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

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Schizoid metal double from the Swede dreamers.

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Not yet ratedPyrotechnics-loving German rockers’ six studio albums on vinyl and in a box.

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An album of barnstorming boogie from Barcelona.

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Not yet ratedMarillion's Steve Rothery plays 'guitar hero' with Matt Stevens!

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Stax/Caroline)

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The album that made them U2-sized, now a special edition 30th anniversary box set.

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Not yet ratedTheir grand folly, now with unreleased demos, session outtakes, live tracks and more.

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Fourth in a series of expanded albums from prog behemoths.

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It was the song that took them from the punk clubs of New York to the arenas of the world, and cemented Debbie Harry’s status as rock’s foremost badass

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Not yet ratedGong get into the groove for their first show without Daevid Allen.

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Not yet ratedThe first of two very special live shows at one of London's most prestigious venues.

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Tame Impala are notoriously difficult to categorise, but that only makes them all the more magical. Prog gets deep with the mastermind behind the music, multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker.

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Not yet ratedFrank's son faithfully revisits one of his father's proggiest albums.

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Eminem’s favourite 60s baroque popsters.

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From synth-pop to tattoos and long hair – was the Depeche Mode/Soulsavers man always a rock star in pop clothing?

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Five albums of untrammelled quirkiness from Ron ’n’ Russ.

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Not yet ratedFirst album as ELO for 14 years from Mr Blue Sky, and it’s been well worth the wait.

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The punk guitar-slinger of no fixed age returns with an album of no-nonsense noise. Just don’t tell the Mafia.

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Teaming up with a veritable who’s who of electronic music both past and present, Jean Michel Jarre, the godfather of experimental electronica, is back with a new album titled Electronica1.

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Not yet ratedAnderson brings out the classics for a multi-sensory London show.

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Two nights, two cities, one heavy-riffing attack.

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Not yet ratedFifteen CDs charting the progress of McLagan, Lane and Jones (oh, and Woody), and the varied fortunes of blue-eyed souls Marriott and Stewart.
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