NME Magazine 3 February 1979 Kevin Coyne Sham 69 Marvel Comics Essential Logic Elvis Costello

NME Magazine 3 February 1979

This Issue Features: Sham 69 riot, Steve Gerber interview, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Essential Logic.

Full Page Adverts: Elvis Costello Oliver's Army, Moon Martin, Tangerine Dream Force Majeure, J Geils Band, Nazareth, Horselips, Village People.

Record Reviews: Elvis Costello, ABBA, Generation X, Bee Gees, Joe Jackson, UFO, Alice Cooper, Muddy Waters, Mcguinn Clark and Hillman.

Gig Reviews: Sham 69 Middlesex Poly, the inmates, the members,Jab Jab at the Marquee, the Bishops Electric Ballroom, punishment of luxury at the Nashville, The Osmonds at the rainbow, Nazareth in Glasgow, Jimmy Cliff Hammersmith ODEON.

Crossword has been attempted and an advert for the Cure on page 25 and Liar on reverse 26 has been removed.

New Musical Express magazine (later shortened to NME) was first published in 1952 and ran for 66 years. NME magazine covered most musical genre's from 1950s Jazz to Rocknroll, 1960's Beat and Folk,1970's glam, progressive rock, heavy rock, punk, new wave, acid house, grunge, britpop etc eventually ceasing publication in March 2018 when it moved to an online subscription only. Vintage back issues of NME make great gifts or as music collectibles they make an interesting archive of music history.