Record Collector is the UK's longest-established monthly music magazine for the fans who want to dig a little deeper into the subject of rare and collectable records. Founded in 1979, Record Collector is buzzing with features about music, with artist interviews, discographies and all the inside knowledge that only this highly respected title can deliver. Filled with comprehensive and trusted reviews, in which modern gems nestle alongside classic reissues. There’s also a Diggin’ For Gold and Value Added Facts sections, which sift the musical treasures from retro rubbish, gives readers the inside scoop on what’s happening in the world of music auctions and let’s you know which vinyl sitting in your attic could mean you’re sitting on a gold mine. And, of course, there’s all the news that any discerning music fan could want delivered directly to your device with a Record Collector digital edition.
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Hello, and welcome to RC 565
For The Record
I Was There • A reader's recollection of a key music event
THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS
Tune Smiths • WHSmith retails vinyl for the first time in three-plus decades
Pictures At An Exhibition • Artwork, photos and ephemera on public display
The Loft • The 'godfathers of indie' on their 40-year wait for a 'debut' album
NEWS
What's Happening?!?! • Collecting's roads less travelled
The word on Bowie • The word on Bowie
Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world
Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month
Jam today • Pearl Jam unveil their latest 'official bootleg' CDs series
Breaking blues news • Twenty-plus John Mayall live performances due in box set
Dead again • Raft of Jerry Garcia solo and collaborative works in the pipeline
More than fair – the big one returns • RRPG Editor Daryl Easlea gets the low-down on the world's biggest record fair
The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl
EXTENDED PLAYS • Continuing our occasional ongoing survey of unusual formats, Joe Geesin gets to grips with Trimicron Discs
The Collector • This month: Barry (Mr Vertigo) Winton
VALUE ADDED FACTS • Ian Shirley, esteemed alumnus of the Rare Record Price Guide, answers your questions
Diggin' For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Vinyl
Vintage Vinyl • A regular look at record shops from the past
SANTA-STIC
SONGS OF JOY
MOST Wanted • From Your Love… to Feelings and across to full-blown Persecution Mania, Paul Rigby presents an emotionally charged suite of collectables, this month
WHOLE LOVE OF LOTS • This month's big scorers online
Not Forgotten • Quincy Jones 1933-2024
musictovisit • Bob Stanley on the ignominy and ecstasy of misheard lyrics
PAUL KELLY • Australian singer-guitarist on his latest studio outing
JAMES PETRALLI • White Denim mainstay on the US rockers' latest studio foray
MALIA • Malawian singer on her most recent studio venture
NEKO CASE • Singer-songwriter on her new autobiography
33 ⅓ minutes with… Tony Banks
“THEY SAW ME AS THE ENGLISH LOU REED” • After an apprenticeship in bands as well as stage musicals, David Essex was a jack of all trades when a role alongside Ringo Starr in That'll Be The Day launched him to stardom, and a string of chart hits quickly earned him teen idol status. Over the five decades since, he's juggled a string of roles onstage and screen with a patchily credible recording career and retained a loyal pop fanbase, without really having any career masterplan. “I've never been truly motivated,” he tells Tessa Norton....