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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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Dark Side of The Moon 50th Anniversary Verdict
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Chart Watch & New Release News Episode 21 – Dark Side of The Moon 50th Anniversary

Chart watch and New Release News : Episode 21 The Weekly Show for Music Fans who love to buy...

When CDs were being pushed in the late 80s vinyl records were almost an afterthought and the quality of some pressings were dire. In 2023 the whole situation has flipped with some new CD releases looking like afterthoughts next to the vinyl releases. This has been another interesting week with the lowest ever number of sales for a number one album, but the number one single also sold 22,000 CDs...what is going on? Also this week Ted Gioa published a blog post asking 'is the music business killing the vinyl revival?' at the sametime HMV are opening 15 more shops due to seeing their profits increase by 64% thanks to vinyl sales? Find out what is going on and with independent analysis as I look at CD, Vinyl, Cassettes and Streaming. Phil Aston | Now Spinning Magazine
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Chart Watch Ep 20 – The Weekly Show for Music Fans who love to buy Physical Music

When CDs were being pushed in the late 80s vinyl records were almost an afterthought and the quality of...

Heavy Metal Kids : The Albums 1974 - 1976 : 3CD Box Set Review
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Heavy Metal Kids : The Albums 1974 – 1976 : 3CD Box Set Review

Heavy Metal Kids : The Albums 1974 – 1976 : 3CD Box Set – Cherry Red Records 3 CD,...

Jeff Beck Tribute - 24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023
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Jeff Beck Tribute – A Guitarist and Musical Pioneer who Never Lost his Sense of Wonder

Jeff Beck Tribute – 24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023 This tribute video is dedicated to the family and friends...

The CD Format Declines as Vinyl Revenue Overtakes The CD For The First Time in 35 years
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The CD Still Has A Future as Vinyl Revenue Overtakes The CD For The First Time

The Future of the CD is safe even though Vinyl has overtaken the CD in revenue for the first...

Top 20 CD Box Set and Vinyl Reissues from 2022
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Top 20 CD Box Set and Vinyl Reissues from 2022

Top 20 CD Box Set and Vinyl Reissues from 2022 This is part two of my review of 2022...

Top 20 Albums of 2022 - Now Spinning Magazine
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Top 20 Albums of 2022

Top 20 Albums of 2022 – Now Spinning Magazine This year I have split my top releases of the...

What CD Box Sets or Vinyl Reissues Would You Like to See in 2023? - Now Spinning Magazine
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What CD Box Sets or Vinyl Reissues Would You Like to See in 2023?

What CD Box Sets or Vinyl Reissues would you like to see released in 2023? Also what Box Sets...

CD and Vinyl Sales - Why is The Media Obsessed with News that the CD is Dead...again?
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CD and Vinyl Sales – Why is The Media Obsessed with News that the CD is Dead…again?

CD & vinyl sales – facts and stats – why the CD still rocks – Part 3 Watch the...

Now Spinning Magazine - January 2023 Update - with Phil Aston
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Now Spinning Magazine – January 2023 Update – with Phil Aston

Now Spinning Magazine January 2023 Update Celebrating Music in all its physical forms – CDs – Vinyl – Box...