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How Did Vinyl Make Its Comeback?
It’s no secret that vinyl has made an impressive comeback within the last decade. Whether you think it’s a fad or a passing trend, that doesn’t negate the reality that more and more vinyl records are […]
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Dick’s Picks: Vintage Autographed Cliff Richard & The Shadows Vinyl LP
Dick’s Picks: This week’s choice from our resident vinyl guru ‘Mr A’ is this rather wonderful autographed Cliff Richard & The Shadows Vinyl LP Normally at this point I would be trying to explain exactly […]
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King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King Rare 1969 1st Press Vinyl
Getting everybody a little hot under the collar when it came through the doors at Eil Towers last week was this genuine 1st press of King Crimson’s landmark prog rock masterpiece, for the full lowdown […]
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Pressed to the Edge: Why vinyl hype is destroying the record
We have a problem. The music industry has been celebrating a surge of interest in one of its most beloved artifacts: the vinyl record. Major labels are returning to their old business model and are […]
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The Surprising Names 50 Classic Albums Were Almost Called
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Turntable Resurgence: 240% Spike In Record Player Sales At John Lewis
“Never Knowingly Undersold” John Lewis is currently enjoying a big spike in turntable sales, with the upmarket UK department store reporting a 240% increase in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period […]
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In 2014, British Artists Comprised 12 Percent of Album Sales in the U.S.
In 2014, U.K. artists made up a significant chunk of all stateside album sales, accounting for one in every eight records sold (12.2 percent), to be exact. While Sam Smith tops this list, he’s followed […]
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Pop music marked by three revolutions in 50 years
The evolution of western pop music, spanning from 1960 to 2010, has been analysed by scientists. A team from Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London looked at more than 17,000 songs from […]
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
….through the doors this week are some wonderful, super-rare Miles Davis LPs, Pixies mega-boxset, Canned Heat acetate reference disc, archive quality Oasis vinyl and more…here’s a few to whet the appetite, for the full top […]
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‘Dicks Picks’: Pixies Minotaur Limited Edition Signed Box Set
‘Dicks Picks’ is an ongoing feature where our very own vinyl overlord ‘Mr A’ picks one of his favourite items of rare vinyl, merchandise, CDs that have arrived at Eil Towers in the past week. This […]
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The World’s Only Commercially-Sold Laser Turntable Can Be Yours For a Mere $15,000
Would you spend $15,000 for a record player that could play your records in a 100 percent analog fashion without ever wearing them down? That’s what the Japanese company ELP promises. They sell the world’s […]
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Ten Classic Indie 7″ Vinyl Singles…..
…..in no particular order! Like these? Check eil.com for a full list of indie vinyl here
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Study shows people stop listening to new music at 33…..
….surely that should be 33⅓? Study was conducted using Spotify data from US listeners A new online study claims that people stop listening to new music at 33. The study was conducted using data from […]
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In Stock: Canned Heat Rare Acetate Reference Disc For Their Debut ’67 LP
Just landed at eil.com, a genuine acetate reference disc for Canned Heat’s debut album, made a full two months before it was officially released, and with a different running order to the finished LP! Get the […]
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50 Iconic Album Covers: The Fascinating Stories Behind The Sleeves
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Kurt Cobain ‘Solo Album’ Planned For Summer Release
Montage of Heck director Brett Morgen to release album of home recordings that will ‘feel like you’re hanging out with Kurt Cobain’ Though there were rumours that he was planing a solo album before his […]
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Blue Chip: Investment Grade Jazz Vinyl At Eil
We’ve just added these killer jazz vinyl rarities to our website. You can find them in our Blue Chip Store, which is strictly reserved for the very rarest, investment grade collectables. For the full mouth-watering list, […]
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Why Salina, Kansas Is Home To One Of The Biggest Vinyl Pressing Plants In The U.S.A.
It’s almost as unlikely as the vinyl boom itself — the story of how Salina, Kan., population 50,000, home to grain elevators, a tall water tower, and not much else, became a major hub of […]
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Record fan collects every UK chart hit in history
Keith Sivyer bought every new release from 1952 until February this year. Now his extraordinary collection is going under the hammer A stunning record collection containing every chart single made has been discovered crammed into […]
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Record fan collects every UK chart hit in history
Keith Sivyer bought every new release from 1952 until February this year. Now his extraordinary collection is going under the hammer A stunning record collection containing every chart single made has been discovered crammed […]
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About 3000 Vinyl Records Were Soaked…..
….what happens when your record collection goes under in a flood. It’s every record collector’s worst nightmare. Along with the terror of a house fire, the proverbial torment of which has spawned perhaps one of […]
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Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall 7″ Vinyl – a rarely seen Dutch sleeve variant
PINK FLOYD Another Brick In The Wall Extremely rare 1979 Dutch only wide centred 7″ vinyl single, also including One Of My Turns, unique ‘Baksteengroep Desimpel Nederland’ picture sleeve. This very rare single is the […]
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Rare Seven Inch Vinyl Single Box Sets In Stock
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Record Shop Cats … send us your best pictures!
We love cats but there’s no danger of finding that kitty has used any of ours as a scratching post (a well known hazard when permitting your cat to mix with your vinyl). We source […]
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
Top rarities through the doors this week include an autographed Kate Bush 7″ vinyl box set, Iron Maiden First Ten Years vinyl box set, Led Zeppelin III 1st press, The Beatles Let It Be with […]
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New Thorens Entry Level Turntable
TD 203 – The New Reference For The Entry Level The TD 203 is a high quality out of the box solution from THORENS®. The turntable comes fully assembled and is factory-set. It takes […]
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Record Store Day 2015 Rare Vinyl In Stock!!
We’ve managed to source some very small quantities of Record Store Day 2015 releases, they’re selling out fast, so be quick! Here’s a few to whet the appetite, for full list click here […]
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The Man Who Broke The Music Business: The Dawn Of Online Piracy
One Saturday in 1994, Bennie Lydell Glover, a temporary employee at the PolyGram compact-disk manufacturing plant in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, went to a party at the house of a co-worker. He was angling for […]
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Eil/991 To Appear On Academy FM Thanet, Wednesday 29th April
Be sure to tune into Thanet’s Academy FM this coming Wednesday (29th) where Eil/991’s very own Jon Ashby will be appearing as their ‘resident vinyl expert’. This vinyl section is set to be a new monthly […]