Record Collecting Advice
Collecting Advice
Why Is This Vinyl Record Worth £6000?
Hot footing it through the doors at eil towers just recently are two very collectable Beatles LPs (Yellow Submarine and Abbey Road) on sale for £6,500 and £5,000 respectively, ouch! Now, whilst most people […]
Dick’s Pick: ‘Gladstone Anderson with Lyn Taitt – Killer 1968 Jamaican Reggae vinyl LP’
Dick’s Picks: This week Dick has put on his dancing shoes with this stone-cold-killer selection of vintage Jamaican reggae business… GLADSTONE ANDERSON with LYN TAITT & THE JETS ‘Jamaica’s Glad Sounds – Let’s Go Native With […]
Spotify to pay back $21 million in unpaid royalties
Now if it can safely land The Life of Pablo… Spotify has struck an agreement with the National Music Publishers Association over unpaid royalties. The music streaming service will pay $21 million to publishers and […]
Pet Shop Boys confirm reissues in Graham Norton interview
The Pet Shop Boys joined Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday morning and revealed some more information about Parlophone’s reissue plans for this year… About halfway through the interview Graham Norton said “Amanda […]
Japanese Audiophile CDs, SHM CDs, Blu-Ray, Blu-Spec & More
Super High Material, Super Audio and Phase Transition Mastering, perhaps more affectionately known as SHM, SA & Blu-Spec CDs are not only many an audiophile’s aural drug of choice but given the sheer rarity of […]
Radiohead’s new album is ‘a work of art’, says collaborator Stanley Donwood
Radiohead‘s long-time visual collaborator Stanley Donwood has confirmed that he has heard the band’s new album, describing the LP as “a work of art”. Radiohead are expected to release a new album shortly, having recently […]
Rolling Stones arrive in Cuba for historic free concert in Havana, in pictures
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans are expected Friday at the Rolling Stones’ first gig on the communist island, with fans once banned from listening to rock ‘n roll heralding a dream come true. The four […]
It’s Queen Mania With This Very Limited Flight Case Of CDs
Super rare official 1986 UK limited edition numbered red flight case, manufactured for export only and limited to just 1000 copies worldwide with the case number machine stamped on the front. Originally issued with the […]
Dick’s Easter Pick: ‘Egg – The Polite Force’ – Top UK Prog Vinyl LP Rarity
Dick’s Picks: For this week’s pick Dick has chosen Egg’s 1971 Brit prog rarity ‘The Polite Force’…..why? ‘Cos it’s a cracking slice of early prog and it’s Easter stoopid… Egg Egg, who? A criminally overlooked rock […]
The Beatles ‘Please Please Me’ LP – It was 53 years ago today……
……that the……well you get the idea. The debut album from those loveable moptops was released 53 years ago this very day, incredibly the entire LP was made during one epic twelve hour recording session and took […]
Will Paul McCartney Get The Rights To His Beatles Songs Back? He’s Already Working On It
When news broke that the Michael Jackson estate would sell its 50 percent share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing to Sony in a $750 million deal, many wondered whether Paul McCartney would finally be able to […]
10 Records You Might Have Owned That Are Now Worth a Fortune
What goes around comes around, and we don’t just mean records on a turntable. Audiophiles swear by the sound quality of vinyl over CDs, MP3s, and other files, and now younger generations are starting to […]
New Rolling Stones song unearthed after spending 50 years in a man’s loft
A previously unknown song by the Rolling Stones has been discovered after languishing in a loft for nearly half a century With legions of fans around the world and hundreds of books devoted to the […]
More Rare Vinyl and CDs From Our Japanese Buyer Have Arrived
This months’ delivery is being unpacked and added to the site here… look out for rare vinyls from Abba, Stranglers, Simple Minds, Cream, Pink Floyd – all the usuals and some you won’t expect! […]
a-ha Time and Again & Hits South America – New Double CD & 12″ Vinyl Coming Soon
A-ha release Time And Again The Ultimate Compilation on a double CD set this month. In April, there will be a Record Store Day limited edition 12″ vinyl Hits South America which is a 5-track […]
Sainsbury’s to stock vinyl records in 171 stores
Recognising the unstoppable demand for vinyl in the UK, Sainsbury’s will sell LPs for the first time since the 1980s,Music Week can reveal today. The range, launching in store on March 21, will include a […]
David Bowie’s handwritten ‘The Jean Genie’ song lyrics expected to fetch thousands at auction
Bids on handwritten words to 1973 single begin at £35,000 David Bowie‘s handwritten lyrics for ‘The Jean Genie’ are to be auctioned off, with a starting bid of £35,000. The lyrics to the 1973 […]
Pet Shop Boys New Single The Pop Kids – hear and watch it now
The Pet Shop Boys release their new single, The Pop Kids, this week. You can listen to the new track and watch the video here:- Got gaps in your back catalogue whilst you wait […]
Top Punk & New Wave 7″ Vinyl Singles In Stock at eil.com
Incredible collection of Punk 7″ Singles taking in everything from first generation UK Punk, US Hardcore, Post Punk (and a dash of Mod!) and more, all in one handy list, with prices to suit all […]
Iggy Pop ‘Post Pop Depression’ new album and limited vinyl out this week
Iggy Pop releases a brand new studio album this week ‘Post Pop Depression’, for his 17th album he’s enlisted the help of Josh Homme (the album was recorded at Homme’s Desert studio) and features QOTSA […]
Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
….big hitters at eil towers this week, include a MAJOR jazz rarities in the shape of John Coltrane’s seminal ‘Blue Train’ LP on Blue Note and a wonderful Tubby Hayes/Jazz Couriers original, a mega-rare Japanese only Queen promo LP, […]
Death Waltz Records: Cult Horror & Sci-fi Soundtrack Vinyl Collection Just Landed At eil.com
Nothing quite sets the mood for a horror movie like a terrifying score. You can have all the blood, all the violence, all zombies in the world, but it is often the accompanying music that […]
Dick’s Picks: ‘Nine Steps To Ugly’ Rare C86 NME Indie Flexi-Disc
Dick’s Picks: This week’s pick is a super-obscure (flexible) slice of NME C86 vintage indie-pop from the wonderfully named ‘Nine Steps To Ugly’ Nine Steps To Ugly – ‘Eddie Lopez Lives In Slough / Bobby Charlton’s […]
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eil.com and sister company 991.com are looking now for someone to join our Product Team. You will work alongside our team of professional product buyers and you will be responsible for describing and creatively writing […]
Fancy buying Prince’s wedding china? Start bidding at $50,000
Prince’s ex-wife is among the former Purple intimates offering possessions – including two tapes of very early recordings – at an online auction this week Prince is famed for seeking both privacy and complete control […]
The Stone Roses to release third album this summer, report claims
The album will apparently coincide with the band’s run of summer live dates The Stone Roses are gearing up to release their third album, a new report has claimed. The band’s follow-up to 1994’s ‘Second […]
Blue Train by John Coltrane – Rare ’59-’60 Deep Groove Mono LP In Now
JOHN COLTRANE Blue Train Very rare circa 1959-60 US issue of the classic 1957 5-track deep groove mono LP on the Blue Note West 63rd – NYC address label, a beautiful condition second variant with […]
Glastonbury 2016 line-up: What Do You Think?
…Art Garfunkel has just been confirmed for Glastonbury 2016 along with Coldplay, Muse and Jeff Lynne’s ELO….what we want to know is….. Here’s what’s confirmed so far [interaction id=”56e441cb518248f65e7e6dd9″]
Stonking Rare The Beatles Yellow Submarine Songtrack RED Vinyl Factory Press LP
Yellow Submarine Songtrack Super rare 1999 UK EMI RED VINYL LP – a factory custom pressing and believed to be one of only 3 copies ever pressed in this non-standard colour, with barcoded gatefold picture […]