Aria Competition Answers, Portland Studios, Introducing News Notes

Fred Dellar presents a potted history of the people who bring you the 'product' - the record companies.

Best Basslines

What spew!

The Mellotron: A Historical Perspective

Some words of wisdom from producer Alan Winstanley close the mag this month.

Are They A Good Mix?

mixing the pop world's most powerful cocktail: should your music have a message?

Guitarchives

Five aging axes exhumed by Paul Trynka

The Art Of Arranging

Ian Gardiner gets out the manuscript paper and tells you how to spread those blobs around

It's just another month in the diary, exploding monitors and mains fuses

Eden Studios

Paul Bacon takes up his fig leaf and descends to Eden

gossip column

smelly gossip

Guest producer Muff Winwood holds what are sure to be controversial opinions on artistes' responsibilities and expectations.

Gossip, Fibs, Stuff And Nonsense

oh really?

Basking Sharks' finesse

Chas de Whalley encounters his old pal Huey Lewis to discuss the merits of self-production

Glastonbury sound

PA secrets behind one of Britain’s biggest festivals

Later with Jools Holland

Behind the scenes at TV’s premier music show

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