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Vinyl Record Collections
This article, where readers ‘show off’ their record collections, got us thinking at Eil Towers…mmm….we’d love to see some of your records, so if you’re feeling bold please share a snap (or two) by emailing […]
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Most of the top selling vinyl albums from 2014……
……were not released in 2014….the Digital Trends website seems to see this as a problem, have a look at the article below – we’d love to know what you think? In 2014, the world of […]
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Sell your Vinyl Records & CDs in Soho, London Saturday 24th Jan
Do you have a vinyl or CD collection to sell? Our buyers will be in Soho, London this coming Saturday (24th Jan), paying TOP PRICES for MINT condition original vinyl LPs, EPs & 45s We also […]
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The Smiths: 10 of the Best
From a landmark debut single to the epics of love and loss, here are 10 classic Smiths songs to warm you up for Morrissey’s forthcoming UK tour….. 1. Hand in Glove The Smiths’ first single […]
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Top Metal Vinyl Albums In Stock – £20 and Under
Great selection of Metal Vinyl in stock here at Eil Towers, all priced below £20 – Here’s a few highlights, be sure to check the full list at eil.com and grab yourself a bargain…. […]
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Punk 7″ Vinyl Singles In Stock
Incredible range of Punk 7″ Vinyl Singles all in stock at eil.com, there’s some real gems in here from the rare and collectible ’45 to the just-got-to-have-it in the collection 7″…….all under £50! Here’s a few […]
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Michael Jackson Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia, Merchandise & More….
…..here’s yet more tasty items from our Michael Jackson collection….be sure to check the full range of MJ goodies at eil.com too!
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Vinyl records are far from dead, now you can 3D-print your own
No this isn’t April Fools I checked – in recent weeks we’ve had the Net Flix Of Vinyl, The Desk Top Record Cutter, The Blue Tooth Converter and now this….incredible… You can use 3D printers […]
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Helen Green’s reinventions of David Bowie – in pictures
A lifelong fan of David Bowie, illustrator Helen Green has captured the star’s many reinventions with 29 mini-portraits. The images, which span 50 years from 1964, were put together for Bowie’s 68th birthday this month. […]
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Are Vinyl Subscription Clubs the Future of Analog Listening?
Nick Alt anticipated the recent resurgence of vinyl pretty early on. For years, the Los Angeles-based musician and producer (he counts St. Paul Peterson ofPrince‘s bands the Family and the Time as an acquaintance and […]
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Vinyl collecting 101: Collectors give the essentials to getting started
Matt Felegy, 32, of Berea, Ohio, has more than 2,700 digital downloads on an external hard drive that fits in his pocket. He says no one is impressed with that, but plenty of people are […]
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More Rare Michael Jackson Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia, Merchandise & More…
…it’s the gift that keeps on giving, everyday we’re pulling more gems from our new Michael Jackson collection, here’s just a few of the vinyl/CD highlights we’ve unearthed this week, be sure to check eil.com […]
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The Eight Most Eccentric Turntables Ever Created….
We posted a couple of handy guides to help you choose a turntable in recent weeks – how about this, courtesy of FACT Magazine, some super-cool looking designs in here… For years, turntable design has […]
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Rare Vinyl, CDs & Collectables by The Libertines
Love them or hate them, the Libertines were undoubtedly one of the most popular bands of 2000’s. They had rock n roll swagger and a working class appeal at the same time, and their jangly […]
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BBC Radio 4’s The Single Life revealed the romance of vinyl
Great feature here from The New Statesman discussing a recent BBC Radio 4 article about those long-lost bands that made one (or possibly two) 7″ singles back in the ’70s/’80s before going on to do […]
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David Bowie Rare CDs, DVDs and More….
We’ve just had a wonderful collection of Bowie rarities through the doors, all in pristine condition, here’s a few highlights to whet the appetite….be sure to check eil.com for the full list… […]
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The Spin Doctor: Vinyl Expert & DJ Mike Greene Tries Out Five Of The Best Turntables
As a live DJ, songwriter and producer, Greene, aka Fort Romeau, works exclusively in vinyl. Here, he puts top decks through their paces 2014 was a bumper year for vinyl sales thanks to a new […]
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New Year: New Shipment of Vinyl & CDs from our man in Japan
Our man in Japan was a busy one over the Christmas period and his feet barely touched the ground. We’ve now got a bumper lot of boxes with a huge assortment of promotional sample Vinyl […]
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Michael Jackson Vinyl, Memorabilia, Merchandise, Posters and More…
More goodies from our Michael Jackson collection….. More to follow over the next week or so, check eil.com as the collection gets added to the site….
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Play The Record Cover As You Listen To Your Vinyl
Remember the golden days of album art? Album art was a medium perfected during the days when big vinyl LPs were the delivery method of choice for recorded music. Because they were large, covers could accommodate […]
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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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Bob Dylan and the Subterranean Homesick Blues revolution
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues – you may or may not care. Richard Williams of The Guardian argues that this “two-minute, rickety-rackety masterpiece recorded in a single take changed music for ever”…..did […]
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The ’78 Project: Going Even Further Back Than Vinyl Records…..
’78 Project’ records new artists in a very old way Blues legend Muddy Waters said he heard himself for the first time in 1941. It was when folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax recorded him in […]
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Incredible Michael Jackson Collection, Rare Vinyl, Memorabilia, CDs, Picture Discs….
….hot-footing it (or should that be Moonwalking?) through the doors at Eil Towers late Friday came this incredible Michael Jackson collection, here’s a few ‘nosing in the back of the van’ shots to whet your […]
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The vinyl revival is not about sound. It’s about identity
Interesting take on the continuing ‘vinyl revival’ story from John Mcduling on the Quartz Website – Is there something deeper at the heart of vinyl’s resurgence than ‘better sound’? If you’ve been paying attention […]
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Elvis Presley’s first record sells for $300,000 at 80th birthday auction
My Happiness, a relic of rock ‘n’ roll history, was purchased by an unnamed bidder at Graceland on what would have been his birthday On what would have been the King’s 80th birthday, an acetate […]
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The Constant Sound: Mega Rare US Private Press Pop Psych Vinyl LP
Whoah……just landed is this genuinely rare and undiscovered ’67 US demo only 12-track mono LP of lost West Coast Sunshine Pop Psych, reportedly just one of three copies known to exist outside of private collections…scroll […]
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EIL/991: It’s Easy To Sell Records/Vinyl To Us, Here’s How….
It really is that easy! We have a buying day today and our Next Buying Days are on…. February 13th & March 13th – all here in Kent. Our professional buyers will be available on […]
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The Netflix Of Vinyl Records Is Here And It’s Awesome
Thanks to Greg Moskovitch from the Tone Deaf website for this story…. Has the news of the current vinyl resurgence piqued your interest in the beloved old-school format? Looking to dip your toe into the […]
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Vinyl’s difficult comeback
Can the creaking machinery of the few remaining record pressing plants cope? On an industrial estate in Röbel, 90 miles north of Berlin, the vinyl presses at the Optimal factory were grinding and pumping […]