On This Day In 1974…..
……drummer with The Who, Keith Moon collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser! 19 year-old Scott Halpin who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the […]
……drummer with The Who, Keith Moon collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser! 19 year-old Scott Halpin who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the […]
From the Guardian They might have existed for less than two weeks but the band, bringing together members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, retains a loyal cult following Next week, a band that only existed […]
Out next week is the live recordings from Kate Bush’s highly acclaimed return to live performance two years ago – credited to the ‘K Fellowship’ presumably as a nod to the numerous musicians, choreographers, set […]
From the Independent London’s ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show will take place at 02 Academy Brixton The closest we’re going to get to a David Bowie international holiday will occur on 8 January 2017 on what […]
Throughout the 90’s, The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most ambitious bands to come out of the grunge movement. They were a more layered, almost progressive enigma than Nirvana or Alice In Chains; visceral […]
Visage release this cracking compilation in early December. Including for the first time music issued across past labels Polydor, Blitz Club and Steve Strange Collective. We can’t wait! But whilst we and you do… […]
Hotfooting it into eil Towers this week is this so-rare-it-hurts Badfinger LP – so, what makes it so rare? Badfinger were one of a succession of groups touted as ‘the next Beatles’, whilst this phrase […]
*not that kind! Great article in Popular Science with instructions on how to build that ‘wind-powered’ turntable that you’ve been meaning to get round to….. A strong enough wind can push the cut-down Styrofoam cups […]
From the NME It would be the second covers album the band have released after 1998’s ‘Garage Inc.’ Metallica are considering recording a new covers album. Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett revealed that the heavy metal group […]
…..some of the very rarest vinyl & CDs through the doors this week – including an original 1967 Japanese issue of the pre-Status Quo act The Spectres, this is hard enough to find in the […]
New kickstarter project from MAG-LEV Audio aims to produce the First Levitating Turntable! Find out more here If you’re looking to play some vinyl records on your shiny new levitating turntable, be sure to check eil.com […]
From Clive Morgan at The Telegraph Gregory Porter is a rare thing: a jazz singer that transcends the jazz world. Having become this generation’s most successful jazz and soul singer-songwriter when Take Me to the Alley […]
Just arriving through the doors at eil Towers is a superb selection of 2-Tone Records rarities, including many of the big charting hits plus hard-to-find foreign pressed picture sleeve editions of some of your favourites, […]
Here at eil.com we realise not everyone’s pockets are sooo deep they can stump up the readies for that uber-collectable slab of vinyl, CD boxset, vintage memorabilia etc etc….with that in mind we’ve put together […]
Elton John has produced a new vinyl box set, limited to 800 copies, produced in association with the British brand, Burberry. You’ll only be able to purchase this box set in Burberry Stores during November. The […]
From the Telegraph ‘I hope you realise what s— you laid on Yoko and me’: John Lennon’s hate-filled letter to the McCartneys’ goes on sale They may have got by with a little help from […]
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 […]
The Ultimate Collection is released by Donna Summer in November. A triple 50-track CD collection or 20-track double Vinyl LP set including 50 classic tracks. Also included is an extensive booklet. Whilst you wait for […]
Dick’s Picks: This week our resident vinyl guru ‘Dick’ has decided to get a little metaphysical on yo’ ass with a selection of French poetry anthologies, ‘wot no rock, metal, prog or psych’ I […]
From Al Horner, FACT Magazine The Starman hid even more surprises in the vinyl release of his final album. In May, it was discovered that if you expose the vinyl release of David Bowie‘s final album […]
From the NME The band kick off next year with a bang Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has revealed the band’s first huge tour date of 2017 – calling at Lollapalooza and likely other festivals next […]
From Entertainment Daily A group of bikers from the American Legion helped the rock star get home after his motorcycle broke down Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of […]
….The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at The Fire House, Hazlet, New Jersey. The night was billed as a Teenage Go, Go Dance. This is the lowdown on the band from […]
…..we’ve just acquired a batch of super hard-to-find Jack White/White Stripes vinyl rarities, including coloured vinyl pressings, early releases and more, to see them all click here
From the Independent Cohen thought he might have been able to help him Leonard Cohen’s music offered catharsis and a sense of understanding for many, but not Kurt Cobain who, on Nirvana’s In Utero track […]
Bob Dylan 1966 Live Recordings 36CD Box is really the ultimate in live Bob Dylan, featuring every live date on the 1966 tour. Whilst you wait for this to arrive, explore the vast back catalogue […]
……some rather tasty Kate Bush rarities just in, promo box sets, rare vinyl and more, here’s our current Top 3, see more here…
From the Guardian With her band the Pretenders, Hynde has blazed a defiant trail through rock’n’roll for four decades. Just don’t call her a role model – or invite her to an awards event That […]
…..more top quality rarities through the doors this week at eil Towers including a rather tasty ‘1st press ‘wide spine’ Beatles Sgt. Peppers LP, a selection of highly collectable Japanese ‘The Who’ 7″ singles, an […]
From Mark Brown at the Guardian Tate Modern’s Radical Eye exhibition features 200 of 8,000 works collected by singer since he quit drinking 26 years ago. Almost 200 modernist photographs from a vast collection built […]
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