Paul Lester

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Editor at Record Collector

Editor of Record Collector.

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Record Collector's Rare Record Price Guide Top 10

Feb 12, 2025 | recordcollectormag.com | Paul Lester

RCRRPG Editor Daryl Easlea and his team will be selecting bite-sized highlights from the new, best-selling 18th edition of the world-renowned Record Collector’s Rare Record Price Guide for your pleasure and delectation – the most collectable records by the most collectable artists. No 1: THE BEATLESAlthough it is now 55 years since their split, the ‘four lads who shook the world’ continue to pervade popular culture. How could we not start our new bite-sized collecting series with the Fab Four?
“It’s ludicrous a song like that would go on an album at the height of our fame, but it got the most notice because it was so bizarre”: The Police’s Andy Summers on success, psychedelia and working with difficult people

Feb 3, 2025 | loudersound.com | Paul Lester

Andy Summers worked across a wide range of genres before The Police became huge. He played with Zoot Money, Soft Machine and The Animals, and even jammed with Jimi Hendrix. In the 80s he collaborated with Robert Fripp, and in 2015 continued his experimental creations with Metal Dog. That year he gave Prog the benefit of his insight and experience. Andy Summers was there during the British R&B boom of the mid 60s, the acid rock scene of the late 60s and the birth of prog in the early 70s.
“It’s ludicrous a song like that would go on an album at the height of our fame, but it got the most notice because it was so bizarre”: The Police’s Andy Summers on success, psychedelia and working with difficult people | Flipboard

Feb 3, 2025 | flipboard.com | Paul Lester

We're only an hour into this year's Grammys, and already it sounds as though tensions are running high. Minutes ago, Beyoncé was awarded the 'Best …
I'm a Which? deals editor: here are the brands to watch in the Black Friday sales

Nov 7, 2024 | which.co.uk | Paul Lester |Victoria Purcell

This article is exclusively for Which? members. Black Friday is fast approaching and it pays to be prepared. With access to our expert product recommendations, you can easily grab yourself a Best Buy. Below, our experts highlight the brands you should be paying close attention to. Among our top picks are TV brands that have performed well in our reliability survey, plus a cordless vacuum brand with an impressive average test score of 84%.
Death, drugs and Decca: The Zombies On Their Career Hurdles

Oct 31, 2024 | loudersound.com | Paul Lester

After finding fame as teenagers with the massive hit single She’s Not There, The Zombies members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone embarked on a trailblazing career both together and apart. In 2016, soon after the release of sixth album Still Got That Hunger (and before Argent’s retirement in 2023), the pair told Prog about the Zombies’ life and times. The Zombies were a beat combo with a difference.
“They didn’t understand how important image was - they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall | Flipboard

Oct 31, 2024 | flipboard.com | Paul Lester

2 hours agoThe new mom took her newborn to the polls! New mom Hailey Bieber has already brought her baby boy, Jack Blues Bieber, along on an important tradition. On Thursday, Oct. 31, the model and Rhode founder posted her first picture of her infant son, since she and her husband Justin Bieber welcomed their …
“An eight-minute opening track… pomp, circumstance, Wagenrian bombast and epic grandeur”: Propaganda’s A Secret Wish was more prog than people knew

Oct 13, 2024 | loudersound.com | Paul Lester

In 2011 Prog argued that German synth-pop band Propaganda’s 1985 debut album A Secret Wish had much more of a progressive aspect than many realised at the time. Despite ZTT’s reputation as the ultimate home of pop-pranksterism and radical post-punk, in many ways the label kept prog’s ideals alive in the mid-80s.
I'm a TVs editor and here are five things I wouldn't spend my money on

Oct 2, 2024 | which.co.uk | Paul Lester

Over the years our TV reviews and research have allowed us to develop a pretty consistent and reliable picture of the market – a benefit that means our in-house experts rarely put a foot wrong when shelling out for a new set. We'd like to share those secrets with you. Below are five things we wouldn't want to spend our money on when shopping for a new TV. Our ultimate guide to the best TVs for 2024 is packed with great TV picks and in-depth buying advice.
How Running a Small Business is Like Coaching a Football Team

Sep 6, 2024 | sba.gov | Paul Lester

It may not be something that often crosses your mind, but football coaches and small business owners have a lot in common. Both professions require leadership, dedication, commitment and a strong work ethic to succeed. Just like football coaches, as a small business owner, you must take on many roles to ensure everybody is working together as a team to achieve important goals and operations run smoothly.
“We didn’t like prog - there was a university pretentiousness about it. People asked what we did and I’d say, ‘10cc music’”: However you describe it, The Original Soundtrack is a progressive landmark | Louder

Jul 1, 2024 | loudersound.com | Paul Lester

10cc were established masters of the three-minute pop song when they moved towards rock operatic and pop conceptual for 1975’s The Original Soundtrack. In 2011 Graham Gouldman talked Prog through its creation, and addressed the rumour that the track Une Nuit A Paris inspired Queen’s Bhohemian Rhapsody.

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Articles

Record Collector's Rare Record Price Guide Top 10

“It’s ludicrous a song like that would go on an album at the height of our fame, but it got the most notice because it was so bizarre”: The Police’s Andy Summers on success, psychedelia and working with difficult people

“It’s ludicrous a song like that would go on an album at the height of our fame, but it got the most notice because it was so bizarre”: The Police’s Andy Summers on success, psychedelia and working with difficult people | Flipboard

I'm a Which? deals editor: here are the brands to watch in the Black Friday sales

Death, drugs and Decca: The Zombies On Their Career Hurdles

“They didn’t understand how important image was - they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall | Flipboard

“An eight-minute opening track… pomp, circumstance, Wagenrian bombast and epic grandeur”: Propaganda’s A Secret Wish was more prog than people knew

I'm a TVs editor and here are five things I wouldn't spend my money on

How Running a Small Business is Like Coaching a Football Team

“We didn’t like prog - there was a university pretentiousness about it. People asked what we did and I’d say, ‘10cc music’”: However you describe it, The Original Soundtrack is a progressive landmark | Louder

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