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 RC545

I Was There

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Battling the bootleggers • West Country millionaire's counterfeit records racket shut down

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Setting Sun • Frontman Gary Levitt on the San Francisco rockers’ sixth studio set

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

At home with Serge • Serge Gainsbourg’s house and museum set to open

Stax of soul • Seven-disc box of unissued demos and outtakes in the offing

Cherry blossoming • Cherry Red adds to its roster, again

Blues for the blues • Longest-established British blues club set to close, sobs Tony Burke

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

HANGING IN THE GALLERY • In April, we swung by Australasia's rock'n'pop museums. Heading to equally exotic climes, Tim Jones makes a virtual flyby over Africa and Asia

The Collector • This month: musician Paul Mayer

VALUE ADDED FACTS

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

LABEL OF LOVE AV8 RECORDS – EASTBOURNE/LONDON

CONTACTS

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

Not Forgotten

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

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

33⅓ minutes with… Allan Clarke

“YOU HAVE TO BE RUTHLESS” • Simply Red’s soulful pop was one of the most familiar sounds of the 90s and made Mick Hucknall a household name. Despite their commercial domination, they were critical pariahs, dismissed for their smoothness and Hucknall's reputation as a lothario. Truth is, they were steeped in dub, gritty R&B and post-punk, proud working-class peers of ‘soulcialists’ Style Council and Redskins. Three decades on, they continue to sell more albums than there are ginger hairs on his famous head: the work ethic is strong with this one. “We played to a million people last year,” he points out, and with a new album and tour to promote, he's only going to be stepping up the professional pace. “You can't take anything for granted,” he tells Lois Wilson.

YEARS AND YEARS • HUCKNALL'S BEST LONG-PLAYERS

EUROPEAN UNION • One is the daughter of a psychedelic rock hero, the other played bass in The Clash. As Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon unite for a duets album, Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?, Kevin Harley hears about how they wore their pasts lightly while drawing inspiration from continental adventures and great male-female duos of the past…

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