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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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Blood Incantation : Timewave Zero : Album Review - Vinyl and CD Edition
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Blood Incantation Timewave Zero Album Review

Blood Incantation : Timewave Zero : Album Review Vinyl and CD Edition 2022 Please watch the video for the...

Elton John Jewel Box : 8CD Box Set Review
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Elton John Jewel Box : 8CD Box Set Review

Elton John : Jewel Box : Unboxing video Please watch the video for the full review A personal look...

Classic Album Reviews - Mother's Finest : Iron Age : 1981
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Classic Album Reviews – Mother’s Finest : Iron Age : 1981

Mothers Finest : Iron Age : 1981 Atlantic Records USA Vinyl Rock Candy Remaster : 2017 Watch the video...

Caravan : The Essential CD Box Sets and Deluxe Editions
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Caravan : The Essential CD Box Sets and Deluxe Editions

A short while ago we featured the huge Caravan Box Set produced by Madfish Records. I wanted to offer...

Peter Goalby : Easy With The Heartaches : Album Review : Now Spinning Magazine
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Peter Goalby : Easy With The Heartaches : Album Review

Peter Goalby : Easy With The Heartaches : 2021 The full story behind this album can be found in...

Ray Fenwick Guitarist Tribute
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Tribute to Ray Fenwick by Phil Aston

Tribute to Ray Fenwick Guitarist Ray Fenwick had a career spanning nearly 60 years and played with The Spencer...

Joni Mitchell The Reprise Albums 1968- 71 Vs Studio Albums 1968-79
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Joni Mitchell The Reprise Albums 1968- 71 vs Studio Albums 1968-79

Joni Mitchell : The Reprise Albums (1968 – 1971) 4CD Box Set 2022 Joni Mitchell : The Studio Albums...

Harry Chapin : Story Book : The Elektra Albums 6CD Box Set Review
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Harry Chapin : Story Book : The Elektra Albums 6CD Box Set Review

Harry Chapin : Story Book : The Elektra Albums Review Cherry Red Records This is a wonderful box set...

Montrose Paper Money 1974 Classic Album Review
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Montrose Paper Money 1974 – Classic Album Reviews

Montrose : Paper Money : 1974 Warner Brothers Records – Produced by Ted Templeman This is the second part...

New Music Round Up Ep2 with Phil Aston | Now Spinning Magazine
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New Music Round Up Episode 2

Here is our second video featuring our recent musical discoveries. The first video in this series was a great...