NME Magazine 12 September 1981 Soft Cell The Pretenders The Birthday Party Gary Numan

NME Magazine 12 September 1981

This Issues main Features: 1.5 page article on Soft Cell, Tom Verlaine's Question Time, Full page article on Mood Six, two page article on The Pretenders, level 42 interview by Paul Morley.

Full Page Adverts: Nazareth it'snaz Tour, Gary Numan dance, Michael Schenker Group,Record Reviews: singles include 

Gig Reviews: The Jacksons Madison Square Garden, The Birthday Party Africa Centre, Soft White Underbelly at The Venue.

Record Reviews: singles include Bob Dylan, Devo, Billy Fury, Billy Ocean, Madness, Iron Maiden etc LP reviews include Rip Rig and Panic, The Fall the early years, Scott Walker fire escape in the sky etc.

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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.