{"id":216997,"date":"2026-09-01T12:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/?page_id=216997"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:15:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/about","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"216997\" class=\"elementor elementor-216997\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4370c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a4370c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8050725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8050725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The World's Leading Authority on Rare and Collectable Records<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cfbf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22cfbf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a5530 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80a5530\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8b47c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8b47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounded in <strong style=\"color:#a9181d;\">1979<\/strong>, <em>Record Collector<\/em> is the UK&#8217;s longest-running music magazine dedicated to record collecting, vinyl culture and music history. For more than four decades, we have been the trusted source for <strong style=\"color:#a9181d;\">collectors, enthusiasts and music fans<\/strong> seeking expert insight into rare records, artists, discographies and the stories behind the music they love.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87c6b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c87c6b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a0ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-217592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-44-1024x1024-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c405a80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c405a80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0823d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0823d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bde92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25bde92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03be995 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03be995\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60590d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60590d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The magazine has its roots in <em><strong style=\"color: #a9181d;\">The Beatles Book<\/strong><\/em>, the official Beatles fan magazine that Sean O&#8217;Mahony originally published between 1963 and 1969. When he revived it in 1976, he noticed that the classified ads were increasingly filled with collectors buying, selling and trading rare vinyl\u2014not just Beatles records, but releases by artists across every genre. Seeing the growth of record collecting as a hobby, he launched <i>Record Collector<\/i> as a supplement in September 1979. By March 1980, it had become a standalone magazine.<\/p><p>Over the years, <i>Record Collector<\/i> has evolved from a niche publication into the <strong style=\"color: #a9181d;\">world&#8217;s leading magazine for serious music collectors.<\/strong> Throughout the 1980s and beyond, it built its reputation by combining authoritative journalism with an unrivalled focus on record collecting, offering in-depth artist features, exclusive interviews, expert reviews, detailed discographies and trusted price guides. Long before the internet made such information readily available, the magazine became an indispensable resource for collectors seeking to identify rare pressings, understand record values and discover music beyond the mainstream.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374ad12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374ad12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5066f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5066f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-2026-09-01T123835.609-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-217591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-2026-09-01T123835.609-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-2026-09-01T123835.609-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled-design-2026-09-01T123835.609.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54cab1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b54cab1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647d02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647d02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nToday, <i>Record Collector<\/i> continues to be the <strong style=\"color:#a9181d;\">definitive voice for collectors worldwide<\/strong>, covering every genre and era of recorded music through exclusive interviews, expert reviews and in-depth features. 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