Before the introduction of the internet (and most importantly eBay) Record Collector was primarily funded by the advertising space it sold to us collectors either buying or selling our cherished vinyl. Faced with the prospect of a dwindling number of "For Sale/Wanted" adverts the magazine has developed into more of a feature led music/record magazine over the last 10 or so years. And the results in the main seem to be successful with a massive number of album, dvd and book reviews in each issue (one of their tag lines is "Biggest coverage............in the world") supporting intelligent letters, questions and top-rate features that range ...  Read the complete review

Record Collector {Updated} [Background: It is a sad fact, now that the internet has finally come into its own as the main resource for record collectors to track down rarities, that the likes of Record Collector magazine will undoubedly begin to struggle to keep its limited readership] Record Collector is not your run of the mill music magazine. Far from trying to compete with the likes of Q or Mojo, it aims fairly and squarely, not surprisingly, at that rather limited subsection of the general public who like to seek out weird and wonderful records, tapes and CDs. In the days before the use of the internet was widespread, I was an avid buyer ...  Read the complete review

With no musical axe to grind Record Collector is the ideal read for those of us who are interested in the whole gamut of musical styles. Whilst the magazine is obviously aimed at the collector (the title is a bit of a give away) it is full of items and information that should appeal to the casual reader. The magazine has regular sections for reviewing CDs that are being re-released and new indie releases. There are also numerous articles, over the past two months these have included – Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti Pet Shop Boys – Top 30 Rarities The Women Of 1950s Rhythm and Blues Slayer Andy Williams Trojan ...  Read the complete review