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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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Metal Monthly – A New Chapter for Heavy Music at Now Spinning Magazine
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Metal Monthly : Episode One

Metal Monthly – A New Chapter for Heavy Music at Now Spinning Magazine There are moments when you realise...

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Danny Vaughn Interview – Hope, Heart & New The Tyketto

Danny Vaughn on Closer to the Sun : Hope, Heart and the Power of Rock Music Watch on YouTube...

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Are CDs Really Dying? The Truth Inside Manufacturing

Music Biz Chat: Inside the Real State of CDs & Vinyl An exclusive interview with Karen Emanuel OBE, CEO of Key Production...

URNE’s Joe Nally on Setting Fire To The Sky: riffs, soul, spirituality and finding hope in heavy metal
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Joe Nally From URNE Interview – finding hope in heavy metal

URNE’s Joe Nally on Setting Fire To The Sky: riffs, soul, spirituality and finding hope in heavy metal Watch...

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Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds – The Ultimate Immersion?

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is one of those rare beasts: an album that...

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Gregory Spawton Big Big Train – Interview

Big Big Train – Woodcut: Gregory Spawton on Concept, Craft, and Finding the Light There are albums you play,...

Sodom – Get What You Deserve (Super Deluxe Box Set) Review
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Sodom – Get What You Deserve (Super Deluxe Box Set)

One of thrash metal’s most divisive albums Hi, Phil Aston here from Now Spinning Magazine, and this time it’s...

YES – Tales From Topographic Oceans: Super Deluxe Review
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YES – Tales From Topographic Oceans: Super Deluxe Review

A Journey Revisited, Reframed, and Re-Experienced There are albums you own, albums you respect, and albums you have to...

Big Big Train – Woodcut: An Absolute Triumph in Modern Rock
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Big Big Train – Woodcut: An Absolute Triumph in Modern Rock

Big Big Train – Woodcut: An Album That Feels Like a Sunrise There are albums you admire, albums you...

Peter Goalby Interview: Uriah Heep Memories and a Final Lost Album
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Peter Goalby Interview: Uriah Heep Memories and a Final Lost Album

Peter Goalby: the “lost DAT tape” album that completes a truly perfect trilogy Don’t Think This Is Over is...