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 573

For The Record

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

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Generation Z – the future of collecting? • BPI report spotlights music habits, interests and priorities of the Y2K-plus cohort

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

Steven Barton

NEWS

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

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

Glorious ballet • Spandau Ballet’s first albums celebrated with box set

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

PRESSING MATTERS

MONUMENT • Numerous rockers have been immortalised with statues. Joe Geesin surveys some star-studded memorials

The Collector • This month: Rob Wheeler

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

Diggin’ For GOLD • Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Venue and Sound And Vision

Vintage Venue Expanded Edition • A regular look at unsung haunts near you

SOUND AND VISION

MOST Wanted • Made from Plastic Ono and Wire and powered by a KISS, Paul Rigby bucks the AI trend with this month’s Frankencolumn of monster collectables

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

Not Forgotten

davidquanticklikes • …to write a column for Record Collector. Yay Genres and majors

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

MARISSA NADLER • American singer-songwriter on her latest opus

BOBBY BLUEBELL • The Bluebells frontman on their upcoming studio return

33 ⅓ minutes with… Skin

“STOP TRYING TO BE CLEVER, AND JUST GO WITH THE FLOW” • A leading figure in the 60s UK folk revival, Martin Carthy always relied on a simple songwriting philosophy, through his friendship with Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to his role in moulding the folk-rock movement with Steeleye Span. Since then, his creative and romantic partnership with late partner Norma Waterson helped create the “first family” of British folk. “There have been several ‘me’s’ through the years, and some of them are very interesting,” he tells Rob Hughes.

COOL AS FOLK Carthy curated

A1 Quality • Back in the mid-70s, when all sorts of imaginative music could be heard emanating from the city of Canterbury, Hatfield And The North ranked as one of the most interesting groups on the scene. Little wonder, when you consider they featured ex-members of Caravan, Gong, Matching Mole and Egg. It was a short, fascinating trip, with a lengthy genesis, as Hatfield’s bassist and singer Richard Sinclair and keyboardist Dave Stewart...