NME Magazine 28 April 1979 Buzzcocks Howard Devoto Police Gregory Isaacs Robert Fripp the Pop Group

NME Magazine April 1979

This Issue Features: the Police interview, Gregory Isaacs interview, Howard Devoto to Page interview by Nick Kent, Buzzcocks Pete Shelley 3 Page interview.

Full Page Adverts: Tycoon, The Who Long Live Rock, Dr Feelgood, Patti Smith Group Wave, the Pop Group Y, Bobby Womack, Rush tour of the hemispheres, Judas Priest, The Members, Labour Election Campaign advert 1, Labour Election Campaign advert 2, Robert Fripp Exposure, Bill Bruford, the Dickies.

Record Reviews: the raincoats, Human League, the Damned, David Bowie, Dr Feelgood, the Pop Group, Robert Fripp, Thin Lizzy black rose, Iggy Pop new values, Lou Reed the bells, the Royal Rasses, Peter Green in the skies, Red Crayola, The Tubes on tour with Squeeze, .

Gig Reviews: Penetration in Middlesbrough, Tom Waits at the Palladium, Linton Kwesi Johnson, JJ Burnel, The Jam in New York, the Chords at the Albany, Kate Bush at the Palladium, Jack Bruce in Liverpool.

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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.