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 562

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Testing, testing • The fifth annual White Label Auction for The BRIT Trust music charity returns with hundreds of white label test-pressings

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

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

Mark Nevin • Mark Nevin of Fairground Attraction on their first studio presentation in 34 years

Young at heart • Third volume of Neil Young‘s official archives issued on LP and in box sets

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

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Remade, remodelled • Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry celebrate half a century each of solo music

Dead reckoning • Grateful Dead 1978 concert and multi-disc box set due

Open Meic • The Alarm frontman unveils the first part of his autobiography trilogy and plays on home ground

Green letter day • Green Day issue 20th Anniversary albums and box sets

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

PART 2 HOLIDAY • Music-themed holidays continue to thrive post-Covid. After taking in destinations closer to home, Tim Jones looks at some away days in farther-flung places

The Collector • This month: Apollo archivist Brad San Martin

FRIENDS OF DOROTHY

NUMA(N)

RARE SUNDAYS

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

LABEL OF LOVE HOPELESS RECORDS

MOST Wanted • Chilli Peppers, Apple and even Mothers Milk, Paul Rigby offers you a selection of nourishing collectables, this month.

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

Not Forgotten • John Mayall 1933-2024

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Fondest farewells

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

33⅓ minutes with… Ian Hunter

CHIME A DOZEN • RC 561 was a 45th anniversary special. But the celebrations don't end there. Here, the RC staff pick their favourite 12 singles (45, 7”, 12”, digital) of the last 45 years…

“I HAD TO BE VOLUMINOUS TO BE HEARD” • For a while in the mid-to-late 80s, Alison Moyet was Britain's biggest-selling female solo artist. Having shot to fame with Vince Clarke in Yazoo in 1982, she then launched a successful solo career with the album Alf and its follow-up Raindancing, before battles with her record label and crises of self-confidence led to problems with agoraphobia and a withdrawal from the spotlight. Now relocated to Brighton and ready to release her 10th solo album, Key – featuring retakes of some...