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“There’s nothing more pleasing to Neil than going against

LONG LIVE VINYL

The Long Live Vinyl team pick their favourite Neil Young releases

ON THE RECORD

Bristol punks IDLES have announced the first vinyl

Simon says SIMON RAYMONDE

John Grant and Dirty Three have spent 21 years on the Bella Union label, and it’s the spirit of collaboration that marks this coming of age

STRAND OF OAKS

My new album is… Eraserland. It’s about endless new

The Completist

The urge to own all of an artist’s back catalogue is a perfectly understandable one to most vinyl collectors. But what if that artist is invited round to dinner?

The Story Behind The Sleeve

Like the post-punk record inside its sleeve, the cover

LINER NOTES

Last month, I asked if record fairs deserve a 2019 reboot. It prompted quite a flurry of emails and debate but, before we dig into those, is there a blueprint for the next generation of fairs?

HENRY JAMISON

The singer-songwriter from Vermont takes aim and fires at toxic masculinity

CRATE DIGGING WITH… William Tyler

William Tyler hits the road in April for a short run of dates to promote new album Goes West. Here, the indie-folk guitarist and ex-Lambchop member digs out 10 essential albums from his collection

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

Olympic Studios, London, October 1963

JAY BUCHANAN RIVAL SONS

Rival Sons released their sixth album, Feral Roots, in January. The band’s frontman and songwriter tells Gary Walker about the album that helped him find his place in the world

PINK FLOYD THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

The rainbow-reflecting prism may have been replaced by a live shot, but this Japanese record-club release is a genuine rarity

DIGGING FOR VICTORY

What Mark O’Shaughnessy felt was a routine spot of probate work resulted in the finest jazz collection he’s ever encountered

WRWTFWW

With a catalogue boasting 80s Japanese electronica, early Italian synth experimentation and cult film soundtracks, Chris Parkin meets a wilfully obscure, acronymic Swiss reissue label

GIANLUIGI BRUSCHI

Italian Prince fan seeks original copy of The Black Album

RECORD SHOP

From a dance DJ’s bedroom hobby to the world’s leading online resource for vinyl lovers, the growth of Discogs has been dramatic. Christopher Barrett speaks to the site’s founder and his core team about the evolution of the community-driven platform

Modern Times

One of the best post-grunge pop bands Britain had to offer, Sleeper were undervalued at the height of Britpop for daring to have a charismatic frontwoman songwriter. Back, after 22 years, with a sparkling new album, singer Louise Wener and drummer Andy MacLure tell John Earls why they refuse to get too cosy after being away for so long

LIFE BEYOND SURVIVAL

A man whose life and work links Nick Drake, David Bowie and Sonic Youth, Michael Chapman is still a vital presence even as he approaches his 80s. Jonathan Wright meets the psych-folk pioneer

BROOKLYN, BERLIN, BEIRUT

Beirut’s main man Zach Condon tells Jonathan Wright how leaving New York for Berlin helped him to define the sound of his excellent new album, Gallipoli

STEPHEN STREET

The music producer is best known for his work with The Smiths, Morrissey and Blur. He tells an attentive Ben Wardle about the 10 albums he’s worked on that mean the most to him

FOREVER YOUNG

In 1969, after leaving Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young unleashed two albums on UK audiences – his self-titled debut and the sprawling brilliance of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. In the 50 years since, his relentless creative spirit has never waned. With the help of bandmates, producers and the musicians he’s inspired, Daniel Dylan Wray celebrates five decades of uncompromising genius

Neil Young

Closely rivalling Bob Dylan as the most idiosyncratic singer-songwriter of his generation, Neil Young has pinballed between acoustic folk and all-out electrified assaults on the senses via Crazy Horse and more over the past half-century. Steve Harnell delves into Young’s estimable back catalogue in all its ragged glory…

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DE LA SOUL 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING

On their debut album, 3 Feet High And Rising, Long Island trio De La Soul forged a vibrant new template for hip-hop, radically different from the macho posturing of their contemporaries. Forty years on from its release, Neil Crossley charts the creation of a suburban-inspired masterpiece

HIDDEN TREASURES

A new reissue label is here to give lost classics the care they deserve. John Earls meets Needle Mythology founder Pete Paphides, along with Ian Broudie and Stephen Duffy – the first two artists whose overlooked gems finally have chance to shine

FRIENDLY RECORDS BRISTOL

How do you improve a well-stocked community record shop run by a true vinyl addict who’s worked in more or less every corner of the music industry? Easy. Open a bar next door. Gary Walker visits Bristol’s Friendly Records

Sheffield

Our obsessive vinyl hunter-gatherer Mark Elliott might be in the Steel City, but, rest assured, it’s not metal he’s after

David Bowie

This new boxset of vinyl singles includes two early versions of Space Oddity to mark the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s debut hit. John Earls sifts through the historical document

Foals

The alt-rock outfit finally return with the much-anticipated first instalment of a two-piece project. John Earls encounters a percussive return to form that looks back but only to go forward

BOOKS AND DVDS

Assembled from over three decades’ worth of interviews

DREAM MACHINES

Kronos turntables have got Long Live Vinyl in a spin, thanks to their equal-mass counter-rotating platters. If you haven’t heard one in action, it’s time to go Pro

VPI PRIME SCOUT

It might be the entry-point turntable for its Prime series, but Paul Rigby wonders if VPI’s Scout can maintain the range’s reputation for sound quality

MOON 110LP V2

The 110LP v2 sits between your turntable and amp to provide you with improved performance from your vinyl. John Pickford gets to grips with this compact and stylish black box

KEF LSX

These compact and stylish wireless speakers possess all the superb coherence and detail we’ve come to expect from KEF. John Pickford dispenses with the speaker cables

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