Play & Display […]
The prospect of enjoying music on tape begs many questions; listeners have answers. By Katie Lauer at MD here Cassette tapes are impractical, and the people who buy and produce them agree. Yet, a community […]
We are proud to be an official stockist for the 2016 digital editions of these amazing 2007 Russian limited edition 352 page A4 sized books by Yuri Grishin, supplied as a PDF on a branded USB stick. […]
Our Christmas Store is open 24/7 It doesn’t get easier. It’s a tough call knowing what to buy for a mad keen collector but we’re here to help. Check out the categories in our Christmas […]
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 […]
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 […]
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