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anchoressaway
This is hardware - Catherine Anne Davies hails the \"gear nerd\"
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
Record Collector
LABEL OF LOVE DEVILDUCK
Where are you based, what do you do and why? We are based in Hamburg, we develop artists and release their music and that's pretty much what it's all about.
2 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
Record Collector
JET!
We've recently taken a tour of rock star houses. Now Paul Bowler hops on board some famous band aeroplanes
6 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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EASTERN PROMISE
A string of subtly sublime pop confections ensured Liverpool duo China Crisis were regular fixtures in the mid-80s charts, yet critical acclaim was thin on the ground. Jack Watkins feels history has unfairly neglected them, and he meets the still-gigging Scousers' Gary Daly to set the record straight
10 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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THE ENGINE ROOM
The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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From The Vaults
Reissues, remasters and compilations
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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"THEY'RE ALMOST SCIENCE FICTION CHARACTERS"
In 2016, two of the most significant figures in modern pop left us within the space of a few weeks. And while David Bowie and Prince are associated with different eras, they both retain a mystique which, long after their passing, only makes our fascination for them grow. Rob Hughes assesses their twin legacies, explores their posthumous contributions to their catalogues, and compares and contrasts their particular varieties of genius, with input from collaborators and colleagues.
10+ min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
Record Collector
33⅓ minutes with... Derek Shulman
If Derek Shulman had just, in his career, been the frontman for revered and sorely missed niche prog ensemble Gentle Giant, his place in the pantheon would be guaranteed.
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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VALUE ADDED FACTS
lan Shirley, esteemed alumnus of the Rare Record Price Guide, answers your questions
10 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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UNDER THE RADAR
Artists, bands, and labels meriting more attention
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
Record Collector
SOUND AND VISION
RC revisits a classic music TV or film moment Maynard Ferguson, Jon Hendricks, Sylvia McNeill, Arrival, Vemu Makunda The World Of Maynard Ferguson (LWT/ITV broadcast 23 August 1970)
4 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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South Side Story
Difford & Tilbrook dust off their precocious teenage concept album
3 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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Diggin' For GOLD
Our regular look at the more arcane corners of record collecting. Includes Vintage Venue and Sound And Vision
5 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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Not Forgotten
Chris Rea, died 22 December, age 74. The singer-songwriter was known for 80s hits like Driving Home For Christmas, On The Beach and The Road To Hell.
9 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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The Melbourne Supremacy
Researchers reveal Australian city as global vinyl hot-spot
3 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
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The Collector
Joe Geesin is an Environmental Health Technical Officer, currently living in Worcestershire.
7 min |
February 2026 - Issue 580
Record Collector
33⅓ minutes with... Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham and came to prominence as an actor starring in the 1978 film Jubilee.
4 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
45 DUBLIN 45s
Continuing our series celebrating 45 years of Record Collector, we salute the 7\" output of Ireland's capital, from the 60s to the present. This is your Jeremy Liffey
1 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
"I DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO BOUNCE OFF, LIKE MICK HAD KEITH"
Rolling Stones bassist for 31 years, solo artist, restaurateur, metal detector, good friend of acting royalty and self-described \"world's oldest living rock star\" - not to mention long-time Record Collector subscriber - Bill Wyman has been there or thereabouts since around the paleolithic era.
10+ min |
January 2026
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Bob Stanley carries pop's baggage everywhere
Bob Stanley carries pop’s baggage everywhere Must like Eddie
4 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
Ever Changing Mods
Divisive debut expanded to tell the full story of Weller's post-Jam reinvention, in some style....
3 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
Unchained Melanie
Although she passed away two years ago this month, Melanie Safka, an artist forever known by her Christian name, best known for her 1972 global hit, Brand New Key, still entrances fans of the late 60s/early 70s West Coast singer-songwriter scene. A new compilation unearths rarities and neglected material – much of it the casualty of bad record deals and unresolved creative wranglings – that further enrich our appreciation of a highly underrated talent. Dave Thompson, who knew her well, tells her story.
9 min |
January 2026
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BOOM BOOM!
Bob Geldof leads The Boomtown Rats through 50th anniversary celebration
10 min |
January 2026
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1956 ROCK 'N' ROLL HERO
Seventy years ago, a mighty wave was about to wash over these isles.
3 min |
January 2026
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UNDER THE RADAR
Artists, bands, and labels meriting more attention
4 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
THE ENGINE ROOM
The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music
4 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
STAR FAKER
How did a Long Island teenager persuade the cream of UK/US talent to appear on his private press albums? Welcome to the strange world of Steve Kaczorowski, where nothing is as it seems.
6 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
LABEL OF LOVE IN A SPIN VINYL
We are based in Devon; we release rare and obscure mod/psych/garage tracks from the 60s in 7” vinyl format, giving them a new lease of life and the exposure they deserve.
2 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
Heard Ya Missed Us WELL WE'RE BACK!
Formed in 1976 from the ashes of two great protopunk groups, London-based The Boys rode the first wave of the new musical revolution, recording four albums before disappearing only to rise again.
4 min |
January 2026
Record Collector
THIS WAS THE MODERN WORLD
In the late 70s, as punk’s blast of insurrectionary fire began to flame out, many of those inspired to get up onstage began to look further back for inspiration – to the mods of the previous decade, all sharp sense of style and gritty R’n’B pop.
10+ min |