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 RC577

For The Record

I Was There • Readers report on revolutionary (for them, or everyone) gigs

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Back in Black • The annual Record Store Day Black Friday releases are due this month

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

NEWS

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Pictures At An Exhibition

Wake Man

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Out of the blue • The Rolling Stones mark album’s upcoming half-century

Obsession – reprise • What makes us collect records?

Vox more popular • Ultravox anthology reissued and expanded

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

PRESSING MATTERS

OUR HOUSE • 70s bands crafted some of their finest work in inspiring, homely surroundings. Paul Bowler surveys the ultimate in memorabilia – rock star real estate

The Collector • This month: Lilla Weinsheimer

VALUE ADDED FACTS • Ian Shirley, esteemed alumnus of the Rare Record Price Guide, answers your questions

LEBANESE-Y LISTENING • As a new anthology hits the shelves, Paul Bowler immerses himself in the music of the Voix De L’Orient label

LABEL OF LOVE UNSETTLED SCORES

Vintage Vinyl Expanded Edition • A regular look at record shops from the past

MOST Wanted • From Steel Mill to Iron Maiden, Paul Rigby wheels out the hardcore, heavyweight collectables, this month

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

Not Forgotten

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Alternative facsimiles

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

33⅓ minutes with… Ray Dorset

“I DON’T WANT TO BE ORDINARY” • Guitar maestro Steve Howe is the sole member of Yes from their 70s prime to still be flying their fantastical, Roger Dean-designed flag. But as they prepare for a world tour, he has also been busy on solo material, adding to a wildly diverse back catalogue that spans his history in beat groups, psychedelic adventurers, guitar supergroups and AOR chart-toppers. He takes Johnny Sharp back through a career in which, he says, “my guitar guides me.”

HOWE’S THAT? • Five standout Steve moments

art for heart’s sake • Around the turn of the 90s, My Bloody Valentine redefined guitar music with a string of releases whose impressionistic soundscapes would help shape a generation of alternative rock bands. Although their initial flame of creativity would burn out, leader Kevin Shields falling into a state of perfectionist inertia for decades, they have since returned to find a hugely expanded audience, to the point where they are about to fill Wembley Arena – a possibility that would have seemed laughable even...