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Arcade Fire New Album Out July 28th
Arcade Fire are back with a brand new album – The 13-track long-player is being made available in ‘Day’ and ‘Night’ variants on both CD and vinyl. The only difference is the artwork – there are […]
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Watch Jack White & Elton John write a song together
From NME Clip is taken from forthcoming documentary series, ‘American Epic’ Jack White and Elton John have duetted on a new blues song together. Watch footage of their performance below. The clip, which is taken […]
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The twenty greatest albums of 1967 – what should be number 21?
From the Independent The Independent has run an article with their list of the twenty greatest albums of 1967 which you can read below – what we want to know is, what have they missed? […]
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Save Up to 50% off rare vinyl, CDs & memorabilia at eil.com with our June monthly offer
Here at eil.com we buy more records & CDs than just about anyone else in the world, and have done for almost thirty years, so each month we clear some stock at great sale prices […]
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Your Weekly Best Of Premium Collectables including Queen, Morrissey, Metallica, Soft Machine, Pink Floyd & More
Another bumper week here at eil Towers with some stone cold killers through the doors including the Ultimate Queen 20CD Gold CD Boxset, a handwritten Morrissey set list written by the great man himself, a […]
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HMV’s Vinyl Week returns for 2017 – great idea or cynical vinyl cash-in? Tell us what you think….
From Music Week HMV has unveiled plans for Vinyl Week 2017, as it returns from June 9-18. On Saturday 17, Ed Sheeran’s debut album + will be available alongside a range of exclusive coloured vinyl […]
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Glastonbury festival 2017: full lineup and stage times
From the Guardian Blossoms, Dua Lipa and the Bootleg Beatles playing Sgt Pepper have all been added to this year’s festival roster. Plus, Noel Gallagher will be dropping by … The Glastonbury 2017 organisers have […]
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Get More ‘BANG’ for your ‘BUCK’ with our Weekly Top 3 ‘Affordable Rare Vinyl Records & Memorabilia’
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 […]
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Dick’s Picks: ‘Walking In The Park With Eloise’ little-known Paul McCartney ‘jazz’ alias on 7″ vinyl single
Dick’s Picks: Paul McCartney gets all roaring twenties with this trad/swing jazz inspired ’45 released under the Country Hams moniker…. Country What? In downtime from a mid”70s Wings Nashville recording session the idea was mooted […]
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JAZZ Vinyl & CDs at eil.com this week includes Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Rosemary Squires, Tenorio Jr. & More….
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 […]
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Sgt Pepper’s 50th anniversary – Giles Martin interview: ‘I’m not trying to change history’
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 […]
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On this day in 1977….
….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 […]
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Watch the video: Iron Maiden limited edition ‘Eddie’s Head’ just in…..
……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. […]
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Ritchie Blackmore: ‘I’m not a guy who likes jamming and having fun. Music is very serious’
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 […]
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New Roger Waters Album Out June 2nd
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 […]
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What’s Your Favourite B-Side?
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 […]
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True Romance soundtrack gets deluxe vinyl box set release for 25th anniversary
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 […]
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‘Money Does Matter 2-Nite’: Prince’s siblings to inherit singer’s $200m estate, judge rules
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 […]
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Dick’s Picks: ‘Spectrum’ Billy Cobham much-sampled spacey, jazz-fusion vinyl LP
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 […]
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Get More ‘BANG’ for your ‘BUCK’ with our Weekly Top 3 ‘Affordable Rare Vinyl Records & Memorabilia’
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 […]
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Why does The Killers’ Mr Brightside refuse to leave the Official Singles Chart Top 100?
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 […]
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JAZZ Vinyl & CDs at eil.com this week includes Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk & More….
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 […]
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See Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter without his helmet at Cannes
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 […]
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On this day in 1970….
…..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 […]
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‘Hallowed Be By Wotsisname?’: Iron Maiden shelve fans’ favourite song over legal dispute
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 […]
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Watch the video: Vintage Queen 1974 tour programme
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 […]
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Soundgarden were working on new album before Chris Cornell’s death
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 […]
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Vinyl is taking over the UK this summer with a new vinyl festival and the return of HMV’s Vinyl Week 2017
From the Chart Company The Vinyl Festival will make its debut in London this September. If you’re partial to collecting your favourite albums and singles on vinyl, then you’re in luck, as two huge events […]
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Paul Weller solo vinyl rarities collection just in…..
…..hot-footing it through the eil.com doors this week is an incredible all vinyl collection from the ‘Modfather’ himself, Mr Paul Weller. The majority of Weller’s solo LPs were pressed in very low numbers (the ’90s […]
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David Bowie beats Adele and Drake to be named the UK’s most popular artist of 2016
From the Chart Company More of Bowie’s back catalogue was consumed in the UK last year, despite One Dance (that’s Drake btw!) being you know, a big deal. David Bowie has been declared as the […]