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.

Tull thumping • Two-volume Jethro Tull deluxe photobook due

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

PRESSING MATTERS

YOU BETTER YOU BET

VINYL FETISH

MY TOP 5

Postcards from Paradise • Postcard picture discs emerged from Socialist central and eastern Europe in the 70s and 80s. Joe Geesin writes his own letter to Brezhnev

The Collector • This month: rave DJ, producer and author Billy Daniel Bunter

ORIGINAL SYNTH • The work of David M Allen, post-punk engineer, programmer and producer (left), is being celebrated with an RSD 2022 release. He talks to Ian Shirley

FLÜR POWER • Ian Shirley talks solo albums and high-profile collaborations with Kraftwerk drummer Wolfgang Flür

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

Vintage Venue

LABEL OF LOVE BIRD'S ROBE RECORDS

MOST Wanted • From Motörhead and Wings to The Rolling Stones, Paul Rigby finds many ways to transport top collectables to you, this month Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

Not Forgotten

musictovisit • Bob Stanley carries pop's baggage everywhere The write stuff

maconblack • Ian McCann finds that relief can be Bittersweet

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Doffing the trilby

auteurtoauthor • Luke Haines writes the shuk out of rock'n'roll Well-read pop stars

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

33⅓ minutes with… Steve Van Zandt • Interview: Marc McStea

“I'M NOT DONE YET - WATCH THIS SPACE” • Gearing up for a major UK tour with The Imposters, which will take in dates originally postponed by the pandemic two years ago, Elvis Costello is riding high on a long-overdue return to the Top 10 album charts, not to mention some of the best reviews of his career. Back pages may form the bulk of his live performances, but more recent releases display a ferocious appetite to feed an unquenchable, far-reaching musical curiosity and add ever more strings to his bow. A mere 45 years after his landmark debut, he's still learning, still experimenting, still collaborating… and his aim is still true. “I'm always thoughtful about the next step,” he tells Terry Staunton.

ELVIS LIVES!

Baggie Wowzers • With Record Store Day well into its second decade, Jason Draper takes a look at over a century's worth of retailers, through the art of the carrier bags that have become a fascinating part of their history.

JUST GOOD FRIEND With benefits • As David Essex, his swarthy ally in the credible pin-up stakes, once pondered: Oh, is he more, too much more, than a pretty face? We do think so! Paul Nicholas may have had the sun-kissed blond curls and cheeky-chappie twinkle, but the 70s chart regular and 80s sitcom star was no...