NME Magazine 5 September 1981 Madness Rolling Stones Eurythmics Paul Weller the Meteors Simple Minds

NME Magazine 5 September 1981

This Issue News/Articles/Features: Paul Weller, Madness, Delta 5, Ludus, The Meteors, Cabaret Voltaire, Rip Rig and Panic.

Adverts: Eurythmics, Rip Rig and Panic, Simple Minds, Joan Armatrading, Comsat Angels, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Hazel OConnor.

Record Reviews: Rolling Stones, Gary Numan, Altered Images, David Johansen.

Gig Reviews: Dead Or Alive, Pigbag, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The Exploited.

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.