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Listen: David Bowie’s theme song for The Last Panthers……
Find rare Bowie vinyl, CDs, memorabilia, merchandise and more at eil.com
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Sell your Mint Vinyl Records & CDs here in Kent this Friday, 9th October 2015
Our warehouse in Kent is open this Friday, 9th October to sellers of Vinyl Records, CDs, Pop & Rock Memorabilia Come along between 9:30am and 4pm and let our professional buyers give you a free, […]
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The man who bought Ian Curtis’s house: ‘Joy Division is the modern Rembrandt’
Hadar Goldman stepped in to offer £75,000 above the asking price to buy the Macclesfield house where the singer lived and died Last February, after a group of Joy Division fans failed to raise enough […]
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David Gilmour Goes Straight To Number One: See Our Top 5 David Gilmour Rare Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia & More In Stock at Eil
CREDIT: REX FEATURES/GOODGROVES/REX SHUTTERSTOCK See more David Gilmour vinyl, CDs, DVDs and more at eil.com Looking for Pink Floyd, be sure to click the link to see our huge range of rare vinyl, CDs, memorabilia, […]
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On the 4th October 1968 Led Zeppelin…
….or as they were billed on the night, the Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page, played the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle, with tickets costing just 10/6 (about 52p) or about £8.50 in today’s money! The support was […]
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The birthday card that transforms into a 7″ record player!
What to get the vinyl lover that has most things… we love this! Email, texts, even automated Facebook messages have been killing the good-old fashioned birthday card. The threat of digital for the physical artefact […]
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20 Years Ago: Oasis Release the Britpop Masterpiece ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’
Like most indie music subgenres, modern Britpop was largely an underground phenomenon outside the U.K. during the early 1990s; despite the building momentum of bands like Oasis and Blur. In the U.S., the movement was […]
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Our Top Five Duran Duran Rarities In Stock At Eil: Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia & More…
With their new album Paper Gods currently doing big business what better time to show off our Top 5 Duran Duran rarities currently in stock at Eil, don’t forget there’s plenty more Duran rarities on […]
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Cover Stories: The Smiths ‘The Smiths’ Debut LP
On June 18, 1948, Columbia Records introduced an innovation that would transform the music industry. That day at Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria, Columbia introduced the long player – the 12″ album. The following year, a recent […]
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Top Seven Madonna Items In Stock at Eil: Rare Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia, Merchandise & More
Here’s our current Top Seven Madonna items in stock, to view the full selection click here To see more rare Madonna vinyl, CDs, imports, merchandise, memorabilia and more click here
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Watch This! Lego Guitar……
I want one….
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
…..the major players this week at eil towers include a monster rare 1967 Norwegian 7″ single by the Who, a BPI Official Gold Disc Award presented to the Eurythmics, another super rare ’45 in the shape of a […]
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Steve Albini rant about dance music turned into billboard!
The producer sent a scathing email to electronic artist Powell documenting his hatred of club culture. It’s now being used as an advert …read on, and have your chance to say what you think at […]
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Indie Shoegazers Lush reunite for first gig in almost 20 years
Shoegaze band Lush have confirmed their first live show in almost 20 years. The band, who split in 1998, will reunite for a gig at London’s Roundhouse on May 6, 2016. Tickets go on sale […]
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Denmark Street: the threatened birthplace of the British record industry
Walking its barely one hundred yards length today, it is hard to hear the echoes of Denmark Street as the birthplace of the British music business. The guitar shops that once lined both sides of […]
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Sony Classical To Release New Star Wars Soundtracks As Vinyl Box Set
The sweeping, dazzling music that feuled Star Wars will be reissued by Sony Classical in three new, definitive editions — Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection, Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Edition, and Star Wars: The Ultimate Digital Collection. All composed […]
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Our Top Five Promotional White Label Vinyl Releases In Stock At eil.com
What Is A White Label? Before a record gets an official release white label promotional copies are often distributed to radio stations, DJ’s and music industry employees. NB* ‘Test Pressings’ are often grouped with white labels, […]
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The US Vinyl Market In 2015 Is Worth More Than Spotify Free, Youtube & Vevo Combined
New figures posted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have revealed that vinyl sales in the United States in the first half of 2015 contributed more to the music industry than Spotify Free, […]
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She Shreds: Guitar Magazine Empowers Women To Rip Up Stereotypes
With articles on guitar goddesses such as St Vincent written by and for women, the magazine dispels myth that learning to shred was ever a male-only pursuit She Shreds is working to change the idea […]
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Our Top Five New Order Vinyl, CDs, Memorabilia & More In Stock At eil.com
With their first new studio album in ten years out today what better time to show off our New Order Top 5, see these, and more, at eil.com – don’t forget to cast your vote for […]
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MC Tunes – Trevor Horn – ZTT – ex-Tony Rigg original master reels for Damage By Stereo
We have acquired directly from Tony Rigg a lot of one-off master reels for the ‘Lost’ album ‘Damage By Stereo’, that was produced by Trevor Horn for ZTT, but remained unreleased until 2015 on Peter […]
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How John Peel created our musical world
David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, New Order … all owe their emergence in large part to one DJ. From psychedelia to drum’n’bass, and over 35 years, he shaped a nation’s – and […]
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
…..big hitters this week at eil towers include an incredible signed Dennis Morris Sex Pistols print (1 of only 40 in existence), a 1968 1st press of Fairport Convention’s seldom seen debut LP, rare Vertigo Swirl […]
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Why This Stunning New Heavyweight Turntable Will Set You Back $30,000
One for the solvent audiophiles and the wide-eyed dreamers out there, California audio company Spiral Groove have unveiled their SG1.2 turntable, an eight-year upgrade on 2007’s award-winning platter the SG1.1. According to Wired, the new […]
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Dick’s Picks: Frank Zappa ‘A Memorial Tribute’
Dick’s Picks: This week ‘da vinyl boss has chosen a subject dear to his heart; throwing a spotlight on a lesser known work in the Zappa oeuvre; the 1996 ‘A Memorial Tribute’ CD….. This CD […]
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Kurt Cobain’s Beatles cover to get vinyl release
The Nirvana frontman’s version of And I Love Her is to be released on seven-inch vinyl, backed with the obscure Cobain original Sappy Kurt Cobain’s version of the Beatles track And I Love Her is […]
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Discogs heading to iOS and Android
Discogs, arguably the digital world’s greatest avenue for the purchasing and selling vinyl records, has finally made the official move to mobile. The new app – soon to be available for iOS and Android – […]
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Vinyl – An Authentic Vintage Rebirth or a Pretentious Hipster Phenomenon? You Decide….
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Mega-Rare Dennis Morris Sex Pistols Print….
….just landed at eil.com is this mega-rare autographed 2005/6 UK limited edition framed print of the Sex Pistols by legendary punk photographer Dennis Morris….
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The Beatles’ first record contract sells for $75,000
The Beatles’ first recording contract has been sold at auction in New York for $75,000 (£48,000). The 1961 contract resulted in the single My Bonnie, a rock-and-roll version of a children’s song. It was released […]