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Can the new £5 note really play a vinyl record?
A man in Norwich has discovered that the new £5 notes have an unusual property…… […]
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Rod Temperton, songwriter behind Thriller, dies……
….although not a household name (but he should have been!), British songwriter and musician Rod Temperton, who this week has sadly passed away, has left a huge impression on popular music. In the 1970’s, […]
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Daft Punk tour rumours go crazy as new Alive 2017 website hits the internet
Jess Denham/The Independent Stay tuned for a possible further announcement on 27 October Daft Punk have sparked excitement among their wide fan base after a mystery website called Alive 2017 appeared on Wednesday morning. The […]
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Bros – The Boys Are Back… But They Never Went Away At eil.com!
With the news today that the boys are back, why not remind yourself about Bros and what they contributed to the pop scene at the time. Here at eil.com the rarities these boys released never […]
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31-Year Low – Weak Sterling Still Makes For Cheaper Rare Records & CDs Today
Whilst the UK Pound continues to weaken to a 31-year low, our overseas collecting customers can take advantage of at least a 10% saving on prices compared to just a few weeks ago. Notably, our […]
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Your Weekly Best Of Premium Collectables including David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Talk Talk, Genesis and more from eil.com
…superb week at eil Towers, including the legendary Beatles rarity that is the infamous ‘Butcher Sleeve’ version of Yesterday & Today, more Japanese goodness in the shape of a 2006 promo only vinyl boxset from […]
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Rolling Stones hint new album coming out on 6 October – will they, won’t they?
From the Guardian First release since 2005 comprises raw cover versions of Chicago blues classics, according to producer Don Was The Rolling Stones have hinted they are about to release their first album in more […]
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Super Rare Vinyl Records & CDs From Our Head Buyer’s Trip To The USA
Our head buyer returned from his September buying trip to the West Coast of the USA with a bumper haul of properly rare vinyl. Beatles Butcher sleeves, the eye wateringly rare Bruce Springsteen Born To […]
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JAZZ Vinyl & CDs at eil.com this week includes John Coltrane, Canonball Adderley, Art Pepper, Hank Mobley Tenor Conclave & more
Some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors at eil Towers this week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see them all here If you want to keep up to […]
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Half Price Sale – Save Up to 50% off rare vinyl, CDs & memorabilia at eil.com with our October 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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Why Is This Michael Jackson 7″ Vinyl Single Worth Over £1,000?
We know this to be one of the rarest Michael Jackson 7″ singles in existence. We’ve not seen one for years, and this is by far the best condition copy we have laid eyes on […]
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Dick’s Picks: ‘Montana – A Dance Fantasy Inspired By Close Encounters’ Disco Vinyl LP
Dick’s Picks: With this week’s pick Dick has chosen this Sci-Fi inspired disco long player ‘A Dance Fantasy’ by Montana and thereby single-handedly managed to combine two of his greatest passions; Disco and Sci-Fi! You can find […]
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Guess which musician’s estate is set to make the most money in 2016?
It’s the estate of Michael Jackson – Although the Jackson estate is already highly lucrative, it made $115 million in 2015, this year it’s set to make a whopping $1 billion thanks to selling off […]
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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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Marillion – New Album And Vast Back Catalogue on Vinyl & CD at eil.com
Marillion have released their 18th (!) studio album, F E A R. What do you think of it? If you’re an avid Marillion fan, then you can find collectables on Vinyl, CD and memorabilia formats […]
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Kate Bush to release Before the Dawn triple-album in November
From the Telegraph Kate Bush is to release a new live album, using recordings from her residency at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo in 2014. Taking its name from the concert series, her new triple album Before the […]
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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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Your Weekly Best Of Premium Collectables including David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Talk Talk, Genesis and more from eil.com
…top notch rarities at eil Towers this week, include a mega-rare Rolling Stones Japanese 1990 tour press kit, more Japanese goodness in the shape of a 1973 promo only LP from David Bowie, a very rarely seen 1975 […]
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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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Top 10 Cult Horror Original Soundtrack Vinyl LPs – Dare you take a look?
……we’ve just had some killer (arf arf) cult horror soundtrack vinyl LPs through the doors at eil Towers, many of which are on super cool reissue label ‘Death Waltz’, so expect….incredible titles, great artwork, bizarre […]
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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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Dick’s Picks: ‘Brew’ Legendary British ’60s Jazz Vinyl LP From the Collin Bates Trio
Dick’s Picks: Tasty limited edition Japanese 180g vinyl reissue of the cult Brit ’60s jazz banger that is ‘Brew’ by the Collin Bates Trio Collin Bates Trio – who? Details about the Collin Bates Trio […]
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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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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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Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ was released 25 years ago today – yikes! What did it/does it mean to you in 2016?
On September 24th 1991 Nirvana’s major label debut ‘Nevermind’ was released, needless to say the band, Kurt and the record itself would leave a lasting impression – I remember reading the NME review which described […]
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David Bowie’s lost 70s album The Gouster is like the holy grail of pop – review
From Neil McCormick at The Telegraph A lost album from David Bowie might seem like the holy grail of pop music. Yet here is the peculiarly named The Gouster, raised from the archives as the […]
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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 […]