ɹᵻvjˈuːɪŋ vˈɑːljuːm twˈɛlv, dˈeɪvɪd sˈɪŋklɛɹ ɪnðə tˈaɪmz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə "bjˈuːɾi ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt" ʌvðə mˌæɡɐzˈiːn æz bˌiːɪŋ tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ðə lˈɪsənɚ slˈæʃ ɹˈiːdɚ tə nˈuː sˈaʊndz fɹʌm bˈændz wˌɪtʃ hæd jˈɛt tə ɹᵻlˈiːs ɐn ˈælbəm, ænd wɪððə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ bˌiːɪŋ tˈɛmpɚd baɪ nˈoʊɪŋ ðə ɹˈiːdɚ wɪl biː lˈɪsənɪŋ tə ðə sˈaʊndz bˌiːɪŋ dɪskˈʌst.
Reviewing Volume Twelve, David Sinclair in The Times described the "beauty of the arrangement" of the magazine as being to introduce the listener/reader to new sounds from bands which had yet to release an album, and with the writing being tempered by knowing the reader will be listening to the sounds being discussed.