NME Magazine 3 March 1979 Joe Strummer, Graham Parker, Michael Jackson , the Mekons, The Inmates , full page adverts include Tom Robinson, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Buzzcocks, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Sweet, Skids, Judas Priest, Dire Straits, The Rumour.

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.