"...for the past ten years the guitar has been an electric instrument — amplifiers and all that..."
Ritchie Blackmore (March)

"A particularly interesting point is the way Mike Rossi's voice marries itself with the music..."
Quo LP review (March)

"If a guitarist insists on pumping out 80 or 90 watts that... will finally interfere with the overall balance of the PA sound."
Review of Selmer Super Reverb 30 (March)

"The Lamb Mini Studio is the first of its kind... it packs down in suitcase-size flight cases..."
News (March)

"We've pin-pointed the specification, but you have to see the polyester finish..."
Columbus ad (March)

"We thought our first album cover was the worst that any could possibly be. Then we saw the second album cover."
Eric Carmen, Raspberries (April)

"The range of Kay guitars, ranging from £6.95 retail..."
News (April)

"If your gear is faulty, it's better to lose your fee than your bass player."
Stephen Delft (May)

"Over the last three years I've been developing what could loosely be described as a guitar synthesizer, but it blew up..."
Phil Manzanera (May)

"I believe in Tom Paxton so much, he could be so big here"
Johnny Jones (May)

"IM: Do you feel that the synthesizer will take you away from conventional Keyboards?
Keith Emerson: No, not for me..."
(June)

"Now Hammond have introduced portable organs... the keyboard unit is 44½" long and weighs 101lbs, the base weighs 41lbs..."
Review (July)

"IM: You did a Beck, Bogert and Appice album with Jimmy Miller, didn't you?
Jeff Beck: That rubbish is still in the can. The sound was appalling and the material was shitty."
(July)

"The Rolling Stones are finished, as far as I'm concerned."
Jeff Beck (July)

"This album turned me on to quad... there's a tremendous future for it."
Ray Thomas, Moody Blues (August)

"The Hayman modular guitar is the beginning of a revolution in guitar design..."
(review, March) Hayman modular lead guitar

"The rest of the band are great, too. Norman used to be in Billy Fury's band, Graham has played in quite a few local groups and once turned down a chance to join Exit, which at that time included Terry Bennett, who's now in Sassafrass."
Carlo Santanna ex-Paper Lace (August)

"IM: Have you done any live recording?
Peter Frampton: I think the next album will be a live one..."
(August)

"IM: How do you keep fit?
Dave Gilmour: I play football, I play cricket, I play squash, I play some tennis, I swim...'
IM: On a regular basis?
DG: Yes. And I screw."
(September)

"We wouldn't complain if we were playing regularly. If I had a square meal a day and my rent I'd be happy as a pig in shit"
Jimmy Bain — then in Harlot, now in Dio. (July)

"I met this guy who had designed an incredible keyboard machine. It's basically a keyboard that offers the player sounds from pre-recorded tapes on endless loop cartridges, so that you can be playing violins or trumpets, or whatever. Today I think the Birotron is an amazing instrument..."
Rick Wakeman (September)

"A lot of people say 'He's a session breadhead. He can't play Funky...'"
Brian Bennett, Shadows Drummer (September)

"IM: Do you talk to Rod Stewart at all?
Jeff Beck: No, not interested. He's gone right round the bend... silk trousers and silly hats."
(October)

"IM: How do you think people's impressions of you have changed after this album?
Jeff Beck: Well, I've been whirling around in aeroplanes most of the time, though I've had some nice vibes off it."
(October)

"David Bowie got bored within two hours of the session starting. We would probably have never worked well together because of the enormous amounts of time I use to produce. I think three or four days of mixing the same track would drive him completely up the wall. He couldn't take that."
Gus Dudgeon (October)

"Not long ago I had a late night, out with the wife, and I was lying in bed afterwards and I said 'I can feel it building up, I'm going to be able to do something — I don't know where it is, but it will come.'"
Alan Price (October)

"As the bands did their sets everyone listened intently, only the occasional 'really great man' and 'nice riff' being exchanged..."
Harvey Andrews (October)

"How about an amplifier with:
★ Real jean denim covering
★ Real calf leather ends and corners
★ Temelo and footswitch..."
Jimmy Bean amp ad (October)