Martin, as far as I am aware there is no magazine connection. "The Record Year" was first published in 1951 and was the first complete list of LP records. My copy dates from 1953 but I cannot say how many years it remained in print. The book was published as a supplement to "The Record Guide" which was similar in format to the Penguin guides. I like it as it includes the early microgrove LP's from Capitol & Brunswick of which there is little info on the web.

Andy