
Paul Lester
Paul Lester is the editor of Record Collector. He began freelancing for Melody Maker in the late 80s, and was later made Features Editor. He was a member of the team that launched Uncut Magazine, where he became Deputy Editor. In 2006 he went freelance again and has written for The Guardian, The Times, the Sunday Times, the Telegraph, Classic Rock, Q and the Jewish Chronicle. He has also written books on Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Bjork, The Verve, Gang Of Four, Wire, Lady Gaga, Robbie Williams, the Spice Girls, and Pink.
Latest articles by Paul Lester

Electric Light Orchestra: Where Are The Former Members Now?
By Paul Lester published
Jeff Lynne is still steering the good ship ELO, with faithful lieutenant Richard Tandy.

The Outer Limits: How Prog Are The Coral?
By Paul Lester published
The Coral are just a bunch of chart-bothering, jaunty-tuned Britpoppers, aren’t they? Yet the Liverpool band are committed to prog punk and inspired by classic Hawkwind.

‘Nice planet – we'll take it!’: how ELO took over the known universe
By Paul Lester published
ELO’s ascent was unstoppable and incredible. Jeff Lynne recalls working with Roy Wood in The Move and hanging out with The Beatles

King Of The Universe: Jeff Lynne On ELO's Unlikely Comeback
By Paul Lester published
Following a rapturously received comeback show and a smash hit new album, Jeff Lynne has returned ELO to the top of the prog pop pantheon. Music’s most modest frontman reveals all about this m

The Heavy: Hurt & The Merciless
By Paul Lester published
Fourth album from sync-ers’ favourite funk-soul brothers.

Cheap Trick: Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedBack with a bang: meta-metal legends’ first album since 2009’s The Latest.

Love: Reel To Real
By Paul Lester published
First appearance on CD of Arthur Lee’s seventh album.

Theo Travis' Double Talk Live In London
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedThe sax player and Fripp collaborator brings his live show to the capital.

Todd Rundgren & Utopia: Live At The Old Waldorf
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedFourth in the in-concert Todd Rundgren Archive Series.

Davy O'List Live In London
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedDavy O'List party like it's 1967!

Deep Purple: The Vinyl Collection ’72-’87
By Paul Lester published
Seven albums from Head to House.

London Orion Orchestra: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Symphonic
By Paul Lester published
The Floyd get the finished-symphony treatment.

Phil Collins: Reissues
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedHis second and sixth albums, in expanded form.

Lonely Robot Live In London
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedThe not so Lonely Robot brings a galaxy of friends to seasonal show

Immersion: Analogue Creatures
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedWire man meets Minimal Compact woman.

Comedy Of Errors: Spirit
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedGlaswegian prog meditation on hope and despair.

Hexvessel: When We Are Death
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedThird album from Finnish cult rockers.

Limelight: The Anchoress
By Paul Lester published
This Kate Bush-influenced singer-songwriter pens self-proclaimed “revenge pop”…

TR+ Extended Version – Welcome Back: Anthrax
By Paul Lester published
The thrash pioneers return with a new album, proving that being a married dad hasn’t curbed Scott Ian’s fury.

Uriah Heep: Vinyl Reissues
By Paul Lester published
Not yet ratedA whole heap of Heep: the first 16 albums, as God intended them. On plastic.

Opeth: Deliverance & Damnation
By Paul Lester published
Schizoid metal double from the Swede dreamers.
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