Ain’t nothing but a jazz thing here at eil Towers with some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors over the past week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see them all here. If you want to keep up to date with all the latest […]
From the Independent “Welcome to Abbey Road Studios,” smiles Giles Martin as we take a seat in the world’s most famous recording studio. The son of the late record-producing legend Sir George Martin, the man behind The Beatles‘ entire back catalogue, has been hard at work on a new mix […]
….Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together for the first time when they performed as part of Mike Howlett’s band, Strontium 90 in Paris France. This is what Phil Sutcliffe in Sounds had to say about it…. Strontium 90 At The Gong Reunion… The most inappropriate set of the […]
……very rare 1998 limited edition 12″ high, green hand painted Eddie shaped box set, with red LED eyes, featuring all nine remastered studio albums, three live & enhanced double CDs and an exclusive ‘In Profile’ Disc. This example remains in the original shipping box complete with the individually numbered certificate, ‘Information’ […]
Originally published by FACT The great electronic albums of the 1970s get plenty of kudos – but what of their predecessors? Casual accounts of the history of electronic music tend to point back to familiar sources: Suicide’s babble’n’hum; Cluster, Klaus Schulze and the rest of the Krautrock squad; the stygian […]
From the Guardian He fell out with his Deep Purple bandmates, parted company with 26 musicians in Rainbow, then ditched rock for Renaissance music. Now the guitarist has revived Rainbow, but has he mellowed? As is the wont of rock stars who prefer not to meet their public every time […]
The Rolling Stones’ legend is impossible to dispute. From their earliest days as the most committed – and raucous – young group to come out of the British blues boom of the early 60s, to their bar-setting, hell raising antics in the latter part of the decade, and the early […]
Ex-pink Floyd main-man Roger Waters releases a brand new studio album ‘Is This The Life We Really Want’, details at this stage are vague but we thought you might like some warning as it’s out in just a couple of weeks. If you can’t wait until then, why not explore […]
Pete Paphides recently penned a great article on the strange qualities of the ‘B-Side’, from throwaway ditty written in the time it took to perform the song to classic material that really should have been the A-Side no? – You can read the full article on the Vinyl Factory website […]
From NME Muse have revealed what to expect from their new ‘Origin Of’ compilation – due for release later this year. Earlier this week, frontman Matt Bellamy teased that not only might they play a ‘by request’ show where the fans choose the setlist at Reading & Leeds, but he […]
From the Consequence of Sound Quentin Tarantino cult classic coming to vinyl for the first time n the midst of changing cinematic history with Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino found time to pen the violent but sweet love story True Romance in 1993. Like many of Tarantino’s films, music plays a large […]
From The Times… Kendrick Lamar, Dusty Springfield, Nick Cave, Blondie: they’re all here, in Culture’s hot list of rock and pop classics… DARK SIDE Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan (1975) Dylan’s lyrical sophistication and music came together in his best album, a complex account of a relationship going wrong, […]
Olé Olé Olé is a new documentary by Paul Dugdale following the Rolling Stones concerts in 2016 across Latin America and their first ever concert staged in Havana, Cuba. Behind the scenes footage, up close and personal moments with the band, this documentary includes seven full length performances from the […]
Record Label Hunting Deep in the detective department at eil.com, we look to expand our database of vinyl records of the late fifties & sixties on a daily basis. Homing in on the finer details, here we present a list of LABELS we believe were vital in help shape the […]
From the Guardian Minnesota district judge Kevin Eide says singer died without a will Appeals still pending from people whose claims of heirship were rejected A Minnesota judge has ruled that Prince’s six siblings are the heirs to his estate, more than a year after the pop superstar died of […]
Dick’s Picks: Little known (but heavily sampled!) ’70s jazz fusion banger from Billy Cobham Billy Who? Tut, tut – weren’t you paying attention in jazz fusion class? Hailing from Panama, the mighty sticksman Cobham first came to prominence as one part of Miles Davis ever-shifting line-ups before joining the Mahavishnu […]
Long Strange Trip, the forthcoming documentary on the Grateful Dead will get a brief theatrical release in the USA in May before being made available exclusively to Amazon Prime Video in June. While that sounds really interesting, there’s going to be a soundtrack which will mix studio and live recordings, with several […]
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Here at eil.com we realise not everyone’s pockets are sooo deep they can stump up the readies for that uber-collectable slab of vinyl, CD boxset, vintage memorabilia etc etc….with that in mind we’ve put together this new weekly ‘Top 3’ of some of the more affordable collectables that pass through […]
From the Official Chart Company The indie-pop classic continues to appear in the Official Chart 13 years after its release. Eagle-eyed chart fans may have noticed that, for the past year, The Killers’ Mr Brightside has been a regular feature in the Official Singles Chart Top 100. Since last July, […]
Ain’t nothing but a jazz thing here at eil Towers with some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors over the past week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see them all here. If you want to keep up to date with all the latest […]
From NME One-half of the electronic duo made a rare unmasked appearance at the French film festival Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter has been spotted without his helmet at Cannes Film Festival this week. As Stereogum points out, Bangalter was sighted making a rare unmasked appearance at the opening ceremony of the French film […]
eil.com is an official distributor for Art Vinyl Play & Display Frames: the original way to display your favourite music and vinyl record art. The Play & Display Flip Frame was the first ever quick change solution for safely displaying record cover art. These unique Flip Frames, in black or […]
Did you know you can visit our offices and warehouse here in Kent? Our buyers will appraise – for free – your unwanted Vinyl Records, CDs and items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia. eil.com has been the world’s largest buyer of rare and collectable vinyl records, CDs and memorabilia […]
…..Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the protest single Ohio, written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, when unarmed college students were shot by the Ohio National Guard. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four […]
From the Telegraph To fans of heavy metal legends Iron Maiden it is the centrepiece of every concert. But the band says it has been forced to drop its anthemic number Hallowed Be Thy Name from its tour after it became embroiled in a legal battle over who wrote it. […]
From the BBC A model of a David Bowie statue planned for the town where his Ziggy Stardust persona was first performed has been revealed. The bronze sculpture, named Earthly Messenger, will be unveiled later this year in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It will be installed under the arches in Market Square, […]
Just landed at eil.com is an incredible collection of Queen rarities, obtained from a life-long collector. We are loving this vintage 1974 tour programme, catching the band just on the cusp of greatness….take a sneak peak with this short video clip, to see all our other Queen collectables including rare […]
From NME Guitarist Kim Thayil recently spoke about progress on the band’s next record Soundgarden were working on a new album prior to the passing of frontman Chris Cornell. Cornell died at the age of 52. It was a “sudden and unexpected” death, which has reportedly confirmed as suicide. Before […]
Here at eil.com we realise it can be a daunting prospect if you are looking to sell your record collection, or even just a few LPS, and if are not sure how to go about it we’ve created this short video which outlines just how easy it is. You can […]
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