This weeks highlights include an ultra rare withdrawn Japanese U2 Boy LP, an original Elvis Presley Rock ‘n’ Roll LP, and Black Sabbath We Sold Our Souls For Rock ‘N’ Roll Japanese LP, and much, much more. Just check out our full listing now. U2 Boy – Ultra Rare 1980 Japanese picture […read more…]
Find out how easy it is to sell your unwanted, mint condition Vinyl Records, CDs & items of Pop & Rock Memorabilia at one of our regular Buying Days, at our offices in Meopham, Kent or at Sohost, Soho, London. Check out future dates, venues, directions and more here Want […read more…]
…movers and shakers this week, include a rare and in demand Tonton Macoute LP, rare Vertigo ‘swirl’ Fairfield Parlour LP, and first issue Deep Purple Fireball, also look out for an original The Flamingos 7″ single, The Jam BBC College Concert LP and much, much more…see them all here Looking […read more…]
From nerdist.com Praise to the Elder Gods, our dark prayers have been answered! This summer, Heavy Metal will unleash an Iron Maiden comic book and it looks awesome. Metal music and comic books have a long history of intertwining, so teaming up one of the genre’s most iconic bands with […read more…]
Cast your mind back to 1987, British rock was just about to hit a rough patch with grunge just on the horizon, there were a few bands still trying to keep the flame alive, one in particular had some pretty good success, that band was Little Angels. They formed in […read more…]
Film stars as pop stars: 5 fans rated, 5 they slated From the BBC Website, written by Fraser McAlpine. Autobiographical rock and pop films are tricky beasts to get right. It’s hard to find an actor with the same talent and charisma as some of music’s most singular entertainers, and even […read more…]
From udiscovermusic.com Famed 1982 Status Quo Show For CD, LP Revival The celebrated show by Status Quo at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England, which became one of the most talked-about gigs in their history, is to be released in its entirety for the first time. The new version will be out […read more…]
From the BBC Website, written by Fraser McAlpine. With the kind of money involved in staging large concerts, and the potential disappointment to fans, cancelling a show is a decision no performer takes lightly. This week, Justin Bieber called off the remainder of the dates in his Purpose world tour, citing “unforeseen circumstances” […read more…]
From the official Sony Legacy press release. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of ELO’s Out of the Blue, Legacy Recordings to Release First-Ever Picture Disc Edition of Classic Double Album. Available from Friday, September 29. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of ELO’s top-selling double album, Out of the Blue, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division […read more…]
From the Daily Mail website ‘Holy Grail’ of Beatles records found after 50 years gathering dust in a Liverpool loft and with manager Brian Epstein’s handwriting on the label is set to sell for £10,000 Beatles record from 1962 to go on sale and is expected to sell for £10,000 […read more…]
From the official Iron Maiden website. This Autumn HarperCollins NonFiction are publishing WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO?, the hugely anticipated memoir from Iron Maiden frontman and rock legend, Bruce Dickinson. One of the world’s most storied musicians, Bruce has lived an extraordinary off-stage existence too. A true polymath, Bruce is, […read more…]
…movers and shakers this week, include a rare Frankie Goes To Hollywood photograph by John Stoddart, rare first issue Pentangle debut vinyl LP album, and a nice quantity of Status Quo 7″ vinyl singles, also look out for an original The Who I Can’t Explain French 7″ single, The Sweet Hard Centres white label […read more…]
From the BBC Alice Cooper’s manager said the singer’s jaw dropped when told of the discovery US rock musician Alice Cooper has found a classic Andy Warhol artwork rolled up in storage after more than 40 years tucked away alongside tour equipment. The singer had forgotten about the work, entitled […read more…]
Promotional record store displays were produced for just that, record shops only. Wall displays, stand ups, standees, ‘bins’, ceiling displays, mobiles, window displays and window stickers. We’ve had them all. Most got binned at the end of a marketing promotion, carted home by record store staff, or thrown into storage. […read more…]
…big hitters through the doors this week, include a highly sought after ’60s LP by Boback, Jons, Malone, not a firm of solicitors but rather a monster rare slice of ’60s Brit-psych, unique ’60s Japanese Who LP ‘I’m A Boy’, a fully signed Band Aid II promotional banner, rare jazz […read more…]
This is one cracking collectable! Band Aid 20 – Feed The World – Incredibly rare AUTOGRAPHED 2004 UK 88″ x 64″ white PVC promotional banner issued to promote the re-recording of the classic ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’. Issued in very limited quantities, this impressive unused banner features the iconic ‘Feed […read more…]
Dick’s Picks: ‘Tabu, I’ – Impossibly rare 1963 Italian ‘Mondo Film’ original soundtrack vinyl LP by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino… What’s a ‘Mondo’ Film? A Mondo Film (from the Italian word for world) is a little known genre that mixes up elements of documentary or reportage with a liberal dash of good […read more…]
From the Guardian Major label’s Japanese arm to build new vinyl-pressing plant to keep up with growing demand for reissues and new releases on retro format It has been dismissed as the niche domain of hipsters who don’t even have turntables and nostalgic dads buying countless reissues of Dark Side […read more…]
From the Official Chart Company “We are so excited that the exhibition is just a few short steps away from Waterloo.” Get your platform boots at the ready! A new ABBA exhibition is coming to London later this year. Taking place at the Southbank Centre from December 14, 2017 to […read more…]
From the Independent We compiled all the best-selling albums dating back to 1956, so you can see, and hear, which album was the soundtrack to your birth year Each year, one album taps into the hearts and ears of the public on its way to topping the Billboard year-end album […read more…]
From BBC Sir Paul McCartney and Sony have a reached a deal in a battle over who owns publishing rights to The Beatles’ songs, The Hollywood Reporter says. The musician had gone to a US court, seeking to regain the rights to 267 of the band’s classic tracks. He has been trying to […read more…]
From the Independent The duo who have released a self-titled LP are currently touring the US before the Fleetwood Mac global tour next year Before Christine McVie rejoined Fleetwood Mac in 2014 after a 16-year hiatus, she reconvened with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, bassist and ex-husband John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood in […read more…]
Marvel Pays Tribute to some Rock Gods! Taken from Movieweb. Over the years there have been many comic books published where they have told the store of rock bands, be that true stories or just fiction, artists like Kiss, The Rolling Stones and many other well know artists. You will […read more…]
From Team Rock Foo Fighters have announced that their new album titled Concrete And Gold will be released in September. Earlier this month they released a video for new track Run (see below) – now they’ve given details on the follow-up to 2014’s Sonic Highways. And the 11-track record will launch […read more…]
From the Guardian Mysterious and misunderstood, the singer of goth pop’s sacred texts outlasted her Banshees peers, and outwitted anyone who would second-guess her. There is much to celebrate What I really resent about people sticking labels on you,” said Siouxsie Sioux in 2004, “is that it cuts off the […read more…]
…..”it was 50 years ago this week that Sgt. Pepper….”well you get the idea! By way of celebrating here’s our current Top 5 of all things Sgt. Peppers – “a splendid time is guaranteed for all!”, to see more click here You can find more Beatles vinyl, including imports, rarities, […read more…]
From Music Week HMV has unveiled plans for Vinyl Week 2017, as it returns from June 9-18. On Saturday 17, Ed Sheeran’s debut album + will be available alongside a range of exclusive coloured vinyl In addition to +, further exclusives include Iggy Pop’s 1977 classic Lust For Life on […read more…]
…..Just in at 991.com is an incredible collection of all things Queen – it’s a collection built up over forty (yes forty) years and encompasses rare vinyl, imports, reissues, official memorabilia, boxsets, CDs and much, much more. Below are just a few highlight and you can see everything here – there’s […read more…]
Watch the short video showcasing some cracking Metallica collectables that arrived today. Rare test pressings, original, early vinyl LPs, Boxed CD sets, picture discs and tour programmes. Got a gap in your Metallica collection – tell us what you are missing… Find it all here on our site at 991.com 991.com […read more…]
We’ve had a superb Morrissey collection just in, with some rather tasty and unusual items including memorabilia, artwork, promo goodies and more, here’s our current Top 3, to see more Mozza click here 991.com and sister company eil.com – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable and out of […read more…]
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