991.com is the world leader in rare and deleted records, cds and music memorabilia. It is also home to the ‘one you haven’t got’, the missing piece of your collection.

A couple of months ago we were invited to view a collection of records.

On the face of it this was just a large collection built up over the years and passed down.

How wrong we were.

This was of the likes we had never seen.

Nearly 7000 pristine vinyl LPs and singles lovingly stored and looked after for over 50 years.

So who was the guardian of this amazing discovery?

His name was Weston Taylor.

Weston Taylor was a journalist with the News of the World from around 1957 until his untimely death in 1975.

Weston was a highly respected entertainment critic and the forerunner of today’s entertainments columns.

He was a very fair and honest critic and would always listen to a new artist and give them a positive word or review.

Despite writing under a pseudonym for a renowned music magazine as well as for an entertainment magazine in the US, music played only a small part in his life.

He was also a revered film critic and a fan of the silent movies and classic comedy like Laurel & Hardy.
He had a love of “real” Hollywood musicals and enjoyed listening to Film scores and soundtracks.

Film would play a part in Weston's life right to the end. Whilst visiting the set of the Peter Seller’s classic ‘Return of the Pink Panther’, Weston was taken ill and unfortunately died shortly after.

The collection covers, 60s & 70s originals, beat, pop, psych, mod, freakbeat, northern soul, prog, rock and jazz - 90% of the 45s are demos, the LPs are factory sample or review copies.

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Please create a blog post that discusses this collection. Have you owned a special collection? Which one? Why? What can you say in our own words about Weston Taylor?