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On this day in 2012….
British session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan died at the age of 71……Big Jim who?………. You may have never heard of Big Jim but I bet you’ve ‘heard’ Big Jim Sullivan! Way back in 1959 he […]
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Jean-Michel Jarre announces Oxygene 3
From Uncut magazine The French synth-meister has announced a 40th anniversary update of his legendary ‘Oxygene’ long player Jean-Michel Jarre has announced the release of Oxygene 3. The album is due on December 2. “I […]
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Sting ‘Studio Collection’ Vinyl Box Set Out Now!
Out now is this ‘Studio Collection’ vinyl boxset from Sting which includes the following solo albums: eight A&M Records albums across eleven vinyl LPs – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985), …Nothing Like The Sun […]
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Changing Track: When Musicians Swap Genre – What Do You Think?
From The Guardian Hard rocker Andrew WK has released his first EDM single and joins a list of other artists who have decided to go in a different direction Getting signed to a record label […]
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Bob Dylan to release 36CD set of all his 1966 live recordings
From the Guardian Singer continues the excavation of his vaults with a massive splurge covering his 1966 world tour, to follow last year’s 18CD box It’s possible that last year’s 18CD box set featuring everything […]
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The Return Of The Mac? Seven tracks already recorded for new Fleetwood Mac album….
From Uncut Magazine “We cut seven songs in the studio already,” says Christine McVie Christine McVie has confirmed Fleetwood Mac are working on a new album. The bad have not released a studio album since […]
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Bruce Springsteen picks his five favourite songs of his own – what did he choose?
‘The Boss’ recently made an appearance on Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Night’ U.S. chat show and revealed his own five favourite Springsteen songs…. If you’re looking for Bruce Springsteen vinyl, CDs, memorabilia and more be sure […]
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Spencer Elden, the baby who appeared on Nirvana’s Nevermind cover, recreates album sleeve 25 years on…
Spencer Elden was just a few months old when his parents got a call from underwater specialist photographer Kirk Weddle, Elden’s parents were told the assignment was for an up and coming band called ‘Nirvana’! […]
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Should AC/DC call it quits?
With the announcement that Cliff Williams is to leave the band, is it time to think the unthinkable – should AC/DC quit? [interaction id=”57e78fd3e6e75e19536e6cd3″]
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On this day in 1972….
…..Black Sabbath’s fourth long player, the cunningly titled ‘Black Sabbath Vol.4’ was released. Featuring a monochrome image of Ozzy with outstretched arms, the album was given the working title ‘Snowblind’, referencing several songs that referred […]
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‘Bring Your Daughter (or any other family member) To the Slaughter’: Iron Maiden announce new wave of UK tour dates
From the NME Metal legends are returning to arenas across the UK early next summer Iron Maiden have extended their The Book Of Souls World Tour with a fresh batch of UK dates. The metal […]
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Meet the lawyer who saved John Lennon and Yoko Ono from deportation
Michael Wildnes The Independent John Lennon and Yoko Ono were faced with the very real prospect of being deported from the US in 1972 by Richard Nixon. The pair were put in touch with lawyer Leon […]
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Top 10 Collectable Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
…top notch rarities at eil Towers this week, include a major Rolling Stones Japanese promo only CD rarity, a mega-rare 1975 UK Genesis double LP, also look out for an Elton John promo only CD […]
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Scientists discover why some of us enjoy sad songs more than others – which one are you?
Tuomas Eerola from the Independent Intuitively, it makes sense that those who easily feel empathy are also easily moved Tear-jerkers such as Adele’s “Someone Like You” frequently top the charts these days, while gloomy classical […]
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Dick’s Picks: ‘Sexwitch’ Bat For Lashes & Toy collaborate on rare modern psych/folk/groover vinyl LP
Dick’s Picks: More witchcraft related shenanigans from our man Dick as he waxes lyrical about this top-slice of modern acid/folk/psych from Sexwitch…. Sexwitch – a bit rude isn’t it, what’s it all about? Firstly, let’s […]
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Uriah Heep – Definitive Anthology 1970-1990 and Very ‘Eavy Very ‘Umble Reissues out this week
Not one but two Uriah Heep releases this week, first off is a 2 disc anthology that charts the bands musical history between 1970 and 1990, also look out for a double disc expanded reissue […]
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Paul Weller to reissue two rare albums
Two of the Modfathers ’90s LPs are set to be reissued on November 18th, the self-titled debut ‘Paul Weller’ and ’97s ‘Heavy Soul’ get the 180g treatment…..if you can’t wait ’til then, don’t fear! Be […]
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Led Zeppelin The Complete BBC Sessions reissue out 18th September
Monster deluxe expanded reissue of the Led Zep BBC sessions, now entitled ‘Complete BBC Sessions’, due out on the 18th September. Fully remastered and featuring a further eight unreleased performances, there’s a plethora of formats […]
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Adam Ant – Rare Vinyl, CDs, Autographs & More Now At eil.com
Our buyer in the South West got his hands on a very cool Adam Ant collection just recently. A whole heap of vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and memorabilia is here for the taking. There’s some incredible […]
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Stevie Wonder to headline official Prince tribute concert
From Associated Press/Guardian The show on 13 October will also feature Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan as well as the Time and 3rdEyeGirl Stevie Wonder and members of Prince’s inner circle will highlight a family-sanctioned Prince […]
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YouTube have been ordered to pay more for music by Europe – is that right?
From the BBC Video sites such as YouTube will be forced to pay more to musicians and record companies under plans to reform European copyright laws. The draft directive will also require publishers and producers […]
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Top 10 Collectable Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
…some real humdingers at eil Towers this week, top notch rarities including the Zombies pop/psych classic ‘Odessey & Oracle, a major Vertigo Records rarity in the shape of May Blitz, also look out for a […]
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Final Bowie recordings to be released on Lazarus Cast Album
davidbowie.com have just announced that Bowie’s final recordings are to be issued as part of the ‘Lazarus Cast Album’, the album will be available as a double CD and also treble LP, released date is […]
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What vinyl, CD & music memorabilia new arrivals are in our ‘Top 10’?
….another busy week here at eil Towers with vinyl in all its shapes and forms coming thick and fast, here’s our current Top 10, you can see more here
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Vinyl Records – Soon to be available in…..HD????
Now this may be hype but Austrian company Rebeat Digital claim to have developed a new method for making, not just high quality vinyl, but HD vinyl? Here’s the scientific bit – they have developed […]
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Sales of recorded music continue to fall: what should the record companies do?
Mark Savage of the BBC The success of acts like Adele and Coldplay was not enough to reverse a fall in revenue from recorded music in 2015, industry figures show. One out of every six […]
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Trent Reznor and Mogwai score Leonardo DiCaprio climate change film
From the NME ‘Before the Flood’ will be released on October 30 Trent Reznor and Mogwai have created the score for Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change film Before the Flood. Set to air on the National […]
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Records and Rebels 1966-1970 at the V&A Museum: What more can be said about the ’60s?
By Mark Hudson The Telegraph What more can there possibly be to say about the Sixties?From the perspective of the Seventies and Eighties, theBeatles-and-Woodstock decade appeared a rather silly era, too recent to have accrued […]
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‘Buster, he sold the heat with a rocksteady beat’ – Ska legend Prince Buster R.I.P.
We are very sad to hear of the death of another musical giant, Cecil Campbell a.k.a Prince Buster, who passed away on September 8th aged 78. A giant in Jamaican music and a key figure […]
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Up to 75% off rare vinyl, CDs & memorabilia at eil.com with our September 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 […]