Although colour had been used on finals Records since 1963, it wasn't until Anzac Day 1975 that the first colour cover appeared on a home & away edition.
By 1978 all issues were printed in glossy colour and it's no coincidence that many collections start from this point.
The Record continued largely unchanged until 1994 when the format was altered dramatically. Home & away games moved from A5 to magazine size and the days of storing your copy in your back pocket during the game were fading.
The late 1990s saw a number of spin-off publications such as the Football Record for Kids and the Football Record Almanac published three or four times a season.
In 1998 the league trialled the 'TV Edition' of the Record but this was abandoned after only one season. Published midweek and available from newsagents and a certain chain of hamburger restaurants, the early edition was basically the same as that available on match day, but without the final team line-ups.
In 1999 the title was changed to the AFL Record and the emphasis moved to greater statistical analysis and in-depth feature articles.
