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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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Alan Parsons Project reissues of Eye in the Sky, Ammonia Avenue, and The Turn of a Friendly Card on CD, vinyl, and 45RPM editions.
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Alan Parsons Project Reissues – Are These the Best Yet?

This is one of those moments where I approached a reissue campaign with a healthy dose of scepticism… and...

Supertramp – Even In The Quietest Moments Vinyl Reissue Review
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Supertramp – Even In The Quietest Moments Vinyl Reissue Review

There are some albums that demand silence. Not just because they are beautifully recorded, but because the music itself...

What's Inside This Gorgeous Colin Blunstone Collection?
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Colin Blunstone One Year and More Box Set Review

Colin Blunstone – One Year and More Live Deluxe 2CD + DVD Box Set Review | Now Spinning Magazine There are...

Nektar : Down To Earth : CD Box Set Review
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Nektar : Down To Earth : CD Box Set Review

There’s something deeply satisfying about discovering a band you somehow missed the first time around. For me, Nektar have...

Opeth – Blackwater Park (25th Anniversary Vinyl Edition)
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Opeth – Blackwater Park (25th Anniversary Vinyl Edition)

There are certain albums that transcend their genre. Records that, over time, shift from being admired within a scene...

Robin McAuley on Michael Schenker, McAuley Schenker Group and Black Swan
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Robin McAuley on Michael Schenker and Black Swan

Revisiting a melodic rock era that deserved more recognition There are some interviews where you come away feeling not...

Tangerine Dream : The Sessions IV : Review
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Tangerine Dream : The Sessions IV : Review

Tangerine Dream – The Sessions IV There are certain names in music that carry a weight far beyond personnel changes,...

Andy Bown Interview - From Status Quo to a Space Opera
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Andy Bown Interview – From Status Quo to a Space Opera

Andy Bown – Out There: The Status Quo Musician’s Space Opera Finally Comes to Life There are some albums that...

The Michael Schenker Group – Live and Ready 1980–1984 Box Set Review
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The Michael Schenker Group – Live and Ready 1980–1984 Box Set Review

One of the first things that struck me—and I think this matters to collectors—is consistency. The design mirrors the...

Soft Machine ‘Thirteen’ A Stunning Return to Fusion
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Soft Machine ‘Thirteen’ A Stunning Return to Fusion

Light and Shade There are moments on Thirteen by Soft Machine that are very accessible… and others that move into...