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 RC599

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Making green with the Swifties • Taylor Swift and Record Store Day give sales of new vinyl a record boost

Corporate hack • Country artist Grant Langston's album delayed due to hackers

Howard Monk • Drummer Howard Monk, of Billy Mahonie, on the post-rockers' first studio set in 24 years How come you're back now?

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

Game on! • John Lennon's fourth solo studio set revamped for series of box sets

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Eating humble pie? • Plans for AI-generated Steve Marriott vocals elicit widespread anger

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

Get your 'ville of blues • Craft recently launched its Bluesville remastered blues LPs. Tony Burke spoke to producer/historian/series co-curator, Scott Billington, about it

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

THE LANDS DOWN UNDER • On the other side of the world, there are many shops with treasures up-front and outback. Graham Sharpe went panning for black'n'silver gold

The Collector • This month: actors Sam and Freya Parks

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 Venue and Label Of Love

Vintage Venue • A regular look at unsung haunts near you

LABEL OF LOVE ALTERCAT RECORDS

MOST Wanted • Many of this month's top collectables, as Paul Rigby discovers, really do grow on trees Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

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

Not Forgotten

Duane Eddy 1938-2024

anchoressaway • Catherine Anne Davies on the ethics of vinyl production

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

33 ⅓ minutes with… Dana Gillespie

“I WAS SEEN AS AN OUTSIDER” • It's 43 years since Soft Cell's cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love turned singer Marc Almond and his synth-playing partner Dave Ball into overnight stars, and 42 years since Almond kicked off a solo career that continues to this day. The nervous kid that we first saw on Top Of The Pops on 13 August 1981 is now one of the longest-performing artists of his generation, with his 27th solo album, I'm Not Anyone, about to land. Addiction and a near-fatal road accident couldn't stop him, he tells Joel McIver, although a nice fruit garden just might…

FULL MARCS • Five Almond albums to cherish

JERSEY ROYAL •...