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Just Landed: Monster Metal/Rock/Prog Rarities! Original Japanese Pressed Vinyl LPs
May 31, 2015 Cathryn Draper 0
…..killer bunch of original Japanese pressed vinyl LPs, includes Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Gentle Giant & more…here's a few to get the ol' juices flowing, for full list click here
Has The Compact Disc Lost Its Shine?
It's 30 years since Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms began the CD boom. How did the revolution in music formats come about and what killed it? Thirty years ago this month, Dire Straits released their fifth album, Brothers in Arms. En route to becoming one of the best-selling albums of […read more…]
Just Landed: Original South African Vinyl LPs
…just landed at 991 is this collection of original South African pressed vinyl, there's plenty more to follow over the next few months, but here's a few to whet the appetite, find these and more here at 991.com
Just 24 hours left to get 15% off your order with voucher code 9ECC1505
Enter your exclusive Voucher 9ECC1505 at the checkout and get 15% off your basket value at 991.com. There is no minimum spend, use discount voucher code as many times as you like! This week, we've had yet another delivery from our Japanese buyer with many rare Vertigo LPs complete with obi-strips […read more…]
How The Beatles walked away from hit studio in money row
The Beatles pulled out of a planned recording in 1966 because they did not want to be exploited, a previously unseen letter by George Harrison reveals They were the world's first boy band but The Beatles had far more control over their fate than One Direction could dream of. The […read more…]
Bruce Dickinson's Speed Down The Road legendary 1980 UK 7″ Vinyl Single
SPEED Down The Road Ultra rare legendary 1980 UK Speed Records blue label with silver print vinyl 7″ single which also includes the track 'Man On The Street' – featuring Bruce Dickinson [known as 'Bruce Bruce' according to the insert] on vocals who was 'on loan' from Samson. This copy […read more…]
Radiohead Drill EP: Rare debut CD release
Want more Radiohead? Be sure to check eil.com's range of radiohead vinyl, CDs, merchandise, for more info click here
Plastic fantastic: the Detroit teenager with his own vinyl record label
Jarrett Koral, 17, maybe the youngest entrepeneur in America capitalising on the increasing popularity of vinyl records One of Detroit's more unconventional record label owners is a big fan of vinyl, uses the money he generates to get new records pressed and isn't all that concerned with the bottom line […read more…]
Eil/991 To Appear On Academy FM Thanet, Wednesday 27th May
Be sure to tune into Thanet's Academy FM this coming Wednesday (27th May) where, once again, Eil/991's very own Jon Ashby will be appearing as their 'resident vinyl expert'. Jon will be on hand to answer all vinyl related questions/queries from the general public – the show is on air between 10am […read more…]
Autographed HENRY COW Poster!
May 25, 2015 Laura Stoneman 0
We have this fantastic RARE 20″ x 27″ poster issued to promote the band's gig at Folkestone Town Hall on 21st August 1976, supported by Night Flight & The Dharma Dance Band. A curious bonus with this is that there is a piece of notepaper affixed by poster putty to […read more…]
Add to your collection with some Vintage T-Shirts!
Are you a fan of band / music related T-Shirts and Clothing? Have you check out our large selection of band merchandise? With various vintage and reproduced t-shirts, jumpers, caps and much more to choose from, your bound to find something you've been looking for…
The 991.com JAZZ Collectors Store!
Was you aware that we have an exclusive JAZZ Store? We're always adding fantastic new additions to the page every day. Come take a look HERE!!
Wonderful SOUTH AFRICAN pressings in stock NOW!
We have recently taken delivery of a collection of original South African pressed vinyl, there's plenty more to follow over the next few months, but take a look at what has hit the site so far HERE…
Beautiful RINGO OR ROBIN Backgammon Board!
RoR (Ringo or Robin) was a design company created by Ringo Starr and his business partner Robin Cruickshank. Formed in the early 1970's RoR was responsible for creating a variety of items, including official Apple merchandise, along with various other boutique goods ranging from novelty executive toys and desk ornaments […read more…]
Ivor Novello awards honour Black Sabbath and Manic Streets Preachers!
Heavy metal legends Black Sabbath have won a lifetime achievement prize at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards this afternoon. Picked up the trophy, Tony Iommi confirmed that the band would embark on their "final tour" next year. Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers were given the inspiration award, marking almost […read more…]
John Lennon & Yoko Ono Wedding Album Extremely Rare 1969 US Vinyl Album box set
Rare 1969 US box set containing a vinyl LP in gatefold picture sleeve, a fold-out art poster, fold-out Wedding poster, a 12″ photo of a piece of wedding cake in white PVC 'Bagism' pouch, a twenty page booklet of press clippings, a 3½" x 5½" postcard & a sheet of […read more…]
SIA unveils her cover version of California Dreamin'!
If there are any fans of both Sia and the 1960's legends The Mamas & The Papas, then this may be the cover version for YOU. Recorded for the soundtrack to the upcoming action thriller San Andreas, Sia's version of California Dreamin' starts as an orchestral beauty but soon evolves […read more…]
The Beatles' Album Artwork Secrets: Each Sleeve's Story Revealed
The covers to each Fab Four album are integral parts of those records, capturing the feel and fun of each chapter in their evolution to 21st century icons. Read the full NME article HERE to hear how each album cover was made…
Do you have a Vinyl or CD Collection to sell?
Then look no further! Get in touch wth our buyers on email, phone or website chat for a free, no obligation, purchase appraisal for your mint condition Vinyl Albums, 12″s, 7″s, CDs or Pop and Rock Memorabilia. No fuss, no fanfare, just good honest prices for good honest records! We […read more…]
This Hardore Punk Record Is The Most Expensive Item Ever Sold On Discogs
"I'm bewildered. I don't know why that record is worth anything to anybody when it's not worth anything to the people who created it," said Mike 'Judge' Ferraro, drummer of straight-edge band Judge, about their curious debut LP Chung King Can Suck It. And yet just two months ago that very […read more…]
QRATES Makes Vinyl Releases Possible For Smaller Bands
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter have given money to projects as disparate as mobile apps and the preparation of a potato salad, but now, there's QRATES, a new service that's aiming to serve aspiring artists and labels trying to get their work pressed on vinyl with help from the consumers who […read more…]
Super rare The Jam Eton Rifles (Flat) Master Room Studio Acetate from 1979
An astonishing relic from the distant past here, one of the few Jam acetates to reach the outside world. Ten inches of beauty, this double sided high quality metal based methyl cellulose lacquer acetate features theband at their peak. By this point, the Jam had become one of the biggest […read more…]
Why BB King will never fade away
His sound, his touch, his style is in the very DNA of rock, its in the fabric of blues, it's in the playing of every electric guitar hero, says Neil McCormick The King is dead. BB King was a man truly deserving of his regal name, one of the biggest […read more…]
Forest swallows the Beatles' Indian retreat
The ruins of a spiritual retreat in northern India have become a place of pilgrimage – but not because of the guru who once lived there. It's all about the Beatles, and the time they spent there meditating and writing songs in 1968. In the wooded hills near India's holy […read more…]
See newly unearthed photos from Nirvana's Nevermind promo shoot
Taken by photographer Kirk Weddle, who shot the famous album cover Photographer Kirk Weddle is most well-known to Nirvana fans as the man who shot the famous baby-in-the-pool photo that graces the cover of Nevermind. But that image isn't the only one Weddle captured for the band. On October 28, 1991, Kurt Cobain, […read more…]
200 Precious Records Stolen In Calculated Vinyl Heist
Keep your eyes peeled for stolen Nick Cave first editions and testing pressings by late guitarist Rowland S. Howard on second hand markets like Discogs and eBay. According to Rowland S. Howard's longtime partner Genevieve McGuckin, lodgers staying in her Melbourne home gradually stole around 200 records, worth thousands of […read more…]
Will U2's fans forgive them?
Following the backlash over their iTunes album release, Neil McCormick asks whether a stripped-down arena tour can win U2's fans back By Neil McCormick at The Telegraph: When it finally rolled to a halt in July 2011, U2's 360 Tour was a record breaking success, the highest grossing and most […read more…]
Rare Vintage Promotional Only In-store Displays … David Bowie, Aerosmith, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney plus lots more
We occasionally dig out these super-rare vintage instore displays from private collections. Made in relatively small numbers and largely disposed of once marketing campaigns have ended, these are truly difficult things to track down if you are a devoted collector. Never commercially sold at the time, and possibly only like […read more…]
The Surprising Names 50 Classic Albums Were Almost Called
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