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

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Hello, and welcome to RC532

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

KISS: Crazy, Crazy Prices! • KISS auction of 250-plus items, including original band-logo artwork

Acoustic

HELLO IT'S ME • Singer-guitarists Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath on their first studio set in 11 years

Physical graffiti • New formats touted, as vinyl sales and production capacity grow

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

YOU BETTER YOU BET • What's hot for record collectors to invest in?

The Collector

MISSING IN ACTION • The late New York soul singer, Alice Clark, was not only overlooked in the States but also the UK where, as Ian Shirley explains, only one release bearing her name emerged

Diggin' For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Venue

Vintage Venue • A regular look at unsung haunts near you

MOST Wanted • From black metal to Blondie to the Purple One, Paul Rigby offers a colourful selection of top collectables, this month Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

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

Not Forgotten

musictovisit • Bob Stanley carries pop's baggage everywhere Pop's great transatlantic gap

maconblack • Ian McCann wonders whether The Godfather's albums are any cop?

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Under the influence

auteurtoauthor • Luke Haines writes the shuk out of rock'n'roll Back on the road – again

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

33⅓ minutes with… Edgar Winter • Interview: Nick Dalton

“WE ALL ENDED UP PLAYING THE GAME” • He's nearly 75, but Jimmy Webb – 60s songwriting rival of Bacharach and Brian Wilson and composer of Wichita Lineman, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Up, Up And Away, MacArthur Park and Sinatra's sepulchral peak, Didn't We – is still passionate about his craft. Over home-made cake (rather than lines of coke, as it might have been 50 years ago) he tells Max Bell how he misses his old muses Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt, even if his memories of Harry Nilsson and John Lennon are rather more bitter-sweet. “Our generation is moving into the wings,” he sadly concedes. But with ambitions to write a Broadway musical, he has no plans to join them just yet…

TANGLED WEBB • Five of the finest covers of Jimmy's songs

OUT OF THE SHADOWS • Motown legends Four Tops' sole surviving (and still performing) member, Abdul ‘Duke' Fakir, 86, is...