Record Collector December 2026 issue #590 - on sale 29 Oct

Record Collector: “THE BEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS, STORIES AND DISCOGRAPHIES”

Record Collector (December 2026 issue, on sale 29 October) #590

 The 50s Revival In The 70s

Showaddywaddy, Sha Na Na, Mud, TRex, American Graffiti, Grease… Much of the 70s was taken up by a revival of interest in all things 50s. Simon Goddard, laces up his brothel creepers for a jive down memory lane to discover how the age of doo-wop found itself so welcome in the era of disco and punk.

Bernie Taupin

In conversation with Elton John’s musical (well, lyrical) other half. “We hit it off immediately,” he tells RC. “The moment I saw him I liked him.”

Teenage Fanclub

Album by album with the graduates of Glasgow’s Belshill scene on the occasion of new LP, Do Not Dare To Dream.

Faust

They might not get on, but the surviving members of Faust have agreed to release four simultaneous solo albums under the Faust name on the same day. What’s more, the results are stupendous...

Gene Loves Jezebel

Twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston blended art-punk edge, glam swagger and a pop sensibility to enjoy fleeting transatlantic success in the early 80s. They both tell their sides of an ongoing story to Rob Fitzpatrick.

Leo Sayer

Well over 50 years since he first burst onto the scene dressed in clown costume, after working with everyone from The Beatles to David Hockney and before becoming an effervescent pop rocker then a curly-haired housewives’ choice, at 78, Leo Sayer still feels his best work is ahead of him. Hear him out, says Nick Dalton.

Talulah Gosh/Heavenly

We meet the original “twee”/”anorak” 80s janglers/shamblers with the passionate fanbase who regrouped as Heavenly in the 90s and are back with a new album.