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Tal Wilkenfeld was a revelation. Only been playing bass for four years ?
With luck there'll be a DVD coming out so you can see what you missed.
I just didn't want to go home.
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Peter Fenton - North American Office December Will Be Magic
Happy December, Everyone. I've visited seven American states in the last seven days, trying to buy as many quality records and compact discs as possible without losing patience in crazy -- and occasionally snowbound -- holiday traffic. Yes, every airplane on which I travelled was a Screaming Baby Express, and every turnpike, parkway, and highway down which I drove was a Road Rage Extravaganza. But with the promise of hot Pasticcio at roadside Greek Diners to keep me fueled, I endured.. and thrived! The buzz word among collectors these days seems to be SEALED. Everyone seems to want first-edition vinyl releases in their ORIGINAL shrink-wrap, as sold in American record stores for decades. Among the top specimens I submit for your approval this week include two sealed gems from the 1970's. First, check out this legendary LP produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono on the Apple Label: David Peel & Lower East Side's "The Pope Smokes Dope" . If your collection is missing this item, but you'd rather play it than just... [reply to this topic
Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Unusual Un-cuts...
Some of the limited edition shaped discs from yesterday year are sought after nowadays, let alone these pre-production items and we have a handful of such in-stock now, ranging from artists as diverse as
Alice Cooper to
Cliff Richard & from
Van Halen to
Madonna .
Enjoy your weekend.
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Buyers Blog related: Led Boots (1 posts) (133 views)
Richard Austin - UK Office Led Boots Just read the reviews
HERE ,
HERE or
HERE and it basically says all I would have said. See you Saturday, all those of you not hyped into parting with your hard earned on a promise, but prefer to see the real thing !
This is a master at the peak of his craft with a top notch band in a tiny little club. It couldn't be better.
If you haven't got a ticket yet, sell your body, your Granny, your car, whatever it takes. If you miss these shows at Ronnies you'll have the rest of your life to kick yourself ...
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer On the Road Again.......
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Richard Austin - UK Office I eat, therefore I am. Unless you're a small famished rodent, it seems !
I did wonder just how something with legs only this big
Must stop eating cheese just before bedtime ....
Well, I've just finished my sticky bun, so am now ready to resume my labours.
Speaking of eating, Catbeast was most pleased with my latest discovery,
'Feline Fayre' white meat Tuna & Prawn which is now the ONLY acceptable food bowl filling. I've created another rod for my own back here.
How is it that they can eat through a bowl full of seriously mixed up food, yet still manage to push to one side anything they don't like ? How does this food radar work ?
Catbeast doesn't quite understand prawns, so I return to find a clean bowl with a little pile of prawns in it.
Amazing animals & they're apparently quite good at catching rats too, so I hear....
Perhaps if you started a competing nest of cats in your attic you might ease the wear on your spade :-)
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer Sorting Sorting Sorting Yesterday I was out on the road looking at 3 different collections. The first may see me secure some very nice new highly desirable promo bits - though I am awaiting final confirmation so I can't give too much away. The second collection found me going through a dark, cold storage unit for a couple of hours. My hands were numb but I did find a few gems in there, including this
PJ Harvey box , this South African
Queen album and a ton of old deleted CD singles, many of which are 2-CD sets (Needless to say all this stock needs sorting) My last visit was more a preliminary look at a large collection containing 6000+ items. I will be returning Friday for a thorough look before choosing what stuff to buy.
Whilst running around the country during the day, I have been spending my evening (yes evenings) sorting through the plethora of goodies so that you can all stock up in time for Xmas. I still have lots of REALLY cool stuff from my excursion with Julian last week including a very rare US white label promo copy of The Stooges Funhouse LP. Keep checking my latest arrivals, til next time.....
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Julian Thomas - UK Office The Rat Pack Sinatra , Martin & Davis Jr . No, this time the particular pack of rats keeping me Roland & his mates occasionally like the battle rages on . It ain't [reply to this topic
Michael Cambridge - UK Northern Office Homeward bound!! After a flying visit to the Kent office, Saturday saw the 2 day record fair at Olympia [starting with a superb cooked breakfast from a chap who I am reliably informed is a 'Diamond Geezer'] along with fellow buyer Mark who curiously was missing most of the day buying edible panties from a girl in Cleethorpes stalling out at the Erotica exhibition. I on the other hand kept to the work at hand and sourced a superb array of tasty pieces including Promotional U2 Helmet, Oasis Vox Box , Oasis Be Here Now Sealed CD box set
Then it was back up the motorway for a 250 mile burn up to arrive home in time for a Curry - Ah the glamour of a day in the life of a buyer. Incidentally if you were the git in the Audi that decided to nearly run me off the road in my new car in central london - thanks - I do have your registration number and will be paying a visit with 2 tons of rancid manure to your home.
Remember - Never upset a northerner!!
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Work, Rest & Play... latest arrivals And we didn't even make it to the adjoining venue where the
Erotica 07 festival was being held - Honest!
Home for a quick torment of the pet ferret then down to a freezing cold Brighton where, i had found out earlier that day, there was to be a one-off gig by the legendary
Johnny Moped in some suitably scuzzy venue, the Ocean Rooms and a fine evening was had by one and all.
Altogether now '1-2, cut your hair...'
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer Whole Lotta Zep
Then not one but two great things happened Wednesday - firstly we headed off to see one of our regular US suppliers who'd flown in for the large record show in London. He always has really nice hard to find, beautiful condition vinyl rarities and this visit was no exception. We had first look at his stock and walked away with such things as Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Script cover and some 1960's sealed Dylan LP's - lots of this stuff should be on the website already but there are still some gems to add. The other exciting thing that happened Wednesday - I GOT ZEPPELIN TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUP my name came out of the last ballot. This ballot was for the returns where people couldn't make the alternate date. Can't believe my luck, anyone wanna buy my spare - I hear they're only about £1200 on a certain auction site......
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Peter Fenton - North American Office In The Presence Of An Object
Hi Everyone. How unthinkable to have the Flu on Thanksgiving, but fate dealt me that cruel hand this week on my favorite holiday of the year. Sufficiently medicated and slightly dizzy, I still managed to force down significant amounts of Turkey and Stuffing, plus the usual fare: creamed turnips, mashed potatoes, biscuits, blueberry pie, and anything else that came within 20 inches of my mouth. As I write this, the outside temperature is a frigid 24F degrees, and I've had my caffeine infusion to at least afford me a few more hours of record buying. It's been difficult to keep track of the items I've bought recently, as they have been selling faster than I've had a chance to call your attention to them. I've heard that intrepid UK Esprit buyer Steve won the ticket lottery, and will soon be seeing the Led Zeppelin reunion concert in London. Don't be jealous! If you cannot attend the concert, yourself, you still have one opportunity to purchase one of the most legendary, official Zeppelin collectables ever manufactured, The Object . Distributed as a limited edition in 1976 to call attention to the mysterious monolith depicted on the cover of the Presence album, we have but thi... [reply to this topic
Saul Watson - Product Promotion Way back when
That first jukebox was constructed by the Pacific Phonograph Company. Four stethoscope-like tubes were attached to an Edison Class M electric phonograph fitted inside an oak cabinet. The tubes operated individually, each being activated by the insertion of a coin, meaning that four different listeners could be plugged in to the same song simultaneously.
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Julian Thomas - UK Office My stall is in flames [reply to this topic
Michael Cambridge - UK Northern Office Sat in Kent dreaming of Carole's Bacon butties It's that time of year and I'm sat in Kent HQ on the eve of the final record fair of the year in London, sorting stock collected on the way down. We are also taking the opportunity to re visit our record industry awards currently in stock with extensive re pricing and new descriptions. So if you have a spare wall that looks naked - look no further check our dedicated Awards Store today
If you can't find a bargain you must be blind!!
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Mark Evetts - UK Buyer Genuine autographed items... Rest assured that here at EIL our items are all the fully guaranteed genuine article obtained from reputable music industry sources.
Have fun looking.
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Richard Austin - UK Office With deepest sympathy
From what I can gather the Croatian
Morris out-danced the England
Morris or something like that.
Be strong.
It's all part of the turning of the wheel, so you never know we could win
Eurovision this year.
I can feel your pain, but how can we uphold the great tradition of supporting the underdog without having an underdog to support ?
I did read a book on the subject once in an attempt to understand my fellow man, '
Fever Pitch ' by Nick Hornby, and it quite clearly stated that the regular disappointment is part of the fun. I was confused too, but there it was in black & white.
I got lost when I attempted to view one of these rituals because I'm sure that the one dressed in black that runs around should have a crow's hat & there was nobody evident waving the bladder. Apparently we were kicking it instead. So easy for an outsider to see the simple mistake that was made there !
Onward & upward chaps !
Next time we'll enter for the stick dance ...
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Richard Austin - UK Office Let's Have A Party !!
After grooving to the polyrhythmic density of the
Crim , we washed it down with lashings of the fluidity of
Allan Holdsworth then rounded off nicely with the magnificent
Grace .
I could even treat myself to some
Uncle Frank without the usual non stop bleating from 'Blues Boy' Borkowski that there are too many chords in it.
Choices, choices ...
Mind you, being well stricken in years, I suppose it is really time for my ritual watering, rub down & afternoon nap - Nurse ? Nurse !!!
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Stephen Borkowski - UK Buyer There Can Be Only One?
Now I've been a Queen fan since 1986 - I remember the exact point when I became a fan too. I was watching my black and white portable TV and Channel4 were broadcasting the Wembley gig. I was bored, switching channels and caught the concert part way through - I was hooked.
That story ties in quite nicely with this item as the sleeve was issued as a promotional item by Channel4 as a tool to sell advertising during the broadcast.
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