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WANTED - We want to buy your rare vinyl records, rare CDs & Pop Memorabilia
We want to buy your Record Collection!
If you want to avoid reading all the detail below see our quick 3 easy steps to sell to us guide here
We have been the world's largest buyer of rare and collectable vinyl records, CDs and memorabilia for 29 years and it's quick, easy and profitable to sell to us.

We constantly require thousands of rare & collectable records, compact discs and music memorabilia from the 1950's to the current date. There's no need to advertise your items at online auctions or on ebay when you can sell them to us for no fee. If you have anything to sell then we would love to hear from you! Perhaps your local record stores, record fairs, boot fairs, charity shops or even your family have some gems hidden away that you could unearth and sell on to us at a profit? We will travel all over the UK, Europe, USA and Japan to buy.

So call free on 0800 345 7551 (UK only) or +44 1474 815099 or email buyers@eil.com
Or on WhatsApp On +447538959134 or by clicking here 

Or use our easy to complete excel.xls spreadsheet form to list the items you want to sell - download it here

Click here for a map and direction to find us here

OR watch this quick video on how and why you should sell your vinyl records to us:
Jump to: What we want : How to sell to us : How to Contact us : Our FAQ and buying policy


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BUY:

60s/70s ARTISTS AND LABELS ALWAYS WANTED
At least excellent, preferably Mint condition original LPs and 45s on the following labels always wanted:-
A&M, Atlantic, Apple, Blue Horizon, Bronze, Brunswick, Capitol, Carnaby, CBS, Charisma, Columbia, Dandelion, Dark Horse, Decca, Deram, Elektra, Epic, Fontana, Harvest, HMV (and HMV LP or CD box sets), Immediate, Island, Liberty, Marmelade, MCA, Mercury, MGM, Neon, Page One, Parlophone, Philips, Planet, Polydor, Pye, RCA, Regal Zonophone, Reprise, Ring O', Rolling Stone, Spark, Straight, Track, Transatlantic, United Artists, Vertigo, Virgin, Warners etc.

At least Excellent, preferably Mint condition original LPs & 45s by the following artists always wanted:-

Animals, Beach Boys, Beatles & solo, Bonzos, Bowie, Buffalo Springfield, Byrds, Captain Beefheart,
Clapton/Cream, Spencer Davis Group, Doors, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, Free, Rory Gallagher, Genesis, Grateful Dead, Hendrix, Hollies, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Love, Manfred Mann, John Mayall, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, The Nice, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Pretty Things, Cliff Richard, Rolling Stones & solo, Small Faces, T Rex/Bolan, Taste, Ten Years After, Them, Traffic, Velvet Underground, The Who, Yardbirds, Yes, Neil Young, Frank Zappa/Mothers Of Invention etc.

80s/90s ALWAYS WANTED
1980s and 1990s 3" and 5" CD singles, limited edition 12"s, picture sleeve 7"s
Acetates and CD-Recordables (CDRs), promos, demos and test pressings, Promo videos, 5" CD Video Discs (PAL/NTSC/Secam), Original soundtrack LPs, TV related records, box sets etc.

MEMORABILIA ALWAYS WANTED:
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; tour merchandise; original artwork, proofs, colour seperations, 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 required; Original artwork/Bromides/Cromalins/Proofs/Colour separation for picture covers & adverts etc

SALES AWARD ALWAYS WANTED
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 etc.

ITEMS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
We will buy or trade most CDs and vinyl from MOST countries, especially the following...
JAPAN - vinyl, early 3" and 5" CDs, special edition CD albums, Japanese promo and sample copy CDs, LPs, 12"s, 45s etc
BRAZIL/ARGENTINA - promo CD singles, 12" maxis, 45s, promo LPs
MEXICO - coloured vinyls, promo 45s/12"s maxis and CD singles
SOUTH AFRICA - CD singles and deleted vinyl
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/PHILIPPINES - coloured vinyls, CD singles & promos etc
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - deleted CD singles, limited editions, coloured vinyls, promos/demos etc
NORWAY/SWEDEN/FINLAND - deleted CD singles, promos/coloured vinyl 45s, 12"s and LPs
ITALY/GERMANY/HOLLAND/BELGIUM - deleted CD singles, promo/coloured vinyl 45s, 12"s and LPs
FRANCE - original 45s, Eps, 12"s maxis, limited edition (tirage limite), promos (vente interdite/hors commerce) CD singles, CD maxis, CD promos, press kits, promo box sets, coloured vinyls (disque coleur) etc
SPAIN - promo 45s, 12"s, LPs, CD maxis, CD promocionel, box sets etc
USA/CANADA - 45s, 12"s, CD maxis, LPs, promos/demos/samplers, press kits etc

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 us buyers@eil.com

Click on the map to view examples of some of our most wanted items produced in these territories:

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HOW TO SELL:

EMAIL YOUR LIST OF ITEMS TO SELL
Please use our form to list your for sale. All you have to do is download it here then ensure you 'save as' giving it a file name of your choice.
Include as much relevant product information as you can, including the catalogue number.
If you are unsure about any of the details we have asked for please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. This will help you understand what condition is required including example pictures of good and bad to help you decide.

WE CAN VISIT YOU
Call or email to discuss a buyer coming out to appraise your record & CD collection.

WE CAN ARRANGE TO COLLECT FROM YOU
We can arrange for our courier, Parcelforce, to collect your items at no cost to you. All you will need to do is ensure they are packaged sufficiently (we can supply boxes too if needed). Call or email to discuss and we'll do the rest.

WE HOLD REGULAR BUYING DAYS AT OUR OFFICES
Bring your items to our next buying day either in Kent or Soho, London. Our Kent offices are open every second Friday of the month but you're welcome at any other time by appointment.
Check future dates for Kent and Soho, London here.

VISIT US OPENING HOURS
If you have records to sell we are open for walk-in sellers without appointments:
Monday - 9am to 4pm
Tuesday - 9am to 4pm
Wednesday - 9am to 4pm
Thursday - 9am to 4pm
Friday - 9am to 4pm
Saturday - Call us first on +44 1474 815099
Sunday - CLOSED
Bank Holidays - Call us first on +44 1474 815099

TRADE CREDIT OFFER
The process is as easy as selling your items for cash, BUT we will offer you significantly more above a cash value! - check it out here


CONTACT OUR BUYERS

Contact Details...
All email enquires - buyers@eil.com
Call us freephone in the UK on 0800 345 7551 or from outside the UK on +44 1474 815099
Or on WhatsApp On +447538959134 or by clicking here 

Our experts are:

Mark Evetts - Pop, Punk & New Wave, Indie and Alternative from underground to mainstream
Tel - UK +44 1474 815099

Syd Franklin - 70s to 90s Heavy Metal & indie, Rock & Prog including Led Zep, Queen, Rush, Jethro Tull and beyond!
Tel - UK +44 1474 816047

Glen Bushell - Indie & Alternative, Grunge & Metal, Electronica & current day
Tel - UK +44 1474 816058

Tim Card - Punk/New Wave & 80s indie, disco/soul/funk/electronica - all manner of strange records that defy easy categorisation!
Tel - UK +44 1474 816063

Rich Wilson - 90's vinyl (all genres), modern jazz, 50s rockabilly/ska, 60s-70s soul/funk, psychedelia, dub/reggae, Soundtracks, Audiophile/classical
Tel - UK +44 1474 816059

Mike Wenban - Classical, Jazz, Reggae, Psych, Freakbeat, 60s&70s Pop & Rock, World Music, Soundtracks, Indie, paper & various ephemera and any other hidden gems that defy description! Fluent in Japanese.
Tel - UK +44 1474 816050

Richard Austin - Art Pepper to Frank Zappa ' 1950s to the 2000s
Tel - UK +44 7498 984334
Email - swbuyer@eil.com

Our buyers also travel to the USA regularly.

If you are in Japan, contact Yasuhiko Yashiki
Tel / Fax - 0081 82 245 8830
Email - ysk@eil.com

OUR GATWICK BUYING OFFICE

Stephen Franklin (aka Syd) looks after our Gatwick buying office covering counties and towns all around the London Gatwick area, serving West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, South Of Central London. Including Brighton, Crawley, Horsham, Redhill, Horley, Haywards Heath, Caterham, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing, Bexhill and more.

Syd can visit promptly by appointment and provide you a free purchase appraisal

Call Syd today:-

Direct: 01474 816047 or mobile 07958 356129 plus UK callers can ring head office for free: 0800 345 7551
Overseas callers: +44 1474 816047
Email - GWbuyer@eil.com


For more information about our Gatwick office click here.

OUR EAST KENT OFFICE

Glen Bushell looks after our East Kent office covering all of Kent and the East Sussex borders including Faversham, Whitstable, Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Canterbury, Ashford, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, New Romney and everywhere in between.

Glen can visit promptly by appointment and provide you a free purchase appraisal

Call Glen today:-

Direct: 01474 816058 or mobile 07711 378230 plus UK callers can ring head office for free: 0800 345 7551
Overseas callers: +44 1474 816058+44 1474 816058
Email - EKbuyer@eil.com


For more information about our East Kent office click here.

OUR WEST COUNTRY BUYING OFFICE

Richard Austin looks after our West Country office covering all of the West Country and South West including the counties of Devon, Dorset, Cornwall, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Want to sell your record collection but told you'll have to wait until the next visit to the area which might be weeks away?
Richard can visit promptly by appointment and provide you a free purchase appraisal

Call Richard today:-

Direct: 07498 984334 plus UK callers can ring head office for free: 0800 345 7551
Overseas callers: +44 7498 984334
Email - SWbuyer@eil.com


For more information about our West Country office click here.

OUR LONDON BUYING OFFICE

Stephen Franklin (aka Syd) looks after our London buying office covering all the London boroughs including: the City Of London, City Of Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington, Camden, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow, Richmond Upon Thames, Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Sutton, Croydon, Bromley, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley, Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Haringey, Enfield, Barnet, Harrow & Hillingdon.

Syd can visit promptly by appointment and provide you a free purchase appraisal

Call Syd today:-

Direct: 01474 816047 or mobile 07958 356129 plus UK callers can ring head office for free: 0800 345 7551
Overseas callers: +44 1474 816047
Email - GWbuyer@eil.com


For more information about our London office click here.

OUR EAST OF ENGLAND BUYING OFFICE

Richard Wilson (aka Rich) looks after our Hertfordshire and East Of England buying office covering Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties of Essex, Cambridge, Bedford and Buckinghamshire including towns such as Bedford, Luton, Basildon, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and Cambridge and all villages in between. Rich can visit promptly by appointment and provide you a free purchase appraisal

Call Rich today:-

Direct: 01474 816059 or UK callers can ring head office for free: 0800 345 7551
Overseas callers: +44 1474 816059
Email - eastbuyer@eil.com


For more information about our Hertfordshire & East Of England office click here.


FAQ AND BUYING POLICY

Our fair and simple buying policy is as follows:
  1. We generally want to buy any of the items on our Most Wanted list at the prices stated provided they are in mint condition. We may sometimes offer a reduced price if you have a large quantity of any one item and wish to sell them as a lot. The price offered will reflect the quantity you have and our own stock holding.
  2. We will only buy items that are in at least excellent condition and we prefer items that are mint! Therefore, we generally do not require items that have any of the following defects: Scratches, sleeve tears or creases, handwriting on labels or covers, sellotape repairs or damaged or split spines of covers. If you are unsure please feel free to call us to discuss before sending. In some cases we will accept an item with minor defects if it is genuinely rare, although the price we reflect the lower condition. We reserve the right to return any unwanted, unsolicited, damaged or counterfeit items sent to us.
  3. We pay immediately! Payment will be despatched to you within 24 hours from receipt of your items. When sending items through the mail please ensure you keep proof of posting and use only the strongest packaging. We can supply and advise on packaging. If sending items from overseas please value the package according to the offer made. Should the parcel be lost in transit, the mail service will only reimburse the offer price and not their "collectable" value. If in doubt as to which service to use, please ask us for advice. You are welcome to deliver items in person by appointment.
  4. All prices quoted are in UK ' sterling. If you prefer to trade against items we have we will offer a higher value as store credit. This is not transferable to cash and will be of higher value than a cash/monetary offer.

Frequently Asked Questions:
Browse through our selection of the most common questions and queries we receive everyday - check it out here

Why you get more by selling to us

  • Established in 1985, for over 39 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.
  • We're always on the phone to answer questions and help with any orders, Monday through Saturday and we answer all emails within a couple of hours. Payment is always made within 24 hours.
  • 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.
  • So if you want the best deal for your records, CDs or memorabilia, just call or email us today.
  • Check out thousands of independent 5 star reviews about us Check out our reviews on TrustPilot
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