"Didn't you overdub the vocals for 'Live At Leeds'?
'No. We tried, but it didn't work.' Cough cough."
Jon Entwistle again (Jan)

"The Wombles use AMS monitors."
(March)

"Bose means an excellent sound for Roger Whittaker whether he's playing guitar, singing or whistling."
Ad (March)

"Sonor endorsees including John Marshall, Graham Jarvis, Sonny Payne, Harry Hughes, Daniel Humair, Ronnie Stevenson, Jack de Johnette, Tommy Thomas, Bobby Worth."
Who????? (June)

"If you want to buy one, you will be consoled by the fact that a Frenchman would pay as much if not more since their VAT is much higher than ours."
ASBA Stainless Steel Kit Review (Jan 77)

"Even the Punks demand the best when it comes to drums."

Ad (Jan)

"With his last album, I'm Nearly Famous, Cliff Richard was finally certified 'cool'."
Eamonn Percival LP Review (June)

"Gong mixed a new LP helped by Dennis McKay."
Dennis! (Jan)

"Rocket records took off."
(Feb)

"Lew Chase microphone guitar and strings."
Ad (Feb)

"I think mine's a Precision Bass. It's got two of those microphone things side by side and two knobs."
Jean Jacques Burnel (June)

"I paid about 80 dollars for it (Fender Esquire).
IM: 'That's about £35.'"
Steve Marriott: (Aug)

"Roland, the world's leading synthesizer manufacturer has created a GUITAR SYNTHESIZER."
Ad (Aug)

"Riff-Raff's line up consists of Billy Bragg on lead vocal and guitar, Ricey on lead vocals and piano, Wiggy playing lead guitar, Johnny Waw on bass and Rowan on drums."
Buzz (Oct)

"I have 27 different effects. They're in a specially-built thing that looks a little like the GPO."
Frank Zappa (March)

"Polyphonics is here with the Polymoog."
Ad (March)

"Musicians may argue about the musical value of the keyboard — electronic combination, stressing that a musician needs only a conventional musical instrument. I believe that view is outdated and future musicians will not hesitate to use all the availabilities electronics can offer. The argument about 'but is it music?' will become as irrelevent as arguments about the different values of Jazz and Rock music."
Editorial by Ray Hammond (April)

"North drums were launched. The toms looked like hairdryers, the bass drum looked like Humpty Dumpty's shorts."
(Feb)

"Contrary to popular opinion, these bands can play. Sometimes the guitarist will be slightly out of tune with the bass player, but it's early days."
New Waves Saves Live Music Feature (Aug)

"The Roland MicroComposer is probably one of the most advanced units that has been applied to music. Does it worry you, Mr Kakehashi, that musicians won't be able to understand it?"
Ray Hammond (Oct)

"Here in the grooves of this album (Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols) you'll find a performance closer to the edge than anything since Dylan did 'Highway 61 Revisited'."
LP Review (Dec)

"As far as record companies are concerned New Wave might as well just be another Bay City Rollers hype campaign."
Letter (Sept)

"Maison Rouge became 'Immobile'. Official. 'The name Maison Rouge is fast becoming established as a top quality mobile recording studio, but the same name will soon be associated with one of the best 'immobile' studios in England."

(Sept)

"Thanks to Punk, record sales have gone up 70 per cent and guitar and equipment sales have risen dramatically."
Letter, (Jan)

"The vibrato on the Sisme isn't at all 'Sooty—like.'"
Rod Argent reviewing the Sisme SC 101P Organ (Aug)