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 RC 536

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

MoFi - do you dig? • US record manufacturer Mobile Fidelity in vinyl mastering controversy

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

Marian Gold • Marian Gold of Alphaville on their 40th anniversary collection

Acoustic

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

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

Cohen, Cohen, gone • All-star tribute to Leonard Cohen due

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Doin’ it for the kids • Limited-run coloured vinyl albums offered in prize draw

Jesus resurrected • Jesus Jones reissues, best-of and box set due

Dates with Elvis • Unissued Elvis Presley performances from ’72, boxed

We want it all • Queen The Miracle box sets with unissued cuts due

Sweet Canadiana • Oscar Peterson gets numismatic homeland honour

Getting shirty • Inaugural annual global celebration of band T-shirts

Library music • New York's Brooklyn Library opens vinyl hub

Championing Danny • Photographer Danny Clinch opens bricks-and-mortar US outlet

Redding letter days • Otis Redding's birthday marked by Foundation fund-raisers

The Vinylist • News, views and interviews from the world of vinyl

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

VINYL FETISH • PRINCE CHARLES & THE CITY BEAT BAND STONE KILLERS (VIRGIN V 2271 LP, UK, 1982) £12

MY PRECIOUS • Ben Vaughan on The Sir Douglas Band's Texas Tornado

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

THE SHOCK OF THE NU • We’ve lately perused unusual formats like postcard picture discs and styrene records. Jim Allen spotlights another one: Nu-Disks

The Collector • This month: reader Bob Sawyer

VALUE ADDED FACTS DARK ROUND THE EDGES 50 YEARS ON • The sole album by Northampton prog rockers, Dark, with a run of just 64 copies, is one of the most valuable records of all time. Founder Steve Giles talks to Ian Shirley

Diggin’ For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Venue and Sound And Vision

Vintage Venue • A regular look at unsung haunts near you

SOUND AND VISION • RC revisits a classic music TV or film moment Mud, Herman’s Hermits, Hot Chocolate, Gulliver’s People, Wishful Thinking, White Plains, Sounds Incorporated Ed And Zed! (BBC - broadcast Oct to Dec 1970)

MOST Wanted • Wonder how Raul Rigby can Rush to supply quality collectables? 7 Seconds of Blind Faith will put you on the right (Abbey) Road Now includes Whole Love Of...