Phil Aston is the founder and editor of Now Spinning Magazine, an independent music website and YouTube channel dedicated to physical music formats, including vinyl records, CDs, deluxe editions, box sets and classic album reissues. A lifelong music fan, collector and former guitarist, Phil brings musician insight, industry experience and a collector’s passion to his reviews, interviews and features. Through Now Spinning Magazine, Phil covers classic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, jazz fusion and related genres, with a particular focus on sound quality, packaging, archive releases and the emotional connection between music and physical media.

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Tony Iommi New Solo Album Update & World Alone 7-Inch Single

Tony Iommi New Solo Album Update & World Alone 7-Inch Single

Tony Iommi is preparing to release his first solo album in more than 20 years—and if the opening single...

Rainbow Live in Nurnberg 1976 3LP Review – Blackmore at His Peak

Rainbow Live in Nurnberg 1976 3LP Review

Blackmore at His Peak Recorded at the Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle on 28 September 1976, this concert captures one of...

Remembering Dolly Parton: Kindness Was Her Superpower

Remembering Dolly Parton: Kindness Was Her Superpower

Dolly Parton possessed one of the most recognisable voices in popular music, wrote songs that travelled across genres and...

Nick Drake Pink Moon Album Review

In Search of Nick Drake and Pink Moon

Nick Drake Pink Moon – The Final Photo Session – Hamstead Heath London Video Transcript Below On this video...

ian gillan at 81

Ian Gillan at 81: Ten Tracks for an Imaginary Vinyl Album

Ian Gillan is 81 years old and still out there singing with Deep Purple. I remember seeing Deep Purple...

Ritchie Blackmore in Guitar Player and, for me, it confirms exactly why that moment with Deep Purple at Jones Beach meant so much.

Ritchie Blackmore Why that moment with Deep Purple Meant so much.

I’ve just read this new interview with Ritchie Blackmore in Guitar Player and, for me, it confirms exactly why...

Why Ritchie Blackmore’s Deep Purple Reunion Moved Fans to Tears

Ritchie Blackmore Rejoins Deep Purple: Six Minutes That Meant Everything

Ritchie Blackmore walked onto a stage in New York last night and played “Smoke on the Water” with Deep...

If You Bought Status Quo Live! in 1977, You Need to Hear These New Mixes

Status Quo Live! in 1977 – New Mixes on Vinyl

There is a line at the end of Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch: “It ain’t like it used to be,...

Steve Hackett Interview: The Roaring Waves Is “A Musical Conversation Between Two Guitarists”

Steve Hackett Interview: The Roaring Waves

Steve Hackett discusses his long-awaited collaborative album with Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery, the importance of restraint, creating cinematic music...

Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green 2026 Remaster | 2LP vs 2CD Review

Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green 2026 | 2LP vs 2CD Review

I have been listening to both the double-vinyl edition and the 2CD media book. Each has its own advantages,...