The latest issue of Record Collector is out and features on the cover John Lydon as he reveals the contents of his record collection. Remember that Capital Radio show in 1977 with DJ Tommy Vance –‘The Punk And His Music,’ it was called – in which Johnny Rotten blew us away by coming out as an unashamed fan of Peter Hammill, Augustus Pablo, Gary Glitter and more? Well, this is an updated version of that: journalist Simon Goddard and photographer John Chapple are invited into Lydon’s Malibu home to show us the music (and memorabilia) that have marked the key stages of his life, up to and including the death of his beloved Nora. It’s fascinating stuff. As is the Kris Needs feature on Tim Buckley, Lois Wilson’s chat with Andy Fairweather Low, and David Stubbs’ interview with Kevin Godley in which he reclaims 10cc from Yacht Rock hell and repositions them correctly as peers of Mothers Of Invention and Steely Dan, Van Dyke Parks and Sparks. The interest goes so much deeper…
The Fat Angel Sings 