Having moved into a care home, 86-year old Ian Murray must sell his collection of over 10,000 records. If you were saddened by last week’s news of a son selling off his father’s estate of […]
Before the internet, in situations when books wouldn’t quite do, a wave of LPs educated people in all manner of things. They seem more than a little eccentric to the modern listener, writes Alan Dein. […]
Ray and Dave Davies discuss the band’s history and their rumoured reunion “I don’t want to see the legacy of The Kinks soured by two miserable old men doing it for the money,” says Dave […]
Looking back on their breakup, the Jam bassist Bruce Foxton says he and Paul Weller may be friends again, but a full reunion is unlikely (for now) This photograph shows Rick Buckler, Paul Weller and […]
it’s an exciting week… we’ve secured a fabulous collection of prog, psych, folk LPs and we’re like the proverbial bees to honey. Albums featured include Trees, Zeppelin originals, Pink Floyd originals, Mighty Baby LPs, Wishbone […]
Stones Throw’s new 7-inch record crate, custom made in the USA with 6-ply alder, laser cut, with two inset polished metal Stones Throw emblems on either end. This is constructed with snap-lock joints, water-based glue […]
Extremely rare 1969 UK 9-track first issue stereo LP with ‘Superhype’ publishing credit on the labels, legendary fully laminated sleeve with turquoise lettering. The matrix numbers are 588171 A//1 & 588171 B//1 and are not […]
……great new documentary on the wonderful Miss Nina Simone, here’s the trailer…
Dick’s Picks: This week our resident vinyl guru ‘Mr A’ has not not been to Spain, but has nonetheless unearthed these ‘ahead of their time’ albums that every home should have. He remains esconced in […]
TREES On The Shore Rare & magnificent British psych folk 1970 first UK issue 10-track LP on the smooth & plain orange CBS label with A1/B1 matrices, a must for fans of Fairport Convention, Steeleye […]
Lust well you might – we’ve not stocked these for years MIGHTY BABY A Jug Of Love Impossibly Rare British Psych Dreamer 1971 UK first press 6-track LP, easily the most difficult to find Blue […]
Another influx of Jazz collectables this week sees rare and out of print vinyl originals from Cannonball Adderley, Modern Jazz Quartet, Jimmy Yancey and some super rare LPs pressed on the Vertigo label (we’re barely […]
Scratch beneath the surface and London has a wealth of diverse and individual record shops that won’t make the Record Store Day headlines. Last week it was announced that there are now more independent record […]
Beastie Boys came out swinging with their 1986 debut, Licensed to Ill, announcing themselves as loud, crude and in your face. Given a different set of circumstances they may have been professional wrestlers or presidential candidates. […]
More arrives from our man in Japan! Super rare Rolling Stones CDs, and an elusive stock of Japanese 3″ CDs in original snap packs feature in this months delivery. A smattering of SHM CDs feature […]
This is probably the biggest record collection on military grounds. Located on 45 square miles of land and water and notorious for its detention camp, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is America’s oldest overseas military outpost. […]
As ’90s heartthrobs Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync team up to make a zombie horror film, what happened to the other boybands? The band A1 reformed in 2009 and represented Norway in 2010 Eurovision. Norwegian Christian […]
We’ve got these back in stock, a must for the Oasis collector: OASIS [What’s The Story] Morning Glory? 2014 UK promotional only 38-track triple CD set for the remastered edition of the album expanded with […]
ROLLING STONES But Naked This is one incredible and unique collection of unreleased artwork for preliminary design concepts of the sleeve artwork for a 1995 album titled Rolling Stones But Naked – this title was […]
A new study has looked at the vocabulary used in bestselling artists’ work, and it has found that Eminem uses 4,000 more words than Dylan He may be the most revered wordsmith in the classic […]
This week our resident vinyl guru ‘Mr A’, although still somewhat exhausted from his ‘Islands Funk’ shenanigans last week, has managed to pull another rabbit out of the hat with this prime slice of late […]
….biggies this week at eil towers, include a ‘first and last’ CD pressing of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon especially created to commemorate the closure of EMI’s Swindon plant, a mega-rare Indian Summer LP on Harvest […]
Hackney’s Vinyl Pimp stumbles on a personal hoard of hip hop, house and techno. If you run a second hand record business, these are the moments you dream of. Called to the home of a […]
Radiohead frontman had a busy day at UK’s Latitude Festival As promised, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke appeared at UK’s Latitude Festival on Saturday night for his first live appearance behind Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. According to […]
Pink Floyd man samples French Railways jingle, announces September LP DAVID GILMOUR PREVIEWED his new solo album on Chris Evans’ BBC Radio on July 17. The track, Rattle That Lock, begins with the four notes that […]
Rare custom pressed CD issued May 2002 to mark the closure of EMI’s CD pressing plant in Swindon. These were made in very limited quantities & presented to factory staff members. This title was chosen […]
BILLIE HOLIDAY, who died on 17 July 1959 at 44, was born on April 7, 1915, and became one of the most influential singers of all time. Jazz trumpeter Trumpeter Bill Coleman said: “Billie Holiday […]
Nirvana‘s 2002 self-titled greatest hits album is to be released on vinyl for the first time next month. ‘Nirvana’, which included some of the band’s biggest singles (‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, ‘Come As You Are’) […]
Queen have announced a new vinyl LP collection to be released on September 25. Five years in the making, the 18-disc box set includes 15 of the band’s albums, each one pressed on a different […]
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