
On this day in 1973….
….new EMI signings Queen played a showcase gig for their new record label at the Marquee in London….. Here’s the story from udiscover Queen have been a worldwide rock institution for so long that it’s strange to think […]
….new EMI signings Queen played a showcase gig for their new record label at the Marquee in London….. Here’s the story from udiscover Queen have been a worldwide rock institution for so long that it’s strange to think […]
From Syfy Wire Check out this superb limited-edition Star Wars 40th Anniversary record player from Crosley Radio cruising into your galaxy just in time to celebrate Record Store Day The cover showcases the iconic Hildebrandt Brothers poster artwork […]
From the Independent Instagram video shows frontman Matt Bellamy playing out some eery guitar notes Muse have announced that a new song is “coming soon” after frontman Matt Bellamy shared a video of the band in […]
From the Independent Albums by Ed Sheeran and Amy Winehouse made the list, along with some classics from David Bowie and The Beatles….. Ed Sheeran has topped the list of the biggest-selling vinyl records of […]
Whilst you may be familiar with the regular ‘Oxygene’ LP, this is the very rare 1976 German issue pressed on white/clear vinyl. This version was issued exclusively to employees of Drager, manufacturers of lung-related medical equipment […]
If you’re looking for Beatles vinyl, CDs, vintage memorabilia and more, be sure to visit the Beatles Collectors Store at eil.com – new items added daily – a splendid time is guaranteed for all! […]
…..movers and shakers this week include the super rare ‘This is….Gracious’ LP on the always collectable Vertigo imprint, an official Van Halen promo ‘monkey’ statue (yes really), we’ve also got some tasty original issue Japanese LPs including […]
Dick’s Picks: Vintage slice of German synth-tronica from Harald Grosskopf…. Harald who? Born in Germany shortly after World War II, Grosskopf like many others of his generation, was inspired to pick up an instrument once […]
From BBC Thirty years ago, Prince was at a turning point in his career. The film Purple Rain and its soundtrack had made him a star in 1984. But the following two years saw, by […]
From the Guardian Tributes paid to Japanese engineer who created drum machines and synths used throughout music scene in 1980s and 90s Tributes have been paid to the man behind the synthesiser and drum machines […]
…..Nirvana went into Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin and started work on demo versions of ‘In Bloom’, ‘Dive’, ‘Lithium’, ‘Pay To Play’, ‘Imodium’, ‘Sappy’ and ‘Polly’ with Butch Vig producing…. If you’re looking for Nirvana […]
From NME Emily Eavis has revealed two more acts set to play Glastonbury 2017 – exclusively telling NME that both Blossoms and Julia Jacklin are on the line up. Yesterday saw Glastonbury reveal the full first […]
from the Independent Hit song played again and again was too much for neighbours A woman has been jailed for playing Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Shape of You’ on repeat at high volume. Sonia Bryce, from Willenhall, played […]
From the Guardian Twenty years after a Britpop-obsessed music press drove them out of town, the re-formed band’s sound can be heard in the music of everyone from Tame Impala to the 1975. Not that […]
The Pet Shop Boys will issue Undertow as a vinyl EP next month. This 12-inch vinyl will feature two remixes of Undertow, a remix of Burn, and a new version of Left to my own devices produced by […]
We’ve produced a short clip here of some vinyl rarities from top Finnish symphonic metal act Nightwish items that have just landed at eil Towers. There’s some rare vinyl, picture discs, boxsets with more going […]
…..monster rarities this week include some incredibly rare and unique Police items (that’s the band not the Force btw!) look out for the plans/drawings for their 2007 reunion tour, all manner of vintage Police fan […]
Dick’s Picks: Classic slice of vintage UK agit-prop-punk from the short-lived Crisis…. Crisis what Crisis? Err, this Crisis were a short-lived UK punk five-piece forming in the ‘white heat’ of 1977. Hailing from that […]
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 […]
Just in at eil.com are a number of superb, vintage British tour programmes, this little beauty is an ‘Animals’ programme from 1964 where they shared a stage with rock n’ roll pioneer Carl Perkins, The […]
…..Marvin Gaye was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. The song was first recorded by The Miracles and had also been a million seller in 1967 for […]
From the Guardian Just as David Lynch’s series inspired a new form of TV, so Angelo Badalamenti’s soundtrack has echoed down the decades, acquiring a life of its own. David Lynch was telling a story. […]
Here’s another record collection for you to feast your eyes on! blog.eil.com reader Lee from the U.K. had this to say, “enjoyed seeing other readers’ collections, ”thought I’d take the time to send you a […]
From the Guardian As Dylan confesses that the Welsh rockers are one of his favourites acts of modern times, and the Guardian panel come clean with their guilty pleasures, what we want to know is……what’s […]
The next series of Iron Maiden album reissues to be released from 19th May, twelve albums on heavyweight 180 Gram black vinyl.Parlophone Records will follow 2014’s reissue of the first eight IRON MAIDEN albums, which […]
From NME After almost six years away, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s virtual band Gorillaz are gearing up to own 2017 with a slate of brand new material. Their last album, ‘The Fall’, was released […]
We’ve produced a short clip here of some top Madonna items just landed at eil Towers. There’s some rare vinyl, picture discs with lots more going on the site in the next few days, if […]
From the Independent Morrissey seems to have removed a new T-shirt he was selling after its design prompted a backlash from fans and the media. The T-shirt featured lyrics taken from The Smiths’ 1986 song […]
…..’Bringing It All Back Home’, Bob Dylan’s 5th studio album was released. The album was the first of Dylan’s LPs to break into the US top 10, and it also topped the UK charts later that […]
In 1977, a revolution happened. Armed with the nothing more than guitars, drums and bass, the youth were creating a soundtrack that would define a generation known as punk. It was the antithesis to the […]
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