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WANTED - We want to buy your rare vinyl records, rare CDs & Pop Memorabilia

We want to buy your Elektra items
(if you are looking to buy Elektra items click here)
If you want to avoid reading all the detail below see our quick 3 easy steps to sell to us guide here
We are the world's largest buyer of Elektra rare & collectable vinyl records, albums, 7", 12" & CD singles, CDs albums & memorabilia, and it's easy to sell your Elektra Records to us.
So call free on 0800 345 7551 (UK only) or +44 1474 815099
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or email buyers@eil.com.
We can send our dedicated courier service to collect from you or you can a bring your collection to our offices for a free appraisal, arranged by us at our cost. For large collections we will visit you worldwide as we travel all over the UK (including West Midlands), Europe, USA and Japan to buy.
You can also Download our easy to complete form list the records you want to sell to us here
Now in more detail:

Why pay money and spend time to advertise your The Beatles items at on-line auctions or eBay when you can sell them to us for absolutely no fee!

EIL.COM are the world's largest buyer of your rare and collectable vinyl records, albums, singles, CDs, CD singles and memorabilia and have been buying for 31 years!
We are always looking for items to buy from the UK (England), France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, (and the rest of Europe), the USA and Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Columbia (and the rest of the South America), Japan (and the rest of Asia) and Australia and New Zealand.

We cover all artists from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and are also interested in items by The Beatles related artists Aashish Khan, Ananda Shankar, Arthur Wilkinson, Astrid Kirchherr, Attitudes, Backbeat, Billy Preston, Black Dyke Mills Band, Bobby Keys, Brian Epstein, Brute Force, Cafe Creme, Carl Groszmann, Cavern Sound, Chris Hodge, Colonel, Cynthia Lennon, Dark Horse Records, David Hentschel, DBM, Denny Laine, Derek Taylor, Elastic Oz Band, Elephant's Memory, Ferry Aid, George Harrison, George Martin, Goddess Of Fortune, Handmade Films, Henry McCullough, Hollyridge Strings, Jackie Lomax, James McCartney, Jimmy McCulloch & White Line, Jimmy Nicol, Jiva, Joey Molland, John Lennon, John Tavener, Johnny Warman, Julian Lennon, Keni Burke, Klaus Voormann, Linda McCartney, Lon & Derrek Van Eaton, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mary Hopkin, Musketeer Gripweed, NEMS (Record Label), New World Electronic Chambre Ensemble, Oasis feat Mary Hopkin, Paul McCartney and Wings, Peace Choir, Percy Thrillington, Radha Krishna Temple, Ravi Shankar, Ray Cathode, Ringo Or Robin, Ringo Starr, Roger Webb, Ronnie Spector, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, Ross, Russ Sainty, Rusty Anderson, Sean Lennon, Smokin' Mojo Filters, Splinter, Stairsteps, Stormer, Stuart Sutcliffe, Suzanne, Suzy and the Red Stripes, Sylvia Griffin, Tee-M, The Alpha Band, The Bedrocks, The Country Hams, The Fireman, The Fool, The London Jazz Four, The Marbles (60s), The Pete Best Band, The Quarrymen, The Remo Four, The Sundown Playboys, Thenewno2, Tommy Quickly, Tony Sheridan, Trash, Traveling Wilburys, Yoko Ono and in the following genres: 60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, Apple label, POP.

We are the world's largest buyer of your rare and collectable vinyl records and CDs, and it's easy to sell to us : -

   1. Download our easy to complete form and send the list of records, CDs and memorabilia you wish to sell to us here (right-click & select 'Save link as...'),
   2. We will e-mail you back quoting how much we will pay for them,
   3. Post to us the records and CDs you agree to sell,
   4.  We send you payment by return and will even pay your postage costs.

You can also call us on +44 1474 815099 and email buyers@eil.com.

For full details or how we buy click here
A GUIDE TO THE U.K. ITEMS WE ALWAYS NEED ON ANY ARTIST...
1980s and 1990s 3" and 5" CD singles, limited edition 12"s, picture sleeve 7"s
Acetates, test pressings, promotional and demonstration copies
Gold/Silver/Platinum award discs - BPI certified or in-house - all countries
Promo videos, 5" CD Video Discs (PAL/NTSC/Secam), Music DVDs
Film & Movie press kits, programmes for premieres, film & TV related memorabilia
Original soundtrack LPs, TV related records, box sets etc
Official tour merchandise, T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Jackets, crew clothing etc
Original artwork/Bromides/Cromalins/Proofs/Colour separation for picture covers & adverts etc

AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO FOREIGN COLLECTABLES WE WANT TO BUY...

We will buy or trade most CDs and vinyl from most countries, especially the following...

JAPAN
vinyl singles and LPs, 3" snap-pack CDs and 5" CDs, special edition CD albums, Japanese promo sample CDs, Special DJ Copies, LPs, 12"s, 7"s, 45s, picture discs, tour programmes...
BRAZIL & ARGENTINA
Promo CD singles, 12" maxis, 45s, promo LPs...

MEXICO
Coloured vinyl's, promo 45s/12"s maxis and CD singles...

SOUTH AFRICA
CD singles, deleted vinyl LPs, 12" singles, 7" 45s...
HONG KONG, SINGAPORE & PHILIPPINES
Coloured vinyl's, CD singles & promos...
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Deleted CD singles, limited editions, coloured vinyl issues, promo samples/demonstration copies, 12"s, 7"s, original or deleted vinyl LPs, out-of-print CD albums...
NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK & FINLAND
Deleted CD singles, promotional copies, deleted 7" and 12" singles, original or deleted vinyl LPs...
GERMANY, HOLLAND, BELGIUM & ITALY
Deleted CD singles, promotional copies, limited editions, coloured vinyl's, 7" and 12" maxi singles, original or deleted vinyl LPs, record club editions (Club Sonderauflage), box sets, picture discs...
FRANCE
Original 7" singles, EPs, original or deleted vinyl LPs, 12"s maxis, limited edition (tirage limite), promos (vente interdite/hors commerce), maxi CD singles, CD 2 Titres, press kits, box sets (coffret), coloured vinyl's (disque coleur), picture discs...
SPAIN
Promo 45s, 12"s, original LPs, CD maxis, CD promocionel, box sets...
U.S.A. & CANADA
45s, 12"s, CD maxis, original vinyl LPs, out-of-print CD albums, promos/demos/samplers, press kits, posters, coloured vinyl's, test pressings, acetates...

AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY

We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I., ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.

MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:

Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills & flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material; press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing; original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying: original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.

SHOPS/WHOLESALERS/DEALERS/REVIEWERS/RADIO STATIONS

If you have a record collection or inventory for sale we will travel throughout the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, South America and beyond! If you would like more information or wish to arrange an appointment for us to visit, please contact the office most local to you.
More Details of what and how we buy can be found here.

A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT

VARIOUS The History Of Elektra (Rare 1973 UK promotional only double LP radio show on the 'butterfly' Elektra label presented by Andy Finney and Bob Harris & issued as part of the BBC Radio London 'Fresh Garbage' Series, housed in a custom stickered black box. Apart from some light foxing on the back, the box is pristine & unmarked & the vinyl is flawless. This set is one of only a hundred or so copies that were pressed by Elektra in the UK !!!)
ELEKTRA Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label (2012 UK limited edition 304-page Leather Bound hardback book, an account of Elektra Records in the Jac Holzman years, from 1950 to 1973. It tells the story of Elektra's growth from a small independent folk label to a major, multi-faceted, hit making label. Individually hand numbered (number 10) & signed by Jac Holzman & Mick Houghton. Also includes an exclusive 10" album of rare Elektra recordings pr

Tracklisting: essed on high quality grey vinyl, in a die-cut custom record sleeve with a full colour offset lithograph art print suitable for framing, with artwork inspired by the famous Elektra butterfly logo, and individually matching hand numbered & signed by The Doors' producer Bruce Botnick. All encased in a retro speaker grille fabric & leatherette handmade slipcase)ÞÞBecoming Elektra is an account of Elektra Records in the Jac Holzman years, from 1950 to 1973. It tells the story of Elektra's growth from a small independent folk label to a major, multi-faceted, hit making concern. Jac Holzman's role in founding and running the company is central to the story, and his capacity for lateral thinking - which led to innovations such as the first-ever sampler album, and a million-selling series of sound effects records - is a recurring theme. But the book is not just the story of one man's business success, it is also about the label's artists and the great music they produced. Becoming Elektra places the label in a broad context, with a gripping narrative drawing in elements of musical and cultural history and biographies of the main participants. The book opens with the pivotal moment in Elektra's history when Holzman discovered The Doors. It then goes back to the previously untold story of Elektra in the '50s, when the label brought folk music to a wide audience through artists such as Jean Ritchie, Josh White, Theodore Bikel and Bob Gibson. Moving into the '60s the story takes in artists that have had an extraordinary resonance down the years including some, such as Tim Buckley, who are far more popular today than in their lifetimes. Buckley's story is told alongside those of artists who comprise an inventory of '60s and '70s musical innovation: The Doors, Love, Judy Collins, The Paul Butterfield Band, Michael Bloomfield, Tom Paxton, Tim Buckley, Fred Neil, David Ackles, Phil Ochs, Bread, Queen, Mickey Newbury, The Incredible String Band, Iggy Pop with The Stooges, Carly Simon and The MC5. ABOUT THE ALBUM Becoming Elektra Various Artists Catalogue number FEP6 Grey vinyl sleeved in a black disco bag and accompanied by a numbered full colour offset lithographic art print on white card hand signed by Bruce Botnick, all sleeved within a die cut outer bag Limited edition 250 copies, only available with the Signature Edition of Becoming Elektra. Tracks chosen and album sequenced by Jac Holzman All tracks remastered especially for this release by Bruce Botnick A1 - O LOVE IS TEASIN' Written by Jean Ritchie Performed by Jean Ritchie A2 - ST. JAMES INFIRMARY Traditional Performed by Josh White A3 - JOSHUA Written by Dick Rosmini Performed by Dick Rosmini A4 - YES I SEE Written by Bob Gibson Performed by Bob Gibson A5 - WONDROUS LOVE Traditional Performed by Kathy & Carol A6 - LININ' TRACK Traditional Performed by Koerner, Ray & Glover A7 - WADE IN THE WATER Traditional Performed by Judy Henske B1 - BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG Traditional Performed by The Dillards with Byron Berline B2 - I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND Written by Tom Paxton Performed by Tom Paxton B3 - BLUES ON THE CEILING Written by Fred Neil Performed by Fred Neil B4 - I AIN'T MARCHING ANYMORE Written by Phil Ochs Performed by Phil Ochs B5 - SINCE YOU ASKED Written by Judy Collins Performed by Judy Collins B6 - MORNING GLORY Written by Beckett-Buckley Performed by Tim Buckley
VARIOUS Select Elektra (1968 UK 11-track stereo LP compilation, featuring The Doors, Love, Tim Buckley and more artists from the label, fully laminated picture sleeve with notes from John Peel on the reverse. The sleeve shows only light shelfwearwith a little laminate lift at the spine & the vinyl remains in EX-/EX condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its forty years EUKS7261)

Tracklisting: 1. THE DOORS - Light My Fire 2. LOVE - She Comes In Colours 3. TOM PAXTON - Leaving London 4. COSMIC SOUNDS - Aries 5. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - First Girl I Loved 6. TIM BUCKLEY - Morning Glory 7. CLEAR LIGHT - Black Roses 8. JUDY COLLINS - Suzanne 9. TOM RUSH - Shadow Dream Song 10. BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - Born In Chicago 11. EARTH OPERA - Home Of The Brave
ELEKTRA Rubaiyat (1990 Japanese promotional sample 39-track compilation double CD issued to celebrate Elektra's 40th Anniversary, including The Cure's version of Hello I Love You, plus tracks by The Pixies, Billy Bragg, Howard Jones, Metallica,The Beautiful South &more. Housed in a fat double jewel case picture sleeve with 56-page colour booklet, fold-out English lyric insert, fold-out Japanese lyric insert + obi-strip WPCP-3881~2)

Tracklisting: Disc One: 1. The Cure - Hello I Love You 2. Tracy Chapman - House Of The Rising Sun 3. Billy Bragg - Seven & Seven Is 4. Jevetta Steele - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing 5. Gipsy Kings - Hotel California 6. The Black Velvet Band - Werewolves Of London 7. The Sugarcubes - Motorcycle Mama 8. Shinehead - One Meatball 9. The Havalinas - Bottle Of Wine 10. Pixies - Born In Chicago 11. Faster Pussycat - You're So Vain 12. Kronos Quartet - Marquee Moon 13. Phoebe Snow - Get Ourselves Together 14. Happy Mondays - Totoloshe Man 15. Ernie Isley - Let's Go 16. Lynch Mob - Going Down 17. Ambitious Lovers - A Little Bit Of Rain 18. Anita Baker - You Belong To Me 19. Howard Jones - Road To Cairo Disc Two: 1. The Big F - Kick Out The Jams 2. The Georgia Satellites - Almost Saturday Night/Rockin' All Over The World 3. Sara Hickman - Hello, I Am Your Heart 4. Teddy Pendergrass - Make I Am Your Heart 5. Londa Ronstadt - The Blacksmith 6. Bill Frisell/Robin Holcomb/Wayne Horvitz 7. Jackson Browne - First Girl I Loved 8. 10,000 Maniacs - These Days 9. Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy 10. Danny Gatton - Apricot Brandy 11. Shaking Family - Union Man 12. They Might Be Giants - One More Parade 13. Howard Hewett - I Can't Tell You Why 14. Leaders Of The New School - Mt. Airy Groove 15. Shirley Murdock - You Brought The Sunshine 16. John Eddie - Inbetween Days 17. The Beautiful South - Love Wars 18. Michael Feinstein - Both Side Nows 19. John Zorn - TV Eye 20. The Cure - Hello, I Love You - Slight Return

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Why you get more by selling to us

  • Established in 1985, for over 41 years eil.com (also known as Esprit) has been the world's largest buyer of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD's and music memorabilia. And we are proud of it.
  • We can afford to pay you the best prices as we have over 500,000 happy customers in over 100 countries worldwide. And it means your records are going to a great new home to be loved by someone else.
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  • You can bring you records to us, we can collect them, or you can send them to us. Our service is always fast, friendly and professional. You don't need to be the expert as we do all the difficult stuff.
  • Selling to us is easier than selling it yourself – If you have a collection of 30 records, that would be 30 different listings on Ebay, lots of questions to deal with, 20 different parcels to package (as at least 10 won't sell), dealing with items missing or damaged in the post and possible fraud. So often a daunting and time consuming task, it's much better to leave all that to us.
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