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.

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HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE News & views from the collecting world Careful with that axe! • Acoustic guitar signed by more than 30 major artists on the auction block

HELLO IT'S ME Albert Hammond

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Echoes • Pink Floyd issue another batch of online live sets to retain 50-year copyright

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

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

SHOPPING • It's not just Joe Public who loves browsing in a record shop. Rock stars have their favourites, and Paul Bowler took a spin around a few

The Collector This month: The Vinyl Hunters

MEGA PRICE FOR MEGATON

Diggin' For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Vinyl and Label Of Love

maconblack • Stadium gigs? Forget it, says Ian McCann. And as for live albums…

MOST Wanted • From neckties to hip flasks Paul Rigby has quality collectables to fit any part of the body Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

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

Not Forgotten Wayne Kramer 1948-2024

Mary Weiss 1948-2024

Not Forgotten Aston Barrett 1946-2024

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

33⅓ minutes with… Howard Jones

“DEBBIE HARRY ASKED ME TO JOIN BLONDIE!” • Calling themselves ‘Punk Music’ in 1970, Suicide channelled the danger, artistic revolutions and Vietnam rage of beleaguered New York City into coruscating electronic onslaughts that were later hailed future blueprints. For keyboard magus Martin Rev it was part of the creative journey that started in the 50s with doowop then jazz and continued in the wake of Alan Vega's 2016 passing with the idiosyncratic solo albums he began unleashing 44 years ago. “I'm still searching, and I'm still being surprised,” he tells long-term UK press champion Kris Needs.

ALL REVVED UP • Five Downtown drone-pocalypses

THE Dwight STUFF • Tulsa, Oklahoma native Dwight Twilley, who died in October 2023, was one of the prime movers of power pop, up there with Badfinger, The Raspberries, Stories, Todd Rundgren, Shoes and Big Star. Combining Sun Studio sonics with Beatles melodics, Jim Morrison-ish good looks and a kinship with Tom Petty, he had everything going for him. He only had two big hits – 1975's I'm On Fire and 1984's Girls – and yet this prolific and gifted singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, operating under his own name and the Dwight Twilley Band, released many superb albums. Here, his widow, Jan Rose Twilley, speaks with Bill Kopp about his life and music.

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