http://eil.com Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music en-gb Copyright 2004, EIL.COM. 17/05/2008 07:45 webmaster@eil.com http://eil.com/images/site/combi_logo.gif 213 23 http://eil.com EIL - Home of Esprit - Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3440 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Friday 16 May 2008 Bonnie Scotland...: Everybodies favourites Scottish indie kings Belle & Sebastian released their debut album Tigermilk in 1996 and we have obtained a copy of the original Electric Honey label LP, of which only a 1000 copies were pressed! Also in the news this week, Rangers fans caused havoc in the hostcitywhere they were playing whilst bidding to win a european trophy (just as they did in Barcelona back in 1972)while my favourite managerial incompetent, BA bossWillie Walsh at least had the grace to turn down his £700,000 bonus in the wake of the T5 fiasco, although he did come out with the following pearls of wisdom. "I thought it would be inappropriate that I be paid a bonus". (Really?) Mr Walsh said the upcoming period would be "very challenging". Wow, that bullsh*t management manual he got for Christmas has been given a hammering... http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3437 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Friday 16 May 2008 The Smiths - Amazing Icons!!: The Smiths will always remain one of the most influential bands of the past 50 years, not only their musical blend of jangly upbeat guitars set against Morrissey's amusing and intelligent lyrics but also their impressive iconic visual imagery. Just arrived in stock are a great selection of unissued, withdrawn andfrankly [Mr Shankly] amazing pieces. 1. William It Was Really Nothing - 7" Artwork 2. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - 7" Artwork 3. Rank - 3 Part Set Of LP Proof Artwork 4. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - Proof Poster Advertisement Plus many many more... http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3434 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Wednesday 14 May 2008 HEAYWEIGHT heaven...: THE DOORS VINYL BOX 2008 US Strictly Limited Edition 7-LP set, pressed at RTI on 180gram HQ VINYL , mastered by Bernie Grundman - the ultimate Doors set, personally supervised by Jac Holzman & Bruce Botnick, compiling their 6 original albums released between 1967 & '71, plus bonus LP featuring the rare mono mix of their debut! Each disc is presented in an exact replica of the original artwork, with the set housed in a deluxe individually numbered faux lizard skin metallic embossed box, sealed & stickered !! in stock NOW http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3433 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Wednesday 14 May 2008 The Planet Still Rocks: Congratulations to our good friends over at Planet Rock for picking up Digital Station Of The Year award at this year's prestigious Sony Radio Awards. Described by the judges as "A station with extraordinary passion, knowledge, surprise and depth", Planet Rock beat off competition to take home the prize. And they had success in the other categories that they were nominated in, with a Bronze in the Multiplatform Award for their superb monthly artist minisites (for this months click here )anda Silverheading to Fish for The Music Broadcaster of the Year. It does beg the question of how a station which continues to trounce BBC 6 music, consistently increases its audience share, and has bee named station of the year again can be under the threat of closure!! Let's just hope that a certain curly haired guitar wizard manages to ride to the rescue. Until then if you haven't already, check out planetrock.com and tell them we sent you. They go all the way to 11 you know. http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3430 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Tuesday 13 May 2008 New Morten Harket album due soon!!: Due for release at the end of this month, a brand new 12-track CD from MORTEN HARKET !! Entitled 'Letter From Egypt', this is Morten's 1st solo album for 12 years!! Includes his most recent singles 'Movies' and 'Darkspace [You're With Me]'. Also available in a limited edition digipak version ! http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3422 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Saturday 10 May 2008 Guys and Dolls '08: Hi Everyone. Time flies, and it seems I've not been to a decent concert since last summer -- that's nearly a year ago! As luck would have it, THREE of my favorite artists have announced upcoming tour dates in my fair city: HUMAN LEAGUE , DEAD OR ALIVE and MADONNA . Human League and Dead or Alive will perform courtesy of THE REGENERATION TOUR . I've seen Human League several times before -- always a solid show. But Dead or Alive...? I've supported PETE BURNS for over 20 years now, and I try not to miss an opportunity to see him on stage. I remember one year I went to see him in asmall club on Haight Street in my hometown, San Francisco, and only around 30 fans turned out for the show. Pete was a little off his game that night, got through three songs, and fell off a chair he was using as a prop, and just like that the show was over. It was surreal, and yet somehow registered to me as high art! Pete has become somewhat of a work of art, himself, so I'll be looking forward to seeing him yet again --this time in Las Vegas --and with a crowd of thousands, rather than the more intimate venues of the past. I've seen MADONNA on every tour but the Virgin Tour (too many little girls were into her then!) You are virtually assured of a fantastic show when she rolls through your town for her STICKY & SWEET 2008 TOUR ,but I must admit thather Las Vegas ticket prices are ridiculous. She'll be here on November 2nd,and I'm bracing for face-value ticket prices over $400 for anything but a nosebleed seat. It's clear that a lot of money goes into her stage production, but still... $400? Allow me to call to your attention a few items from the aforementioned artists. Check out this rare HUMAN LEAGUE AMERICAN BACK CATALOG CD SAMPLER from a few years back, and also thisearly DEAD OR ALIVENUMBER ELEVEN 7" SINGLE from TWENTY-SEVENyears ago -- didn't I already say that time really flies?! And it's hard to single out just ONE cool Madonna item, so I'm going with TWO related Maddy items from 1990. First up is this authentic Disney MADONNA AS BREATHLESS MAHONEY DOLL from the Dick Tracy motion picture. We have one in stock, and perhaps you can pose it more provocatively than we have here!! Also check out this official MADONNA AS BREATHLESS MAHONEY WEDDING CAKE TOPPER -- I'm not kidding -- it's for real! Have a great week, everyone, and someone PLEASE tell A-HA that now they need to play a live datein Las Vegas, too!! http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3419 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Friday 09 May 2008 Art...: I find, is usually a load of pretentious crap but the idea of the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project seems a good one to me and is not10 minutes away from us here at EIL . 5 artists have been shortlisted to design a project to symbolise the new Ebbsfleet Valley development and the surrounding areas including the nearbyEurostar train station. Obviously my idea of a scene showing abig fight between a load of illegal immigrants from Kosovo& somelocal chavs outside McDonalds in the pedestrianised Gravesendhigh street didn't get nominated, so i'm leaning towards Mark Wallinger's white horse (provided it is lit up at night) or thecubed tower from Daniel Buren, even if he is French (Europhobe, moi?). Anyone elsemade their choice? Not in the class of Antony Gormley's (who reallyis a truly talented artist) Angel of the North but should certainly become a talking point when it's finished sometime in 2010. No contest for sporting event of the weekend - Let's hope the mighty Eagles can crush the Wurzels... http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3416 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Thursday 08 May 2008 limited edition ROLLING STONES USB's in stock NOW: Quality collectables crammed with bonus content !! Get 'em while you can ... http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3412 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Wednesday 07 May 2008 Exclusive Madonna Hard Candy Promo Gig.: Robin, our man South of The Border (that’s Mexico and not south of Glasgow) waslucky enough to win a photo competition run by the Official Madonna fan club. The competition was to take a photograph related to Hard Candy, her Madgenes would then pick her favourite 50 entrants and they would be invited to a special launch concert in New York City. Below you will find Robin’s exclusive report of the show and a few pics he took along with of course the prize winning snap. “We have just arrived from NY, Madonna concert was a very nice once in a lifetimeexperience!” After being officially notified on Sunday I was on the 'list' for Madonna tickets atRoseland Ballroomin NY (concert was on Wednesday), we got flights the very next day and arrived JFK late on Monday night. Day 2- day of the concert - There werea hundred of fans that had been sleeping outside since Sunday night when Madonna announced she was going to give some extra tickets to the fans waiting in line. The venue was a very small mini theatre near the corner of 52nd and Broadway. A number of passers-by were enquiring “Which Madonna was going to be playing at the small theatre?” I’m guessing they thought it was a tribute night. Anyway, we arrived at 6pm, got given our wristbands at 7pm, which allowed us to queue in a different line with another 50 or so people. By that time, that particular corner of Broadway was packed with a host of radio and TV stations transmitting live. At 8pm the doors were swung open, some headed straight for the t-shirt stall,othersstopped to get some beers in the bar, whilst my better half and I moved quickly and found ourselves right at front and centre. The lights went out and the concert started at around 10pm. Madge only played 6 songs and it only lasted under an hour. We couldn't believewe were justfew stepsfrom Madonna. We took LOTS of pictures and anyone interested can just drop me a line. At the very end of the concert they gave us a very nice individually numberedRoseland Ballroompromotour poster as a memento. Thanks Madonna, it truly was a once in a lifetime experience. Have you bought Hard Candy yet? What did you think; Back to her best or time to hang up the leotards? Let us know by posting your opinion on the official eil.com community http://eil.com/community/mycommunity.asp View our full catalogue of Hard Candy limited editions, promos and memorabilia here . Fancy winning an official Hard Candy promo pack? Think you can do a better pic than Robin’s? You do? Then send us your finest effort before Monday 12th May and we’ll post them all on the blog for the world to see and then pick a winner. Send all pics to hardcandy@eil.com Happy snapping! http://eil.com/community/topiclist.asp?t=3407 BUYERS BLOG - THE BUYERS BLOG FORUM Saturday 03 May 2008 Lay Your Hands On These...: Hi Everyone. This week we are happy to offer an amazing BON JOVI collectable straight from the hands of BON JOVI , themselves, in the way of this LOST HIGHWAY ULTIMATE COLLECTION ! Not only does it come complete with custom guitar picks, magnets, badges and bumper stickers, but also an authentic and genuine, FULLY AUTOGRAPHED copy of their latest album, LOST HIGHWAY . The band did a signing in Los Angeles in advance of the album's release for American radio contests and promotional giveaways, and we were lucky enough to score a few sets for our customers, as well! And whether you are a huge Bon Jovi fan, or just want to hear their history, check out THE BON JOVI STORY , an officially licensed, syndicated double album radio broadcast from August of 1990, which features insightful interviews and rockin' Bon Jovi studio tracks. We have LOADS of Bon Jovi collectables that are waiting to be matched with the right Bon Jovi fans, so please click the banner below to be magically transported directly to our illustrious BON JOVI COLLECTORS STORE . Have a great May, everyone!