An explanation of terms.

And I'll Cry If I Want To

so why can't the band play it properly? songwriters’ psychology made simple

Britain's newest amp swallows pages. Read why

David Mellor unlocks the creative power of the reel-to-reel tape recorder.

Philip Glass is best known for his work as a minimalist classical composer, but recently he's been completing work in fields as diverse as opera, piano recitals, film and synth ensembles. Mark Jenkins talked to the minimalist maestro during a fleeting visit to London for his latest opera, 'The Making Of The Representative From Planet 8'.

Test on the Best?

Your sampler may only have a mono input, but that shouldn't stop you taking two-channel samples for a fatter, more realistic sound. Howard Massey shows you how.

Pressing Records

Paul Gilby visits SRT Records & Tapes to unearth the 'inside views' of its managing director David Richardson, whose profound words shatter some of the illusions and myths that surround the record manufacturing industry.

The man fronting this month's top ranking and cover-appearing rhythm section is Peter Tosh. The ex-Wailer parts with some heavy words on Jamaica in this interview with Dave Saunders.

A Series By Warren Cann.

Mobile One

A spotlight on Europe's largest mobile studio and its home base in London.

Technics PX1 Digital Piano

The PX1 heralds a new generation of electronic pianos that aims to provide acoustic sound quality in a more versatile, up-to-date format. Julian Colbeck meets the latest Japanese Joanna.

...In March 1981, E&MM's publishers launched this magazine onto an unsuspecting musical public. Dan Goldstein looks back at the issue that started it all.

Pearl's Ice Queen kit

What's new in the recording world.

On a Moroccan roll

Fly-on-the-wall vision of an ethnic recording expedition

Simmons Electronic Drums + Sequencer, Rick Palmer gets switched on

League leader and Moroder man talks tech to Tony Mills

Arise Elite — Editor tests the new Fender Elite Strat

Simon Jeffes, leader of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, loves acoustic instruments...so why are we talking to him? Because we think he's got some pretty sound theories...

Born-again guitar heroes Big Country foresee even greater success for their latest album, The Seer. Overseeing their ambitions, our very own Ricky Gordon

Breaking into the audio industry has always been difficult, but attending a training course may well help you on your way. We report on one scheme offered by Manchester's School Of Sound Recording.