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new domain name

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on October 5, 2021
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If you’re fascinated about collecting rare records, you’ve hopefully been visiting Rare Record Collector.net since it was founded back in 2013. In a frustrating lack of communication by the domain name registrant, the old domain of .net was not renewed and was sold (behind my back, in effect) just a few weeks ago. If any of you tried to log on you’d have seen the site was not visible. And so we have a new domain name of rarerecordscollector.com. I appreciate it will take a while for this to be as visible as the old site (sigh), but no other option was available.

Keep on collecting those rare records!

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And another new book! B&C Records UK Vinyl Discography is finished!

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on May 12, 2021
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My latest book is on B&C Records, a label very closely affiliated with Charisma Pink Scroll. They shared manufacturing, marketing, and even the same catalogue numbering system. B&C was short-lived and suffered the fate of financial difficulties, some would say ‘irregularities’ – read Keith Christmas’s interview for details on that!

Available now on Amazon.

B&C Records
B&C Records
B&C Records
B&C Records
B&C Records

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Black Sabbath rarities, collectables and discography

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on May 6, 2021
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As well as the day job, and along with all the books on various labels and artists, I’ve just completed a discography and international and UK rarities features for Record Collector magazine – a special edition devoted to Black Sabbath. Coming soon!

There will also be a full page advert for my books (to date) as shown above. To find these on Amazon, click the link below:

Amazon books

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Charisma Pink Scroll book – fully updated for 2021

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on February 17, 2021
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With over 50 extra pages on the previous edition, The Charisma Pink Scroll UK Discography is packed full of information like never before. Featuring as many contemporary advertisements, reviews and gig announcements as could be crammed in, the book also now features as many UK reissues known to exist on Pink Mad Hatter (large and small) and also the later Blue Mad Hatter variants. The most comprehensive reference book you’ll need on Charisma Pink Scroll!

Charisma 2021
Charisma 2021
Charisma 2021
Charisma 2021

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Vertigo Swirl Part One – updated for 2021

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on December 31, 2020
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As with all reference books, over time, new information is discovered that makes a printed book become gradually more and more obsolete. Vertigo Swirl Part One was originally published back in 2016 and thanks to the amazing people who regularly visit this site, more variations on labels have emerged. The book has also been redesigned with a new layout to allow more contemporary advertisements, reviews and news articles on each of the bands/albums/singles. A new section on all the Vertigo singles, including the ‘missing numbers’ (mostly non-UK releases) has also been included for the very first time – not available anywhere else!

Thanks to everyone who’s bought and continues to buy the books, they’re still the most comprehensive and accurate sources for record collectors on these sought after labels and bands. More books on the way, B&C Records is in progress and will be completed in the first quarter of 2021.

Happy New Year to you all, hope 2021 is better than 2020 was!

Vertigo Swirl Part One
Cressida “Asylum”
Cressida “Asylum”
Uriah Heep “Very ‘eavy, Very ‘umble”
Uriah Heep “Very ‘eavy, Very ‘umble”

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Harvest Vol.1 and 2

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on October 19, 2020
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  • Harvest Vol.2
  • Harvest Vol.2
  • Harvest Vol.2
  • Harvest Vol.2
  • Harvest Vol.1
  • Harvest Vol.1
  • Harvest Vol.1
  • Harvest Vol.1
  • Harvest Vol.1

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All books available on Amazon

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on September 7, 2020
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  • Vertigo Vol. 1
  • WWA
  • Purple Records
  • Pegasus
  • Neon
  • Swan Song
  • Harvest Vol.2
  • Deep Purple
  • Harvest Vol.1
  • Black Sabbath
  • Charisma Pink Scroll
  • Led Zeppelin

Click here to browse on Amazon

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New books now on sale…

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on August 22, 2020
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It’s been a busy few months at Rare Record Collector. I finally finished Harvest Vol.2, two years in the writing, compiling, designing, photographing and publishing. And then Swan Song, which was started and finished in just three months. Thanks to lockdown, at least I managed to keep busy doing something!

So, everything you need to know about UK first pressing vinyl on Harvest and Swan Song, complete with anecdotes, interviews, press ads and reviews on the albums from contemporary sources where available plus all the crucial photos on differentiating reissues from the more valuable first pressings.

Click the links below to see some preview pages and you’ll find a link on each book’s page to Amazon.

Harvest Vol. 2

Mockups Design

Harvest Vol.2

Swan Song

Mockups Design

Swan Song

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Harvest Vol.2…coming soon!

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on July 5, 2020
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I am delighted to announce that my latest book, “The Complete Harvest UK Vinyl Discography: VOL.2” is now at final proof stage. Here’s some teaser pages to whet your appetite. It is of course the follow up to VOL.1 which was published in 2018 and is available from Amazon. VOL.2 will also be available on Amazon (hopefully in the next few days…watch this space).

Harvest Vol.1 on Amazon.

Book cover and spread mockup 62-63Book cover and spread mockup 70-71Book cover and spread mockup 196-197Book cover and spread mockup 232-233Book cover and spread mockup

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For sale…

Posted by r3c0rdc0113ct0r on February 16, 2020
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Battered Ornaments – ‘Mantle-Piece’

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