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 RC 568

For The Record

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Beck and call • Jeff Beck The Guitar Collection makes millions and breaks auction records

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Hello, hello, hello • Photobook of The Police in their early days in the offing, including first classic line-up photo

Oliver Philipps • Everon's main man on the prog-metallers' first studio set in 17 years

NEWS

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

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

Private pressings • Tina Turner album due with unissued cuts

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Live-lines? • UK independent music venues report sharp decline in the live sector

Make a Wish • Wishbone Ash's Beeb sessions and live cuts collected

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

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

SPEED KINGS • The playing-speed and size of records has gone through several revolutions over the years. Joe Geesin gets all in a spin

The Collector • This month: Errol Antzis

HELLO MELLOW • From under-promoted flop to sought-after Deram classic, Swaddling Songs by Irish folk-rockers Mellow Candle is more beloved than ever. Ian Shirley talks to the group's Clodagh Simonds and Alison O'Donnell, along with their original manager, Ted Carroll.

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

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

LABEL OF LOVE SOUNDWAY

MOST Wanted • A window shop of the most stylish and fashionable of top collectables Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

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

Marianne Faithfull 1946-2025

auteurtoauthor • Luke Haines writes the shuk out of rock'n'roll Mott in Himmel

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

LONNIE JORDAN

JON CLEARY

FELIX RIEBL

ROBERT JON BURRISON

SHANA HALLIGAN

MARGARITA MONET

33 ⅓ minutes with… Elkie Brooks

KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FAIR WORLD • It's nearly 60 years since Andy Fairweather Low began his career in his native South Wales and quickly found himself a reluctant teen idol as frontman of Amen Corner. But his horizons were always broader than pop stardom and after a successful solo spell he became one of rock's most in-demand sidemen, working with everyone from George Harrison to Roger Waters. Now enjoying another creative spurt in his mid-seventies, he's returning to his earliest...