Record Collector

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.

Record Collector

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THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

I Was There

Black is back • Black November Record Store Day returns on 24 November with a host of exclusive releases

What's Happening?!?! • Collecting's roads less travelled

Ragne & Styrbjörn Wahlquist • Sibling Viking metallers on Heavy Load's studio return after four decades

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Atlantic special • Atlantic Records’ 75th anniversary celebration marked by 75 upcoming SACDs

Drop Nineteens • Singer-guitarist Greg Ackell on the US shoegazers’ first set in 30 years

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

PRESSING MATTERS • Recent limited-run vinyl releases to look out for

MY TOP 5 • Readers’ stand-outs from their record collection

ROCK'N'ROLL RIDE No 5 • We've peddled around four of London's rock'n'roll districts to date. This time, Tim Jones takes an eco-friendly trip to Earl's Court & West Kensington

The Collector • This month: musician Emma Anderson

VALUE ADDED FACTS

Diggin’ For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Venue and Sound and Vision

MOST Wanted • Green, Pink and Red Hot, Paul Rigby covers all the colours of the collectable rainbow, this month

WHOLE LOVE OF LOTS • This month's big scorers online

Not Forgotten

maconblack • Ian McCann hides behind some soulful jazzy classics

TALKING HEADS • On the couch with RC‘s resident shrink, Dr Tim

33 ⅓ minutes with… Jonathan Wilson

“FREE WERE A TOTAL BAND” • Paul Rodgers formed Free in 1968, turned down a job offer from Deep Purple in 1973, and played arenas with Bad Company for the next 40 years, on and off. Along the way he played with Jimmy Page, released solo albums, inadvertently missed out on being Jim Morrison's replacement in The Doors, and played the world's biggest stadiums in the 2000s with Queen. His new album, Midnight Rose, will probably be his last, he tells Joel McIver – after all, he has nothing left to prove…

MORE THAN ALL RIGHT • FIVE OF RODGERS’ BEST

PAUL RODGERS UK DISCOGRAPHY

FRANKIE, MY DEAR • In 1953, before the rock'n'roll revolution, Frankie Laine rivalled Frank Sinatra and Perry Como as the leading pop singer of his generation, his singles spending more than half the year in the UK No 1 spot. Yet 70 years since his annus mirabilis, his reputation has somewhat faded. Jack Watkins offers a...