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 RC556

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Love in STORE • Record Store Day returns on 20 April, with 440-plus releases and 270-plus participating shops

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Pat McLoughlin • Pat McLoughlin of The Cyrkle on the US rockers’ first studio set since 1970

GARAGE ROCK • Gibson Guitars opens new Garage superstore/venue in London

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

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

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

MY TOP 6! • Readers’ stand-outs from their record collection

DECEPTIVE BENDS • As the climate gets hotter, the risk of warped records looms larger. Tim Jones grapples with the shape of things to come

The Collector • This month: Steven Allain

VALUE ADDED FACTS

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

MOST Wanted • From Led Zeppelin to Woodstock Paul Rigby builds this collectables column on rock'n'roll

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

Not Forgotten

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

33⅓ minutes with… John Fiddler

“YOU BROUGHT A WEAPON TO OUR SHOWS” • Forty years ago, two brothers took three chords and created a new rock revolution, their perfect pop swathed in screes of white noise. Now, The Jesus And Mary Chain are back. All the familiar ingredients are still there on their eighth LP, Glasgow Eyes: the brooding guitars, the casual malevolence of the vocals. And the sense of righteous indignation is still intact as frontman Jim Reid surveys their first four decades and recalls why they had to happen. “You couldn't listen to Radio 1 for more than 10 minutes without vomiting,” the younger Reid sibling tells Johnnie Johnstone.

THE FIRST CUT • JIM REID ON THOSE OTHER CLASSIC ROCK DEBUTS

THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN • UK SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

“ONE DAY, SON*, THIS WILL ALL BE YOURS…” • … And that day is now. Because in June, arguably Britain's best-known record collector, Danny Baker, is auctioning off the bulk of his collection. Cue the blowing of a nation's vinyl lovers’ minds. But what possessed the music writer, author and TV personality to do it? “It's like, all that useless beauty, you know?” he tells Bob Stanley

ALL ABOARD! • In May 64, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Muddy Waters braved the Manchester rain for an epochal TV special: the Blues &...