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US Record Label Opens Own Vinyl Pressing Plant To Meet Rising Demand
Plucky indie hopes to make a dent in the backlog. The vinyl revival has left the handful of remaining pressing plants struggling to keep up with demand, resulting in painful production delays for labels. Fed […]
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UK music industry wants to tax fans for copying or ripping their own music
UK music industry bodies criticised a bill that finally made it legal for music fans to make copies of music, including ripping their own CDs, for failing to give compensation to the owners of the […]
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World Records: The Global Vinyl Economy In Four Interactive Maps
At the start of the supply chain is the elusive vinyl pressing plant. Now a rare breed, we’ve identified 40 vinyl record manufacturers globally. When you compare the rather limited stock of factories to the huge […]
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Album art resonates with music fans as sales hit two‑decade high
For many, the allure of playing vinyl records lie in their warm tones and the crackle of the needle as it hits the groove. But, as sales recover to levels not seen in 20 years, […]
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Press Your Own Vinyl With the Desktop Record Cutter
With every other means of producing, recording, and sharing music completely democratized and firmly in the hands of anyone with a beat and a dream, the ability to cut your own vinyl record from a […]
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Rare Vinyl LPs and CDs from Japan
We’ve had a cracker of a shipment from our man in Japan this month. All the usual rare LPs complete with original obi-strips and lyric inserts plus a bumper lot of sample/promotional copy CD albums, […]
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Music Fans Still Love Physical Formats
Thanks to the Huffington Post for this great article by Iain McNav Chairman of top UK indie Cherry Red Records. When I started Cherry Red Records back in 1978 it was the beginning of an […]
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How Reorganising a Record Collection Lead to Mockery and Ridicule
Last week I spent an afternoon in vinyl geek heaven reorganising my record collection. Since moving house (and continent) almost two years ago, they’ve been replaced on the shelf after playing with practically no regard […]
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The True Story of How Vinyl Spun Its Way Back From Near-Extinction
Ever see a movie where the protagonist wasn’t born, or the USSR won the Cold War, and the alternate future is different from the present day? Think back to Doc Brown using a chalkboard to […]
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Christmas Songs You May Have Forgotten……
….from ‘My Christmas Tree’ by The Supremes to ‘December’ by Earth, Wind and Fire… It’s the season for Slade and Wham! to jam up the airwaves until we’ve got Christmas coming out of our ears. […]
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Stitch up: decade-old Jack White record found inside furniture
According to the musician’s Third Man Records, two separate owners of furniture have discovered copies of a 2004 single recorded by White’s former band the Upholsterers Some lucky furniture owners have found a rare Jack […]
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Private Press Vinyl In Stock
Private Press Vinyl: What’s that all about??? We now take it for granted the ease with which music can be created, recorded, downloaded, shared and disseminated. However, it wasn’t always this easy….oh no…back in the […]
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All You Need Is… this rare Beatles A label demo 7″ vinyl
Super rare, perfect for the special Beatles collector or investor in your life. 1966 UK ‘A’ label demonstration vinyl 7″ for the single release, with release date of 7.7.67 on the intact four prong centre, […]
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Handmade vinyl albums: Yours for £2,500
We know that vinyl is back, but now the demand for retro is leading to some extraordinary prices. As LP sales return to a level not seen for almost 20 years, a small west London […]
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Little-known Christmas composers earn bumper festive bonuses
They may not be household names, but the lesser-known writers of some of Britain’s best-loved Christmas songs are still reaping the rewards of their decades’-old hits. The composers of songs including Mistletoe and Wine, Stop […]
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Just Arrived: Incredible Batch of Vintage ’60s LPs
We’ve just had an incredible bunch of vintage ’60s/early ’70s vinyl land at Eil Towers, from killer Brit Folk, Psych, Rock and more…here’s a few highlights…
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Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra: twin titans of American music
Bob Dylan’s cover of a song by Ol’ Blue Eyes signals how much these two very different performers actually have in common The most surprising thing about Bob Dylan choosing to release a song made […]
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A Visit To Hansa Recording Studios, Berlin
Home to the recordings of such seminal albums as David Bowie’s “Heroes”, U2’s “Achtung Baby”, and Depeche Mode’s “Black Celebration”, Hansa Studios in Berlin is one of the most famous and iconic recording studios in […]
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Northern Soul fans in a spin over sale of rare record
Northern Soul fans are bidding more than £11,000 for a rare 7-inch record, a week before its online auction ends. The London Records’ pressing of Darrell Banks’ club classic Open the Door to Your Heart […]
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The vinyl art of Daniel Edlen – in pictures
Arizona-based artist Daniel Edlen has been collecting vinyl since he was a teenager at art school. One day he combined his two passions of art and music, and started painting musicians on to their records. […]
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Rare 7″ Vinyl Singles In Stock
Incredible selection of rare 7″ singles, foreign pressings, private presses, 7″ box sets, future collectables and more….here’s a few choice pickings, and don’t forget to check the full list available here […]
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The Top Twenty Heavy Metal Albums: Well….Are They?
Reading through this Telegraph Newspaper Top Twenty Heavy Metal list has sparked some furious debate here at EIL Towers (well I definitely heard raised voices and spotted several furrowed brows), what are Nirvana doing in […]
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Frances Bean Cobain producing first Kurt Cobain documentary authorised by his family
Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain is producing the first fully-authorised documentary of the late Nirvana frontman’s life. Directed by Brett Morgen, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck will draw on Cobain’s archives, recordings, artwork, photography, […]
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Incredible collection of Elvis memorabilia comes to London
Britain will get a personal insight into the life of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock-and-roll, in a new exhibition It has been over 35 years since he died, but for those with Elvis Presley […]
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ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers Pre-Production Acetate!
Just landed at Eil Towers is this incredible pre-production acetate of the Stones legendary Sticky Fingers LP, what a find! Containing markedly different mixes and, in some cases, different takes to those eventually released on […]
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2014: A Look Back At The Year In Vinyl
A whistle-stop guide to the year’s most important developments. “Record Collectors despair as IKEA discontinues EXPEDIT shelving range”. The record collecting equivalent of a #breaktheinternet moment came in February this year when news began to […]
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Music Memorabilia: Why Buy?
Huge range of items in stock, from promotional posters, books, autographed items, long deleted magazines and more Wide range of artists to suit all tastes Prices to suit all pockets Great Xmas gift idea Many […]
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The 10 Weirdest Things Pressed Into Vinyl Records This Year
Behold, the inexorable rise of the novelty record. Somewhat debunking the myth that we all buy vinyl because the music just sounds better when pressed into virgin black wax, this year has seen what […]
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Collectable & Rare 12″ Singles: Why Buy?
Huge range in stock with new titles added daily Music to suit all tastes, from pop, indie, rock, metal, punk and beyond Prices to suit all pockets Many limited editions/collectables Top Tip: It’s well worth […]