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

Hello, and welcome to Rc 558

For The Record

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Taylor, Billie & EcoVinyl • Taylor Swift dominates global new vinyl album sales, while Billie Eilish questions the format's green credentials

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Scott Phares • The Hollywood Stars’ singer/ guitarist on their first studio set in 47 years

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

Thanks for the memorabilia • US study reveals which genres’ fans fork out the most on merchandise

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Mad for it! • The Beatles’ ‘Mad day out’ photos on display

Jacket required • The Fluffy Jackets’ frontman, Helge Rognstad, tells RC about the blues-rockers’ novel new free online album

It happened at the world's fair • RRPG Editor Daryl Easlea checks out the global record hub that is the Netherlands

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

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

DIGITAL COSTS • Collectors are facing ever-increasing fees when shopping online. Joe Geesin wonders whether it may affect their buying habits in the future?

The Collector • This month: manager and Hipgnosis Songs Fund founder Merck Mercuriadis

VALUE ADDED FACTS

I-ROY

DO THE VEGA

TAYLOR MADE

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 • Many of this month's top collectables, as Paul Rigby discovers, really do grow on trees

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

Not Forgotten

auteurtoauthor • Luke Haines writes the shuk out of rock'n'roll Come up and read this (it'll make you smile)

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

33 ⅓ minutes with… Will Sergeant

“I'VE MADE A CAREER OF COMING ON STRONG” • Although other songwriters hailing from his native Liverpool may have achieved bigger hits, Pete Wylie remains a national treasure to the people's republic of Merseyside. That's partly thanks to his role as a key player in the post-punk scene centred around Eric's in the late 70s, which spawned the short-lived Crucual Three and his own creative vehicle, Wah!, as well as Echo & The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes. And partly due to his wildly erratic career. The bolshie one tells Rob Hughes about near-death experiences, creative highs and commercial lows.

WHO, WHAT, WYLIE • Pete sounds to seek out

OUT OF HIS HEAD • IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN A PHOTO OF A ROCK'N'ROLL BAND OR A COOL POP STAR...