Collectors

Bob Young’s archive: inside Status Quo’s unofficial 5th member memorabilia collection

Bob Young has been Status Quo's roadie, tour manager and harmonica player for years, co-writing many of the band’s greatest hits and album tracks. Meet Bob and discover his impressive Status Quo memorabilia archive.

My Favourite Things by Yvonne Hanvey, head of the Status Quo fan club ‘FTMO…’

Head of the Status Quo fan club 'From The Makers Of....' since 1993, Yvonne Hanvey shares her most treasured Quo memorabilia

The Maestro of jukeboxes

Only 900 made and now one is up for sale. Read about the Filben 'Maestro' - one of the most iconic jukeboxes from the 40s.

Collecting Japan, pt.3 – City Pop with DJ Van Paugam

Nostalgia for Japan's City Pop from a DJ. Part 3 in the series

Collecting Japan, pt.1 – Anime & film soundracks records

First in a series of interviews to Japanese music collectors, MAG_BTM meets the anime & film soundracks collector Andrea Cossu

Curators Corner : Somerset House’s head curator explains why private collectors are hugely important when talking about pop culture

Curators Corner : Using archives by Somerset House's head curator Claire Catterhall for Ghosts exhibition.

My Favourite Things by Patrick Woodroffe

One of the revolutionary minds behind the evolution of entertainment lighting, Patrick Woodroffe shares a favourite among the many memorabilia he has collected in a lifetime shared with the stars at the back of the stage.

Remembering Hutch : Looking back at Europe’s highest paid performer for 20 years

Podcast with biographer Charlotte Breese and Mykaell Riley along with artifacts from the biggest name in showbiz in the 1930s

Collecting taken to the max : Matt Lee and the Rolling Stones

Guinness World Record holder for the biggest Rolling Stones collection worldwide, Matt Lee shares his story and a few rare gems from his collection in this [mag_btm]'s exclusive video interview.

Seoul to Scotland: The collection of a K-pop Connoisseur

Taylor of ‘Kpopcds’ on the Korean music machine

My Favourite Things by Chris Sullivan : Part 3

My Favourite Things by Chris Sullivan : Part 2

DJ, club promoter, director, stylist, author, artist and documentarian Chris Sullivan selects some key records from his personal collection discussing the influence they had on his life and the stories which accompany them.

Collector Joel De’ath on collecting as therapy and a record’s relationship to grief

Collector, trader and seller of records talks about his role as a ‘keeper’ of people’s personal treasuresHow did you get into collecting vinyl?

A life of Collecting from a music PR guru

Alan Edwards tells MAG_BTM the stories behind some of his treasures collected over the past 40 years.

Behind the Velvet Rope. A Clubmaster’s unique Collection

London club impresario Mark Armstrong talks to MAG about his 5000-strong collection of invitations, passes and club ephemera he kept along the way.

Six collecting tips to get you started

Gianfranco Rosini, private collector, fine art dealer and owner of one of the largest Andy Warhol collections in Europe shares his tips for novice collectors.

Meet the collectors : Clocktower Music

For the first in our new series, MAG_BTM asks music lovers from around the world to dig deep into their life in music, and the records that shaped them. Here, Gregory shares the story behind his collection, rare finds and turning a small seaside town into a vinyl hotspot.

Celebrating Amy Winehouse’s punk attitude with neon artist Mark Illuminati

How Andy Warhol inspired a collection of 1000 copies of the same album

Collector Mark Satlof tells us why Andy Warhol led him to his obsessive pastime.

Rock Renaissance in 80s Florence: the Casini archive

From Vivienne Westwood and Talking Heads to Litfiba and Neon, meet 1908's Florence "art fauna" in the archive of Bruno Casini.

Art, Love and Warhol: How one of the largest Andy Warhol private collections in the world was built

How Gianfranco Rosini built one of the largest Andy Warhol collections in the world, and how he's planning to bring it into the blockchain.

Heart of Glass: Equipment from The Stepfather of Ecstasy’s home laboratory

Carl R.Williams, shares the story behind the most enigmatic and provocative realia in his collection.

Meet the experts : Autograph Collecting

The established valuers Wallace & Hodgston speak to MAG_BTM about their tips and tricks for mastering memorabilia in the music industry

Soundbites from Peter Golding : Rock Graphic Originals

Collector Peter Golding talks about some of his favourite items from his former collection, now compiled in his new book Rock Graphic Originals.