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On this day in 1965….
…The Who released their first single ‘I Can’t Explain’ with a certain Jimmy Page on guitar and The Ivy League on backing vocals, it went on to reach No.8 on the UK chart. This is from the ‘The Who.com’ […]
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David Bowie: What’s in our Top 5 vinyl Bowie rarities in stock?
We’ve had some incredible Bowie vinyl, CDs and more through the doors at eil Towers in recent weeks, here’s our current Top 5 – to see more Bowie goodies click here
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Bruce Springsteen: ‘This is the only thing I’m qualified to do. It matters how I do it’
From the Guardian Ahead of his shows in Australia, the Boss explains the art of performance and never taking an audience for granted You must feel an incredible sense of power, standing in front of […]
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The Hammer Didn’t Fall: Metal Hammer magazine saved after being bought by Future Publishing
From the Independent Metal Hammer magazine has been saved from closure, along with Classic Rock and Prog, after going into administration in December. More than 70 staff were put out of work days before Christmas, […]
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How Buzzcocks Invented Indie (with help from the Sex Pistols, a Renault & the Quo)
From the Guardian It’s 40 years since the Manchester band’s first release reshaped pop music. With no industry support, they pressed and sold the E.P. themselves, and kickstarted a revolution. In January 1977 a young […]
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Get to know the eccentric personalities of David Bowie in London
From Classic Driver A new exhibition in London is showing a collection of photographs of David Bowie shot by Brian Duffy, the star photographer who was instrumental in creating some of the late pop star’s […]
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U2 delay new album release after Trump win: ‘The world is a different place’
From The Guardian Post-US election, the band are taking time to reconsider their already completed new LP, which they might alter in light of the result U2 has decided to delay their upcoming album after […]
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St Etienne Foxbase Alpha Vinyl Reissued
St Etienne release a 3 x Vinyl LP box set for their 1991 album Foxbase Alpha. The box includes an exclusive 1-sided 7″ of demo tracks, a picture book and trading cards. Out on the 17th […]
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The Best Album Artwork Goes On Display
From London Live In a world of streaming – the cover art for albums, may be thought of as a thing of the past. Watch the video clip here But with vinyl sales reaching 25-year […]
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JAZZ Vinyl & CDs at eil.com this week includes Art Pepper, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Mingus & More
Ain’t nothing but a jazz thing here at eil Towers with some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors over the past week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see […]
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What were the 10 Best-Selling Vinyl Albums of 2016?
From NME These are the U.K’s top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2016, they include ‘classic’ and ‘legacy’ albums from the likes of Fleetwood Mac, The Stone Roses, The Beatles, Nirvana and the late Prince […]
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Kylie! Top 5 Vinyl, CD & Memorabilia In Stock
Hot-footing it through the doors this week at eil Towers is a top-notch collection of all things Kylie – there’s some real rarities here including official awards, imports, acetates and more – here without further […]
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On This Day In….
…..1994, Oasis started recording their debut album Definitely Maybe at Monnow Valley Studio in South Wales. When released in August 1994, it became the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK, (being […]
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Desert Island Discs: 75 defining moments from 75 years of castaways – what would your Desert Island Disc be?
From the Guardian The show’s first guest was marooned three quarters of a century ago this month. Here are the moments that made Desert Island Discs a radio classic 1. The first castaway – marooned […]
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David Bowie didn’t know he was dying when recording ‘Blackstar’, says new documentary
From NME Revelation comes from new BBC 2 documentary ‘David Bowie: The Last Five Years’ David Bowie didn’t know he was dying when he recorded his final album ‘Blackstar’, according to a new documentary about […]
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Happy 20th Anniversary Dave Joyce – Twenty Years at eil.com today!
Happy 20th Anniversary Dave Joyce – Twenty Years at eil.com today! Recent months have seen a flurry of 20th Anniversary celebrations, with both Cheryl and J.P. having passed this employment milestone, and now Dave Joyce […]
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With fewer number ones than ever before in 2016, has the success of streaming killed UK chart music?
From the Telegraph Music streaming increased by more than two thirds in the UK last year, but is the success of Spotify and other streaming services rendering the music charts redundant? Just 11 songs reached […]
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Best Art Vinyl 2016 Award Winners
Congratulations to the Best Art Vinyl 2016 Award winners Matthew Cooper for the Last Shadow Puppets Album ‘Everything You’ve Come to Expect’ Jonathan Barnbrook for the David Bowie album ‘Blackstar’ Jonathan Zawada for the Mark […]
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The KLF confirm return with mysterious poster
From Factmag.com “2017: What the fuck is going on?” Earlier this week, we speculated that influential electronic duo The KLF (previously know as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu) could return in 2017 – numerology […]
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Have you got a picture of your record collection you’d like to share?
Here at eil.com we are big fans of record collections (you don’t say) and the many different ways that people choose to display them. With that in mind we’d love to have a sneak peak […]
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Your Weekly Best Of Premium Collectables including The Misfits, Kylie Minogue, The Cure, Led Zeppelin…..
…..more rarest of the rare vinyl & CDs through the doors this week – including a highly sought after US punk 7″ from the Misfits, a tasty 1st issue Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti, a monster rare […]
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“Crate Digging, Don’t Do It!” by Stefan Glerum
Artist Stefan Glerum has created a brilliant look into the extreme sport of digging for wax. 13 reasons why you shouldn’t spend your sunny afternoons in a basement; “You will end up all alone”, “It […]
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Kate Bush ‘hooligan instincts’ article is genuine, says publisher
From the Guardian Barry Cain dismisses doubts about authenticity of 1982 Flexipop! feature in which singer describes teenage loneliness The co-founder of a cult music magazine of the early 80s has stood by the authenticity […]
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JAZZ Vinyl & CDs at eil.com this week includes Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Pearl Bailey & More…
Ain’t nothing but a jazz thing here at eil Towers with some top jazz rare vinyl and CDs coming through the doors over the past week, here’s a few to whet your jazz whistle, see […]
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UK vinyl sales reach 25-year high – what were you buying?
From the BBC Vinyl sales topped three million last year, the highest UK total in 25 years. More than 3.2 million records were sold in 2016, a rise of 53% on the previous year, according […]
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Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner confirms group are in Sheffield to write a new album
From the Independent Images of the group reunited in their hometown surfaced online overnight Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys are reuniting to work on a new album. The news is reported to have been confirmed by […]
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin surprises homeless with George Michael tribute performance
From the Telegraph Chris Martin paid his tribute to George Michael — who was famously charitable — by surprising a group of homeless people with a performance of Wham!’s Last Christmas. The 39-year-old stunned the group of homeless […]
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George Michael ‘left three unreleased albums in his vaults’
From NME Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley says releasing a previously unreleased track in the late singer’s honour would not be appropriate. George Michael reportedly died leaving three albums of unreleased material in his vaults. It is well […]
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On This Day In 1962….
… The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records in West Hampstead, London. A&R boss at Decca Dick Rowe turned them down in what is considered one of the biggest mistakes in music industry history, Decca decided to […]
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Beatles’ first manager Allan Williams dies aged 86
From the BBCThe man credited with discovering the Beatles and who became the band’s first manager has died at the age of 86. Allan Williams was also the original owner of Liverpool’s Jacaranda Club. The […]