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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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Legs Larry Smith on The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Tap Dancing, The Beatles and Still Barking
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Legs Larry Smith on The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Legs Larry Smith on The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Tap Dancing, The Beatles and Still Barking A conversation with...

Why Ronnie James Dio Was So Important To Rock Music
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Why Ronnie James Dio Was So Important To Rock Music

Ronnie James Dio was not the tallest figure in rock music, but when he opened his mouth, he sounded...

Godsticks’ Darran Charles on VOiD, Heavy Prog & the Loss of Nuance
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Godsticks’ Darran Charles Interview

Godsticks’ Darran Charles on VOiD, Heavy Prog & the Loss of Nuance There are some albums that hit you...

Deep Purple – Arrogant Boy Review
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Deep Purple – Arrogant Boy Review

Deep Purple Are BACK! | Arrogant Boy Review – Their Best New Song in Years? There’s something genuinely exciting...

Queen, Deep Purple & the Albums That Shaped My Teenage Years
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Queen, Deep Purple & the Albums That Shaped My Teenage Years

1974: The Year Classic Rock Took Over My Life 12 Albums That Soundtracked My Teenage Years By 1974 I...

Record Store Day 2026 - My Current Favourites
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Record Store Day 2026 – My Current Favourites

Record Store Day can be many things. It can be exciting, frustrating, expensive, rewarding and occasionally baffling. But at...

Langhorne Slim – The Dreamin Kind Review
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Langhorne Slim – The Dreamin Kind Review

Americana, Punk & Heartbreak | Langhorne Slim – The Dreamin Kind Review Sometimes an album takes a few listens...

Deep Purple, The Rolling Stones and Small Faces all feature in this new release round-up
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Deep Purple & Rolling Stones New Releases | What’s Coming

First up is the brand-new Deep Purple album Splat, arriving on July 3rd. Ian Gillan’s description of the album as the heaviest...

Inside Madfish Records: Ian Crockett on the Art of the Definitive Box Set
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Inside Madfish Records: Ian Crockett on the Art of the Definitive Box Set

One of the great joys of running Now Spinning Magazine is being able to talk not only to the...

John Lees on Relativity, BJH, Anxiety, and the Music That Still Heals
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An Interview with John Lees from Barclay James Harvest

John Lees on Relativity, BJH, Anxiety, and the Music That Still Heals There are some conversations that stay with you...