Record Collector - Issue 514 Jan 2021

COVER STORY TOM JONES - He’s come a long way from Pontypridd, and as he releases a box set of recordings from his first decade, he’s not short of tales of Elvis, Lennon, Otis, and more 

DON McLEAN - Fifty years since American Pie, Don still has a lot to say, whether it’s on JFK, MLK, lockdown, the British royal family or furniture 

DEEP PURPLE - How Gillan, Glover, Paice and co made their best LP in years, with help from their favourite producer 

ERASURE - Andy Bell takes us through the duo’s extensive back catalogue 

THE PASTELS - The enduring influence of Glasgow’s indie shamblers-in-chief