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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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Live Vinyl Review

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Live Vinyl Review

Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Works Live captures one of the most ambitious episodes in the history of progressive rock: three extraordinary...

The Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues Review: Better Than Hackney Diamonds?

The Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues Review

The Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues Review: Better Than Hackney Diamonds? The Rolling Stones are back with Foreign Tongues,...

Martin Carthy – Along the Road Forever: Live at the BBC 1965–2022 20CD Box Set Review

Martin Carthy Along the Road Forever: Live at the BBC Box Set Review

Martin Carthy – Along the Road Forever: Live at the BBC 1965–2022 20CD Box Set Review Madfish Records celebrates...

12 Deep Purple Albums I Didn’t Connect With at First — Part One

12 Deep Purple Albums I Didn’t Connect With at First — Part One

I am sometimes accused of viewing everything Deep Purple release through rose-tinted glasses. After my enthusiastic review of the...

Why Every Def Leppard Fan Needs To Hear Manraze | Lock, Stock & Barrel Review

Manraze : Complete Recordings : Review

Why Every Def Leppard Fan Needs To Hear Manraze | Lock, Stock & Barrel Review Sometimes the most rewarding...

The Power Station 1985: 40th Anniversary 4CD Deluxe Edition Review

The Power Station 4CD Deluxe Review

The Power Station were the supergroup that probably should never have happened. As Robert Palmer observed during the making...

Gentle Giant – In a Glass House 2026 Remix Review | Vinyl & Dolby Atmos

Gentle Giant – In a Glass House 2026 Remix Review

ORDER ON VINYL DIRECTLY FROM THE OUR STORE ORDER THE CD / BLU-RAY VERSION HERE There are some albums...

The Vinyl Packaging Problem That Record Labels Could Fix Today

The Vinyl Packaging Problem That Record Labels Could Fix Today

Stop the Sleeve Split: Why Record Labels Must Change the Way Vinyl Is Shipped Vinyl sales continue to grow,...

Now Spinning Magazine July Update: A New Collector’s Club and What’s Coming Next

Big Changes at Now Spinning Magazine – What’s Coming Next?

It has been quite a while since I recorded a proper Now Spinning Magazine channel and website update. The...

Desolate Ecstasy by Schizo Fun Addict | 60s Psych, Shoegaze and No Wave Dreams

Schizo Fun Addict – Desolate Ecstasy Review

Psychedelic Shoegaze, No Wave Dreams and One of the Coolest Lyric Sheets I’ve Seen There is a very good...