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

For The Record

Hello, and welcome to RC553

I Was There A reader's recollection of a key music event

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Sultan of strings • Mark Knopfler set to offload 120-plus guitars and more at a charity auction, as Andy Rawll privately investigates

MONEY FOR SOMETHING • Some of the Knopfler guitars under the hammer

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Pierre Törnkvist • Scheitan frontman on the Swedish goths’ first studio sojourn for 24 years

Acoustic+

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

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Pictures At An Exhibition • Artwork, photos and ephemera on public display

Broke-in records • Chicago record shops targeted by shoplifters, as our crime correspondent Tony Burke reports

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

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

SCHOOLS OF ROCK • US music archives harbour a host of sonic and memorabilia treasures. Tim Jones took some research notes

The Collector • This month: musician Sir Ron Watson CBE

VALUE ADDED FACTS • Ian Shirley, Editor Emeritus 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 and Label Of Love

Vintage Vinyl • A regular look at record shops from the past

LABEL OF LOVE • NAKED RECORD CLUB

MOST Wanted • Brenda and Buddy indicate to Paul Rigby that this month’s hot collectables are full of sole.

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

Not Forgotten • Shane MacGowan 1957-2023

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Lucky Number Twofer

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

33 1/3 minutes with… Bonnie Tyler

"INVADING POP MUSIC WAS MY MISSION" • Before Madonna, before Prince, Donovan was the original mononymic pop star. The British Dylan, he bought poetry to pop, hung with The Beatles and became a byword for folky and psychedelic whimsy – not to mention a bona fide 60s superstar – before withdrawing somewhat in the 70s. Now 77, he’s ready to discuss the new A Gift From A Flower To A Garden box set and the vaulting ambition that produced it. “I had all these crazy ideas,” he tells Rob Hughes.

GARDEN ESTATE • FIVE OF DONOVAN’S BEST

WHEN ALL WAS SAD AND GLUM • In this extract from his new book, ABBA On Record - Packaged Promoted Reviewed, Carl Magnus Palm, the author of Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Real Story Of ABBA and ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions, explores the group’s final year together before their...