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

For The Record

Hello, and welcome to RC 570

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

THIS MONTH'S CONTRIBUTORS

Signs and symbols • Led Zeppelin vintage artwork unearthed at auction

Memorabilia lane • Auction houses around the world

Take it as Red • Cherry Red label announces its latest batch of acquisitions

Dead serious • Grateful Dead give completists’ early Christmas present/overdraft worry

Louis Eliot • Louis Eliot of Rialto on the band’s return

NEWS

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

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

Altogether Now • Noteworthy guest-spots this month

Imagine no possessions • John Lennon celebrated with treasure trove of coins by the Royal Mint

Recycling is the Key • UK vinyl manufacturing linchpin partners with retailers for eco push

Doc'n'roll • The centenary of 'Doc' Pomus is marked with new box set, as Tony Burke reports

Caught mapping • Dr Ron The Day Tripper offers us more directions around the Southend scene

The Vinylist • News and views from the world of vinyl

MY PRECIOUS

PRESSING MATTERS • Recent limited-run vinyl releases to look out for

WALKING TO MEMPHIS • If you’re looking for unadulterated Elvis, you’ve come to the right place, says Matthew Quinlan

The Collector • This month: Brant Inderberg

VALUE ADDED FACTS

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES • Michael Green recalls a 19-year wait for an autograph from a T.Rex and Northern soul legend

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

PERU'S NEXT • VARIOUS

WORLD EXPLORER • BASIL KIRCHIN

LABEL OF LOVE BANGER FACTORY RECORDS

MOST Wanted • From Pearl Jam to Wavy Gravy Paul Rigby offers you some tasty treats from this month’s top collectables Now includes Whole Love Of Lots

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

Not Forgotten

Neu Values • David Stubbs on the current state of the rock doc

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

33⅓ minutes with… Carlos Alomar

JUST HIS SOUL RESPONDING • He sang like a seraph and captured the vicissitudes of romance like no one this side of Bacharach/David and Brian Wilson. His hits with The Miracles dominated the 60s, in the 70s he invented a new soul genre, he was still having No 1s in the 80s, and in 2023, aged 83, he wrote an album about orgasms. You heard us: orgasms. Rob Hughes meets the godlike Smokey Robinson

SMOKEY ROBINSON (& THE MIRACLES) SELECTED UK DISCOGRAPHY

SNAP, RATTLE AND ROLL! • Boom Boom Boom Boom – The American Rhythm & Blues Photographs Of Brian...