List of NME covers
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List of NME covers.
[edit] 1962
- 12/01/62 1962's Top Stars on Tour
- 19/01/62 Lonnie Donegan
- 26/01/62 Petula Clark, and Miki & Griff
- 16/02/62 Matt Monro
- 23/02/62 Karl Denver
- 02/03/62 The Shadows
- 09/03/62 Nana Mouskouri's The White Rose of Athens
- 06/04/62 Cliff Richard
- 13/04/62 Craig Douglas
- 27/04/62 Vera Lynn
- 04/05/62 Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and top news personalties
- 18/05/62 Jet Harris
- 08/06/62 Vince Hill
- 22/06/62 Personalities in the Hit parade
- 29/06/62 Frank Ifield
- 06/07/62 Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas, Frank Ifield, and Kenny Ball
- 13/07/62 Elvis Presley
- 20/07/62 Lena Martell
- 27/07/62 Billy Fury
- 03/08/62 Bobby Vinton
- 17/08/62 Kenny Ball
- 24/08/62 4 Golden Guineas records
- 14/09/62 Eden Kane
- 21/09/62 Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Frank Kelly
- 28/09/62 The Everly Brothers, Frank Ifield, and Russ Sainty
- 12/10/62 Frank Sinatra
- 19/10/62 Chance Gordon
- 26/10/62 Frank Ifield
- 02/11/62 Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers
- 09/11/62 Matt Monro
- 16/11/62 Frank Ifield, Richard Chamberlain, Elvis Presley, Susan Maughan, and Duane Eddy
- 23/11/62 Russ Conway
- 30/11/62 Tony Osborne
- 07/12/62 Billy Fury, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Ray Bennett
- 14/12/62 Cliff Richard and the Shadows
- 21/12/62 The Shadows
- 28/12/62 Frank Ifield, Adam Faith, Elvis Presley, Mark Wynter, Joe Brown
[edit] 1963
- 04/01/63 Frank Kelly, The Chucks
- 11/01/63 Kenny Ball
- 18/01/63 The Brook Brothers, The Kestrels, David Macbeth, and Frankie Vaughan
- 25/01/63 Alma Cogan, and Adam Faith
- 08/02/63 Billy Fury
- 22/02/63 Frank Ifield, Helen Shapiro, and The Beatles
- 01/03/63 Cliff Richard
- 08/03/63 The Checkmates, and Wes Sands
- 16/03/63 Connie Francis, Chubby Checker, and Bobby Rydell
- 29/03/63 Lonnie Donegan
- 03/05/63 Joe Brown
- 10/05/63 Heinz
- 17/05/63 Elvis Presley, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, and Billy J. Kramer
- 31/05/63 Eden Kane
- 06/06/63 The Shadows
- 28/06/63 Daryl Quist
- 05/07/63 Daryl Quist
- 19/07/63 Gentle Fury
- 26/07/63 Susan Maughan
- 30/08/63 Cliff Richard and the Shadows
- 06/09/63 The Beatles
- 13/09/63 Eden Kane
- 27/09/63 Cilla Black, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Jimmy Young
- 04/10/63 Daryl Quist
- 18/10/63 The Swinging Blue Jeans
- 23/10/63 Gerry & the Pacemakers
- 01/11/63 Carter-Lewis And The Southerners, and Duane Eddy
- 29/11/63 Dennisons, and The Big 3
- 06/12/63 Cy Tucker, Patrick Wayne, and Mike Sheridan
- 13/12/63 Adam Faith
- 27/12/63 Billy Fury
[edit] 1964
- 03/01/64 Tony Meehan
- 10/01/64 The Searchers
- 17/01/64 Gerry & the Pacemakers
- 24/01/64 Hickory Records' artists
- 31/01/64 Gerry & the Pacemakers
- 14/02/64 Cliff Richard, Bobby Vee, and Gene Pitney
- 21/02/64 Tony D & The Shakeouts
- 06/03/64 Freddie and the Dreamers, and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
- 13/03/64 The Merseybeats
- 20/03/64 The Beatles, Peter & Gordon, and Jimmy Young
- 03/04/64 Roy Orbison
- 10/04/64 Mike Berry and the Innocents, Eddie Cochran, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and Frank Ifield
- 24/04/64 The Dennisons, and The Kinks
- 01/05/64 Peter & Gordon
- 08/05/64 Freddie and the Dreamers
- 15/05/64 Freddie and the Dreamers, The Hollies, and Sammy King and the Voltairs
- 29/05/64 The Night Owls
- 05/06/64 Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson, Peter & Gordon, and The Yardbirds
- 12/06/64 The Royal Showband
- 19/06/64 The Kinks
- 26/06/64 Troy Dante & the Infernos
- 10/07/64 The Merseybeats
- 17/07/64 The Searchers
- 24/07/64 Ken Dodd
- 07/08/64 Billy Fury
- 28/08/64 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, Dave Berry, and Herman's Hermits
- 04/09/64 The Quare Fellas
- 11/09/64 The Animals, Peter & Gordon, Frank Ifield, and Mike Sarne
- 18/09/64 The Honeycombs, Lulu, The Hollies, Heinz, The Tornados, and various artists
- 25/09/64 The Cheetahs
- 02/10/64 Brian Epstein
- 09/10/64 The Beatles
- 16/10/64 Manfred Mann, and Andee Silver
- 23/10/64 Shelley
- 30/10/64 The Hi-Fi's, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Gene Pitney, The Kinks, Marianne Faithfull, Bobby Shafto with The Roofraisers
- 06/11/64 Brenda Lee
- 13/11/64 Herman's Hermits, and Jackie DeShannon
- 20/11/64 The Capitol Showband, and The Pacific Showband
- 27/11/64 Simon Scott
- 04/12/64 Gerry & the Pacemakers, and The Hollies
- 11/12/64 P. J. Proby
- 18/12/64 Seasonal greetings from various artists
- 25/12/64 Seasonal greetings
[edit] 1965
- 08/01/65 The Cheetahs
- 26/02/65 Alan Haven
- 05/03/65 Roy Orbison
- 12/03/65 Donovan
- 02/04/65 Freddie and the Dreamers, and Maxine Darren
- 09/04/65 Mia Lewis, and Bobby Jameson
- 23/04/65 The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Marian Angel, Unit 4 + 2, and Bob Dylan
- 14/05/65 Force 5
- 04/06/65 Susan Maughan
- 02/07/65 The Searchers
- 09/07/65 P. J. Proby, and The Animals
- 27/08/65 Unit 4 + 2
- 10/09/65 The Rolling Stones
- 17/09/65 The Greatest Warner Bros./Reprise Records releases
- 24/09/65 The Everly Brothers, Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, Klaus Voormann (as member of Paddy, Klaus & Gibson), The Alan Elsdon Band, Lionel Blair with his Kick Dancers, The Marionettes
- 01/10/65 The Four Pennies
- 08/10/65 Chris Farlowe
- 15/10/65 The Fortunes
- 22/10/65 Cliff Richard
- 29/10/65 The stars of the Roy Tempest Organisation
- 12/11/65 The Sorrows
- 19/11/65 Sandie Shaw
- 26/11/65 Top Pye Records albums
- 03/12/65 Karlins
- 31/12/65 The Beatles, The Seekers, Ken Dodd, Spencer Davis Group, Cliff Richard, The Barron Knights, Len Barry, The Walker Brothers, and Petula Clark
[edit] 1966
- 14/01/66 Chris Farlowe, and David Bowie
- 28/01/66 The Beatles
- 04/02/66 The Rolling Stones
- 11/02/66 Billy Fury
- 18/02/66 Gary Walker, Roger Miller, and Horst Jankowski
- 04/03/66 The Kinks
- 11/03/66 The Bachelors, Gary Walker, Eden Kane, and Them
- 18/03/66 The Bachelors, Eden Kane, Gary Walker, Them, and Jimmy Wilson
- 25/03/66 The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Neil Christian
- 08/04/66 Philips Records Top 3 singles
- 15/04/66 Barbra Streisand
- 20/05/66 The Rolling Stones, and Gary Walker
- 10/06/66 Jimmy Powell, The Jeeps, and The Falling Leaves
- 24/06/66 The Rolling Stones, and David & Jonathan
- 01/07/66 Neil Christian, and The Action
- 15/07/66 Claude François
- 12/08/66 Chris Farlowe, Georgie Fame, and Alan Price
- 19/08/66 The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Manfred Mann, and Twice As Much
- 09/09/66 The Rolling Stones, and The Yardbirds
- 16/09/66 David Garrick
- 14/10/66 The Beach Boys
- 28/10/66 The Dave Clark Five
- 10/12/66 The Dave Clark Five
- 17/12/66 The Beach Boys
- 24/12/66 Christmas wishes from The Beatles
[edit] 1967
- 07/01/67 The Monkees
- 18/02/67 Marianne Faithfull
- 08/04/67 Wayne Thomas and Lulu
- 15/04/67 Crispian St. Peters
- 29/04/67 The Beach Boys
- 06/05/67 Len Barry
- 13/05/67 John's Children
- 20/05/67 Dusty Springfield
- 27/05/67 Los Brincos
- 03/06/67 The Beatles
- 10/06/67 The Monkees, John Walker, and The Small Faces
- 17/06/67 The Monkees, Procol Harum, Cilla Black, Young Rascals, and The Hollies
- 01/07/67 The Creation
- 08/07/67 John Walker (of The Walker Brothers)
- 29/07/67 The Beatles, The Monkees, Scott McKenzie, Vikki Carr, and The Turtles
- 19/08/67 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 02/09/67 Malcolm Roberts
- 23/09/67 Engelbert Humperdinck, The Move, and The Beatles
- 30/09/67 Dusty Springfield
- 14/10/67 David McWilliams
- 21/10/67 David McWilliams
- 11/11/67 The Beatles, tour group photo of The Who, The Tremeloes, Traffic, and Marmalade
- 25/11/67 Traffic
- 02/12/67 Scott Walker
- 30/12/67 Top Tenners for 1967
[edit] 1968
- 03/02/68 Marty Wilde, and Status Quo
- 10/02/68 The Nerve
- 02/03/68 Abi Ofarim and Esther Ofarim, and The New Vaudeville Band's "The Bonnie and Clyde"
- 09/03/68 Barry Noble
- 16/03/68 The Beatles
- 23/03/68 Plastic Penny
- 06/04/68 Scott Walker
- 13/04/68 Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and June Carter
- 20/04/68 Top of the Pops Easter Show, and Massiel
- 27/04/68 The Small Faces
- 04/05/68 Scott Walker
- 03/08/68 Bee Gees
- 31/08/68 The Dave Clark Five
- 07/09/68 Spooky Tooth
- 14/09/68 Jackie Lomax
- 21/09/68 Procession
- 28/09/68 Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers, and June Carter
- 05/10/68 Cream
- 12/10/68 The Who's Magic Bus
- 19/10/68 Joe Cocker, The Tremeloes, Leapy Lee, and Mary Hopkin
- 26/10/68 The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Hollies, and Dusty Springfield
- 02/11/68 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland
- 09/11/68 Top 5 Atlantic Records LP artists
- 16/11/68 Jackie Trent
- 23/11/68 Dusty Springfield
- 07/12/68 Abi Ofarim and Esther Ofarim
- 14/12/68 Top 10 Philips Records LP artists
- 21/12/68 NEMS Enterprises' Christmas message
- 28/12/68 The Beatles' Christmas message
[edit] 1969
- 04/01/69 Cartoone
- 11/01/69 Dusty Springfield, and Marmalade
- 18/01/69 The Troggs
- 25/01/69 Amen Corner
- 01/02/69 The Doors' "Touch Me"
- 08/02/69 Cilla Black
- 15/02/69 Buddah Records' singles
- 22/02/69 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
- 01/03/69 The Marbles
- 08/03/69 The Small Faces
- 15/03/69 John Rowles
- 22/03/69 Scott Walker
- 29/03/69 Colosseum
- 05/04/69 advert for Fleetwood Mac's "Man of the World"
- 19/04/69 Taste
- 26/04/69 Humble Pie
- 03/05/69 Sandie Shaw
- 10/05/69 Nana Mouskouri
- 17/05/69 1969 NME Poll Winner's Concert
- 24/05/69 Thunderclap Newman
- 31/05/69 Mike d'Abo, and Tom Jones
- 07/06/69 Mike Kennedy
- 14/06/69 Amen Corner
- 21/06/69 Scott Walker
- 28/06/69 Robin Gibb
- 05/07/69 The Plastic Ono Band
- 12/07/69 Yes's "Sweetness"
- 19/07/69 report on The Rolling Stones, relating to the death of Brian Jones, and advert for Herb Alpert's Warm
- 26/07/69 Engelbert Humperdinck
- 02/08/69 Humble Pie (advert for As Safe As Yesterday Is)
- 09/08/69 Humble Pie
- 16/08/69 The Nice
- 30/08/69 Amen Corner
- 06/09/69 Fat Mattress
- 13/09/69 Jonathan Kelly
- 20/09/69 Dusty Springfield (advert for "Am I The Same Girl"), and Barry Ryan (advert for "The Hunt")
- 27/09/69 advert for The Beatles' Abbey Road
- 04/10/69 Changes '69 Tour
- 11/10/69 Family Dogg
- 18/10/69 Amen Corner
- 25/10/69 Blind Faith
- 01/11/69 John Mayall
- 08/11/69 Lulu
- 15/11/69 Amen Corner
- 29/11/69 Robin Gibb
- 06/12/69 Clodagh Rodgers
- 27/12/69 Scott Walker
[edit] 1970
- 03/01/70 Love Affair, King Crimson, and Bonzo Dog Band
- 10/01/70 Rolf Harris, and Glen Campbell
- 17/01/70 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Led Zeppelin
- 24/01/70 Fleetwood Mac
- 07/02/70 Judith Durham
- 14/02/70 Judas Jump
- 21/02/70 Fleetwood Mac, Ringo Starr, Chicago, and Shocking Blue
- 28/02/70 Viv Stanshall, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Gene Pitney, and The Cuff Links
- 07/03/70 The Beatles
- 21/03/70 James Wilson, Jackie Trent, and Tony Hatch and the Cherry Children
- 28/03/70 Buck Owens' Country Music Caravan tour
- 04/04/70 Ringo Starr's Sentimental Journey
- 18/04/70 Maurice Gibb
- 02/05/70 Simon and Garfunkel
- 09/05/70 David Bowie
- 23/05/70 The Who
- 06/06/70 Barry Gibb
- 13/06/70 Deep Purple
- 20/06/70 Deep Purple
- 18/07/70 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 25/07/70 Hyde Park Festival
- 08/08/70 Isle of Wight Festival
- 15/08/70 The Moody Blues' A Question of Balance
- 22/08/70 Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, and Free
- 12/09/70 Humble Pie
- 24/10/70 advert for James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)"
- 26/12/70 The Who
[edit] 1971
- 16/01/71 Frankie Valli, and Clive Dunn
- 23/01/71 Jethro Tull
- 30/01/71 Cliff Richard
- 27/03/71 Marc Bolan
- 24/04/71 Ringo Starr
- 01/05/71 The Beatles
- 15/05/71 Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix
- 12/06/71 Free
- 26/06/71 The Rolling Stones
- 24/07/71 The Who
- 04/09/71 Faces
- 11/09/71 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 25/09/71 Led Zeppelin
- 02/10/71 Neil Diamond
- 09/10/71 Rod Stewart
- 16/10/71 The Who
- 23/10/71 Crosby & Nash
- 30/10/71 Redbone, and The Hollies
- 06/11/71 Elton John
- 27/11/71 The Rolling Stones
[edit] 1972
- 05/02/72 Marc Bolan
- 19/02/72 Joe Cocker
- 26/02/72 Humble Pie, and Viv Stanshall
- 25/03/72 T.Rex
- 01/04/72 Stephen Stills, and Manassas
- 08/04/72 Joe Cocker
- 15/04/72 The Beach Boys
- 22/04/72 The Rolling Stones
- 29/04/72 T.Rex
- 06/05/72 T.Rex
- 27/05/72 Janis Joplin, and The Beach Boys
- 03/06/72 Joe Cocker
- 10/06/72 Maggie Bell
- 24/06/72 T.Rex
- 29/07/72 Ten Years After
- 05/08/72 Rod Stewart
- 12/08/72 Stephen Stills
- 26/08/72 Marc Bolan
- 16/09/72 Elvis Presley, and Mott the Hoople
- 23/09/72 Free
- 30/09/72 John Lennon
- 07/10/72 Ten Years After
- 14/10/72 Hawkwind, and Alice Cooper
- 21/10/72 Curved Air
- 28/10/72 David Cassidy
- 04/11/72 T.Rex
- 11/11/72 Led Zeppelin
- 18/11/72 Faces
- 25/11/72 Family
- 16/12/72 The Who
- 30/12/72 Jimi Hendrix
[edit] 1973
- 13/01/73 Neil Young
- 03/02/73 Alice Cooper
- 10/02/73 Joan Baez, and Alice Cooper
- 17/02/73 Alice Cooper, and Jethro Tull
- 24/02/73 Slade
- 24/03/73 Neil Young
- 03/03/73 Paul Simon, and Neil Young and Crazy Horse
- 31/03/73 Lindisfarne
- 07/04/73 Faces
- 14/04/73 David Bowie
- 21/04/73 Led Zeppelin
- 28/04/73 Slade, The Rolling Stones, and Joan Baez
- 05/05/73 Paul Simon
- 12/05/73 Maggie Bell
- 19/05/73 David Bowie
- 26/05/73 Faces
- 02/06/73 Frank Zappa, and Jimmy McCulloch
- 09/06/73 Edgar Winter
- 16/06/73 Wings
- 23/06/73 Van Morrison
- 30/06/73 Carole King
- 14/07/73 David Bowie
- 21/07/73 The Rolling Stones
- 28/07/73 Roxy Music
- 04/08/73 Faces
- 11/08/73 Lou Reed
- 18/08/73 Faces
- 25/08/73 Jethro Tull
- 01/09/73 Roxy Music
- 08/09/73 Ten Years After
- 15/09/73 George Harrison
- 22/09/73 The Rolling Stones
- 06/10/73 Faces
- 13/10/73 Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 20/10/73 James Dean, and Family
- 27/10/73 David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones
- 03/11/73 Pink Floyd
- 10/11/73 Elton John
[edit] 1974
- 19/01/74 Bryan Ferry
- 26/01/74 Rick Wakeman
- 02/02/74 Brian Eno
- 09/02/74 Mott the Hoople
- 16/02/74 Art Garfunkel
- 23/02/74 David Bowie
- 02/03/74 Roy Wood
- 09/03/74 Lou Reed
- 23/03/74 Gary Glitter
- 30/03/74 Elton John
- 06/04/74 Joni Mitchell
- 13/04/74 Syd Barrett
- 20/04/74 Eric Clapton
- 27/04/74 The Who
- 04/05/74 Rod Stewart
- 18/05/74 Sparks
- 25/05/74 Monty Python
- 01/06/74 Van Morrison
- 08/06/74 Rick Wakeman
- 22/06/74 Robin Nash
- 29/06/74 Eric Clapton
- 13/07/74 Roxy Music
- 20/07/74 Robert Plant, Black Sabbath, Ian Hunter, and Pete Townshend
- 27/07/74 John McLaughlin
- 03/08/74 Rod Stewart
- 10/08/74 The Rolling Stones
- 17/08/74 Roxy Music
- 24/08/74 Mike Oldfield
- 31/08/74 Kevin Ayers
- 07/09/74 Black Oak Arkansas
- 14/09/74 Mike Oldfield
- 21/09/74 The Who
- 28/09/74 Mott the Hoople
- 05/10/74 Frank Zappa
- 12/10/74 Led Zeppelin
- 19/10/74 Alex Harvey
- 26/10/74 Faces
- 02/11/74 Virgin label tour bus
- 09/11/74 Rory Gallagher
- 16/11/74 David Bowie
- 23/11/74 Hawkwind
- 30/11/74 Yes, Faces, and The Beatles
- 07/12/74 Bad Company
- 14/12/74 Status Quo and Eric Clapton
- 21/12/74 Bryan Ferry
- 28/12/74 The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
[edit] 1975
- 04/01/75 The Rolling Stones
- 11/01/75 Pink Floyd
- 18/01/75 The Doobie Brothers, Average White Band, and Gregg Allman
- 25/01/75 Suzi Quatro
- 01/02/75 Little Feat
- 15/02/75 Paul Kossoff
- 22/02/75 Elton John
- 08/03/75 John Lennon
- 15/03/75 David Bowie and Art Garfunkel
- 29/03/75 The Who
- 05/04/75 Rick Wakeman
- 12/04/75 Ringo Starr
- 26/04/75 Frank Zappa
- 03/05/75 Man
- 17/05/75 Maria Muldaur
- 07/06/75 Billy Connolly
- 14/06/75 Bryan Ferry
- 28/06/75 Neil Young
- 26/07/75 Paul McCartney
- 02/08/75 Rod Stewart
- 09/08/75 The Who
- 23/08/75 David Bowie
- 30/08/75 Roxy Music
- 06/09/75 Alice Cooper
- 13/09/75 Genesis
- 20/09/75 Alex Harvey
- 27/09/75 Jim Morrison
- 04/10/75 Johnny Cash
- 11/10/75 Bruce Springsteen
- 18/10/75 The Who
- 25/10/75 Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath
- 01/11/75 Tina Turner
- 15/11/75 Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen
- 22/11/75 The Rolling Stones
- 20/12/75 Steeleye Span
- 27/12/75 Peter Gabriel
[edit] 1976
- 17/01/76 Bad Company
- 31/01/76 The Small Faces
- 07/02/76 10cc
- 21/02/76 Patti Smith
- 20/03/76 Phil Spector
- 03/04/76 Neil Young
- 17/04/76 Sweet
- 22/05/76 Nils Lofgren
- 29/05/76 The Rolling Stones
- 05/06/76 Roger Daltrey
- 12/06/76 Helen Mirren
- 26/06/76 Bryan Ferry
- 03/07/76 Eric Clapton
- 17/07/76 The Who
- 24/07/76 The Runaways
- 31/07/76 Fleetwood Mac
- 14/08/76 Ted Nugent
- 21/08/76 Blue Öyster Cult
- 11/09/76 Queen
- 25/09/76 Bob Dylan
- 30/10/76 Rod Stewart
[edit] 1977
- 01/01/77 Genesis
- 08/01/77 Joe Cocker
- 12/02/77 Pink Floyd
- 26/02/77 Led Zeppelin
- 26/03/77 Bruce Springsteen
- 09/04/77 Thin Lizzy
- 16/04/77 The Kinks
- 30/04/77 Muddy Waters
- 14/05/77 Ian Hunter
- 11/06/77 Britain's Nuclear power stations
- 25/06/77 Van Morrison
- 02/07/77 Steve Winwood
- 09/07/77 Sex Pistols
- 16/07/77 Frankie Miller
- 25/07/77 Van Morrison
- 30/07/77 Dave Edmunds
- 27/08/77 Elvis Presley
- 03/09/77 Roger Taylor
- 10/09/77 Thin Lizzy
- 29/10/77 The Tubes
- 05/11/77 The Who
- 21/11/77 David Bowie
- 03/12/77 Buzzcocks
- 10/12/77 The Clash
[edit] 1978
- 14/01/78 John Lennon
- 21/01/78 Power pop
- 04/02/78 Blondie, Talking Heads, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen
- 25/02/78 Howard Devoto (previously of Buzzcocks but by then of Magazine)
- 04/03/78 Bryan Ferry
- 15/04/78 Ian Dury
- 22/04/78 Bob Dylan
- 06/05/78 Anti-Nazi League demonstration in London
- 13/05/78 X-Ray Spex
- 20/05/78 Jonathan Richman
- 10/06/78 Peter Gabriel
- 17/06/78 Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
- 24/06/78 Bob Dylan
- 01/07/78 Stonehenge
- 22/07/78 Record and Tape Piracy
- 05/08/78 Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones
- 12/08/78 The Who
- 23/09/78 Dave Edmunds
- 14/10/78 Bruce Springsteen
- 21/10/78 Sid Vicious
- 28/10/78 Elton John
- 04/11/78 The Jam
- 11/11/78 Pauline Murray of Penetration
- 18/11/78 Pere Ubu
- 25/11/78 Roxy Music
- 23/12/78 Ian Dury
[edit] 1979
- 06/01/79 French rock music
- 27/01/79 Elvis Costello
- 03/02/79 Kevin Coyne
- 10/02/79 Jean-Jacques Burnel (of The Stranglers)
- 17/02/79 Village People
- 24/02/79 Dennis Brown
- 03/03/79 Graham Parker
- 10/03/79 Van Morrison
- 07/04/79 Nicky Tesco of The Members
- 21/04/79 Linton Kwesi Johnson
- 28/04/79 Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
- 05/05/79 Ted Nugent
- 19/05/79 Bryan Ferry
- 26/05/79 The New Barbarians
- 02/06/79 Ian Dury
- 09/06/79 Dire Straits
- 04/08/79 Led Zeppelin
- 18/08/79 John Peel
- 15/09/79 The Undertones
- 06/10/79 The Kinks
- 07/12/79 Nick Lowe
- 22/12/79 Review of the year
[edit] 1980
- 16/02/80 Rockabilly
- 01/03/80 Joe Ely
- 15/03/80 Tom Petty
- 19/04/80 Pete Townshend of The Who
- 21/06/80 Gang of Four
- 28/06/80 The Rolling Stones
- 12/07/80 The Human League
- 30/08/80 Stray Cats
- 13/09/80 David Bowie
- 01/11/80 Captain Beefheart
- 13/12/80 John Lennon
- 20/12/80 various images (Christmas issue)
[edit] 1981
- 03/01/81 Joe Strummer (then of The Clash)
- 10/01/81 Trans Europe Express cover (music in Eastern Europe)
- 24/01/81 NME 1980 Poll Winners
- 14/02/81 Bono of U2
- 02/05/81 Girlschool
- 20/06/81 James Chance
- 15/08/81 Bob Dylan
- 22/08/81 Depeche Mode
- 12/09/81 Soft Cell
- 24/10/81 Keith Richards
- 07/11/81 Rik Mayall
- 14/11/81 Mark E. Smith of The Fall
- 28/11/81 D.A.F.
- 05/12/81 Elvis Presley
- 19/12/81 Meat Loaf
[edit] 1982
- 02/01/82 David Sylvian (then of Japan)
- 06/02/82 Kirk Brandon (then of Theatre of Hate)
- 13/02/82 Fun Boy Three
- 20/02/82 Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen
- 24/04/82 The Associates
- 01/05/82 Boy George (then of Culture Club)
- 08/05/82 Iron Maiden
- 05/06/82 The Human League
- 19/06/82 Bryan Ferry
- 03/07/82 Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners
- 17/07/82 Talking Heads
- 07/08/82 John Lydon
- 14/08/82 Alfred Hitchcock
- 11/09/82 Africa (themed issue)
- 18/09/82 Lemmy
- 09/10/82 Musical Youth
- 06/11/82 David Sylvian
[edit] 1983
- 22/01/83 Imagination
- 12/03/83 Stray Cats
- 19/03/83 Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen
- 26/03/83 Nick Cave
- 02/04/83 Madness
- 16/04/83 David Bowie
- 23/04/83 Orange Juice
- 30/04/83 Boy George (then of Culture Club)
- 28/05/83 Alison Moyet (then of Yazoo)
- 04/06/83 Death Cult
- 11/06/83 Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera
- 18/06/83 Wham!
- 25/06/83 Grace Jones
- 16/07/83 Cabaret Voltaire
- 23/07/83 New Order
- 30/07/83 Bob Marley
- 06/08/83 Video game arcades
- 13/08/83 Test Dept
- 20/08/83 Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 27/08/83 General Public
- 24/09/83 Big Country
- 01/10/83 Tom Waits
- 05/11/83 Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- 10/12/83 Cocteau Twins
- 24/12/83 special Christmas cover
[edit] 1984
- 14/01/84 Billy Bragg
- 21/01/84 Madness
- 28/01/84 Aswad
- 04/02/84 The Smiths
- 11/02/84 Yoko Ono
- 18/02/84 NMEdia issue
- 25/02/84 The Clash
- 03/03/84 Mad axemen and guitar heroes (Heavy Metal issue)
- 10/03/84 The Style Council
- 24/03/84 Culture Club
- 31/03/84 Hugh Masekela
- 07/04/84 Marvin Gaye (following his death)
- 14/04/84 Soul issue
- 21/04/84 The Three Johns
- 12/05/84 Nick Cave
- 19/05/84 Bronski Beat
- 26/05/84 Pete Burns of Dead or Alive
- 04/08/84 Rik Mayall
- 18/08/84 Heaven 17
- 25/08/84 Sade
- 01/09/84 Afrika Bambaataa and James Brown
- 22/09/84 Boy George
- 29/09/84 David Bowie
- 17/11/84 ZZ Top
- 24/11/84 Charlie Nicholas (footballer then at Arsenal F.C.)
- 22/12/84 Frankie Goes To Hollywood
[edit] 1985
- 12/01/85 Frank Sinatra
- 26/01/85 Spitting Image
- 20/07/85 Live Aid
- 27/07/85 Theresa Russell
- 31/08/85 Everything But The Girl
- 28/09/85 Bobby Womack
- 19/10/85 Tom Waits
- 26/10/85 Matt Dillon
- 23/11/85 Computer crimes
- 30/11/85 The 100 greatest albums ever made
- 21/12/85 Del Boy and Rodney from Only Fools and Horses
[edit] 1986
- 15/02/86 Big Audio Dynamite
- 22/02/86 Keith Richards
- 08/03/86 Sigue Sigue Sputnik
- 15/03/86 Mantronix
- 22/03/86 Absolute Beginners
- 05/04/86 Hipsway
- 12/04/86 Samantha Fox
- 19/04/86 Test Dept
- 05/07/86 The Jesus and Mary Chain
- 12/07/86 Matt Johnson of The The
- 26/07/86 Zodiac Mindwarp
- 09/08/86 Queen
- 16/08/86 Mick Hucknall of Simply Red
- 23/08/86 David Sylvian
- 30/08/86 Daley Thompson
- 20/09/86 Sex (themed issue)
- 27/09/86 Trouble Funk
- 04/10/86 Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.
- 25/10/86 ZZ Top
- 01/11/86 Cyndi Lauper
- 08/11/86 Youth suicide (almost all-black cover)
- 15/11/86 Cilla Black
- 22/11/86 Swing Out Sister
- 06/12/86 Elvis Presley (though the cover story in this issue, written by Stuart Cosgrove, was actually a criticism of the US military presence in Britain using Presley's image as symbolic, not an article about Presley himself)
- 13/12/86 Madonna
[edit] 1987
- 03/01/87 Robbie Coltrane
- 07/03/87 Paula Yates
- 14/03/87 U2
- 21/03/87 Metallica
- 18/04/87 Rhythm Kingdom issue
- 09/05/87 Def Jam
- 18/07/87 Bruce Springsteen
- 28/11/87 Peter Gabriel
- 05/12/87 The Cult
- 19/12/87 New Order
[edit] 1988
- 16/01/88 Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 30/01/88 70s special
- 12/03/88 Iron Maiden
- 16/04/88 Harry Enfield (as Loadsamoney)
- 07/05/88 Derek B
- 25/06/88 Gary Glitter
- 02/07/88 The Pogues
- 09/07/88 Pink Floyd
- 13/08/88 Nick Cave
- 26/11/88 Napalm Death
- 3/12/88 Neneh Cherry
- 17/12/88 Bros
[edit] 1989
- 21/01/89 Def Leppard
- 03/06/89 Peter Gabriel
- 10/06/89 Lou Reed
- 23/09/89 The Cult
- 07/10/89 Kate Bush
- 18/11/89 The Stone Roses
- 23/12/89 The Stone Roses
[edit] 1990
- 03/03/90 Inspiral Carpets
- 14/04/90 Lenny Kravitz, and Slash
- 24/11/90 Donovan
[edit] 1991
- 04/05/91 Neil Young
- 06/05/91 James
- 15/06/91 Erasure
- 22/06/91 Anthrax
- 13/07/91 Ice-T
- 27/07/91 Metallica
- 31/08/91 The Cult
- 14/09/91 David Bowie
- 26/10/91 New Order
[edit] 1992
- 08/02/92 Ride
- 20/02/92 Suede
- 23/05/92 Fatima Mansions & Sean Hughes
- 20/06/92 Faith No More
- 26/09/92 Madonna
- 03/10/92 Manic Street Preachers
- 10/10/92 The Orb
- 31/10/92 Sinead O'Connor
- 14/11/92 Carter USM
[edit] 1993
- 16/01/93 Tanya Donelly
- 20/02/93 Brett Anderson of Suede
- 20/03/93 David Bowie and Brett Anderson of Suede
- 27/03/93 Evan Dando of The Lemonheads
- 17/04/93 Courtney Love
- 24/04/93 PJ Harvey
- 01/05/93 Rage Against the Machine
- 22/05/93 U2
- 29/05/93 The Stone Roses
- 05/06/93 The Velvet Underground
- 12/06/93 The Cure
- 26/06/93 Suede
- 03/07/93 Glastonbury Festival
- 17/07/93 The Black Crowes
- 24/07/93 Nirvana
- 25/09/93 Evan Dando of The Lemonheads
- 06/11/93 Suede
- 20/11/93 Morrissey and Johnny Marr of The Smiths (to mark their tenth anniversary)
[edit] 1994
- 12/03/94 Kurt Cobain (in a coma following a drug overdose)
- 19/03/94 Paul Weller
- 16/04/94 Kurt Cobain (following his death)
- 02/07/94 Glastonbury Festival
- 09/07/94 Brian Jones
- 20/08/94 Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 22/10/94 Neil Young
- 12/11/94 The Black Crowes
- 19/11/94 The Stone Roses
- 24/12/94 Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
[edit] 1995
- 25/02/95 Elton John
- 04/03/95 The Stone Roses
- 11/03/95 Prince
- 01/04/95 Tricky
- 06/05/95 The Prodigy
- 13/05/95 Paul Weller
- 03/06/95 Rod Stewart
- 24/06/95 Robert Smith of The Cure
- 01/07/95 Glastonbury Festival
- 08/07/95 Keith Richards
- 15/07/95 Neil Young
- 22/07/95 REM
- 05/08/95 Black Grape
- 12/08/95 Blur and Oasis
- 19/08/95 Foo Fighters
- 09/09/95 The Stone Roses
- 30/09/95 Oasis
- 25/11/95 David Bowie
- 23/12/95 Oasis
[edit] 1996
- 20/01/96 Cast
- 27/01/96 Nick Cave
- 09/03/96 Bruce Springsteen
- 06/04/96 The Stone Roses
- 20/04/96 The Stone Roses
- 11/05/96 Euro 96
- 18/05/96 Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds
- 25/05/96 Dodgy
- 06/07/96 Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
- 13/07/96 Underworld
- 27/07/96 Suede
- 31/08/96 The Stone Roses
- 14/09/96 Metallica
- 21/09/96 Oasis
- 28/09/96 The Bluetones
- 09/11/96 Kula Shaker
- 07/12/96 Louise Wener of Sleeper
- 14/12/96 Prince
- 21/12/96 special design for Christmas issue
[edit] 1997
- 04/01/97 Elastica
- 01/03/97 Kula Shaker
- 15/03/97 The Divine Comedy
- 22/03/97 The Charlatans
- 12/04/97 Daft Punk
- 26/04/97 The Seahorses
- 03/05/97 Primal Scream
- 07/06/97 The Verve
- 05/07/97 Glastonbury Festival
- 12/07/97 Oasis
- 25/07/97 The Beta Band
- 09/08/97 Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
- 30/08/97 Reading Festival
- 02/09/97 The Prodigy
- 11/10/97 U2
- 08/11/97 Pulp
- 15/11/97 Metallica
- 22/11/97 The Charlatans & The Verve
- 29/11/97 Blur
- 06/12/97 The Fast Show
[edit] 1998
- 07/01/98 The Verve
- 14/03/98 Tony Blair (an attack on New Labour policy using the slogan "Rock and Roll takes on the Government")
- 02/05/98 Jeff Buckley
- 04/07/98 Glastonbury Festival
- 15/08/98 Embrace
- 05/09/98 Reading Festival
- 12/09/98 Marilyn Manson
- 10/10/98 Stereophonics
- 07/11/98 Robbie Williams
- 19/12/98 Manic Street Preachers
[edit] 1999
- 22/01/99 Blur
- 30/01/99 South Park
- 19/03/99 Aphex Twin/Chris Cunningham
- 26/06/99 Glastonbury Festival
- 17/07/99 Marilyn Manson
- 31/07/99 Travis
- 07/08/99 The Charlatans
- 11/09/99 Leftfield
- 27/11/99 Korn
- 04/12/99 Fun Lovin' Criminals
[edit] 2000
- 08/01/00
- 15/01/00
- 22/01/00 Asian Dub Foundation
- 29/01/00 Rage Against the Machine
- 05/02/00 NME Awards Preview
- 12/02/00 Paul McCartney
- 19/02/00 Oasis
- 26/02/00 Kelis
- 04/03/00 AC/DC
- 11/03/00
- 18/03/00 Cannabis
- 25/03/00
- 01/04/00
- 08/04/00
- 15/04/00
- 22/04/00
- 29/04/00 Ali G
- 06/05/00 The Charlatans
- 13/05/00
- 20/05/00 Doves
- 27/05/00
- 03/06/00
- 10/06/00 Napster
- 17/06/00
- 24/06/00
- 01/07/00 Glastonbury Festival
- 08/07/00
- 15/07/00
- 22/07/00
- 29/07/00
- 05/08/00
- 12/08/00
- 19/08/00
- 26/08/00
- 02/09/00
- 09/09/00
- 16/09/00
- 23/09/00 At The Drive-In
- 30/09/00 Muse
- 07/10/00 Moby & Kelis
- 14/10/00 U2
- 21/10/00 Fatboy Slim
- 28/10/00 The Live Issue
- 04/11/00 Damon Albarn
- 11/11/00 Wu-Tang Clan
- 18/11/00 Amen
- 25/11/00
- 02/12/00 David Bowie
- 09/12/00 "The Pictures They Didn't Want You To See"
- 16/12/00 Badly Drawn Boy
- 23/12/00
[edit] 2001
- 06/01/01 32 New Stars For 2001
- 13/01/01 Manic Street Preachers
- 20/01/01 JJ72
- 27/01/01 "Sex, Drugs & Rock Journalism
- 03/02/01 NME Tour
- 10/02/01 Hip-Hop Special
- 17/02/01
- 24/02/01
- 03/03/01 Manic Street Preachers
- 10/03/01 Stereophonics
- 17/03/01 Gorillaz & Daft Punk
- 24/03/01
- 31/03/01
- 07/04/01
- 14/04/01
- 21/04/01 "We Love NY"
- 28/04/01 Destiny's Child
- 05/05/01 Mogwai
- 12/05/01 Basement Jaxx
- 19/05/01
- 26/05/01 Air
- 02/06/01 Pulp
- 09/06/01
- 16/06/01 Outkast
- 30/06/01 Super Furry Animals
- 07/07/01
- 14/07/01 So Solid Crew
- 21/07/01 Spiritualized
- 29/07/01
- 04/08/01
- 11/08/01 The White Stripes
- 18/08/01
- 25/08/01 The Strokes
- 01/09/01
- 08/09/01 Slipknot
- 15/09/01
- 22/09/01
- 29/09/01 Oasis
- 06/10/01
- 13/10/01
- 20/10/01 Andrew WK
- 27/10/01 "Guitar Britain"
- 03/11/01
- 10/11/01 Muse
- 17/11/01
- 24/11/01 So Solid Crew
- 01/12/01 Courtney Love
- 08/12/01 Top 50 Albums Of The Year
- 15/12/01 NME Review Of The Year
[edit] 2002
- 02/03/02 The Strokes
- 09/03/02 The Strokes & Kylie Minogue
- 16/03/02 The Streets
- 23/04/02 Oasis (50th Birthday issue)
- 27/04/02 Hundred Reasons
- 04/05/02 The Hives
- 08/05/02 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- 13/05/02 Doves
- 25/05/02 The Osbournes
- 08/06/02 The Libertines
- 15/06/02 Oasis
- 03/08/02 Radiohead
- 24/08/02 The Strokes
- 05/10/02 The Datsuns
- 30/11/02 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- 07/12/02 The Streets
- 21 & 28/12/02 Coldplay
[edit] 2003
- 04/01/03 Radiohead
- 11/01/03 Eminem
- 18/01/03
- 25/01/03 The Datsuns
- 01/02/03 Kelly Osbourne
- 08/02/03 The Vines
- 15/02/03
- 22/02/03 Coldplay & Oasis
- 08/03/03
- 15/03/03 Oasis
- 22/03/03 Avril Lavigne
- 29/03/03
- 05/04/03
- 12/04/03 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- 19/04/03 Hot Hot Heat
- 26/04/03 Coldplay
- 03/05/03 Radiohead
- 10/05/03 The Music
- 17/05/03 Blur
- 24/05/03 Radiohead
- 07/06/03
- 14/06/03 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- 21/06/03 Eminem, 50 Cent & Dr. Dre
- 29/06/03
- 05/07/03 Glastonbury 2003/Radiohead
- 12/07/03
- 19/07/03 The Flaming Lips
- 26/07/03 The Coral
- 02/08/03 The Darkness
- 09/08/03
- 16/08/03 The Strokes
- 23/08/03 Reading & Leeds Festival (Preview)
- 30/08/03 Reading & Leeds Festival (Review)
- 06/09/03 The Cooper Temple Clause
- 20/09/03 The Strokes
- 27/09/03 The White Stripes
- 04/10/03 The Darkness
- 11/10/03
- 18/10/03
- 25/10/03 The Strokes
- 08/11/03 Kylie Minogue
- 15/11/03 The Beatles
- 22/11/03 "Rock N Roll Riot"
- 29/11/03 Cool List 2003
- 06/12/03 Radiohead
- 13/12/03 Nirvana
- 20/12/03 The Libertines
[edit] 2004
- 03/01/04 Oasis
- 10/01/04
- 17/01/04
- 24/01/04
- 30/01/04
- 07/02/04
- 14/02/04 Outkast
- 21/02/04
- 28/02/04
- 06/03/04
- 13/03/04
- 20/03/04 The Strokes
- 27/03/04
- 03/04/04
- 10/04/04
- 17/04/04
- 24/04/04 The Vines
- 01/05/04 Franz Ferdinand
- 08/05/04 Muse
- 15/05/04 Radiohead
- 22/05/04 Franz Ferdiand & Morrissey
- 29/05/04 The Pixies
- 05/06/04
- 12/06/04
- 19/06/04 Morrissey
- 26/06/04
- 03/07/04 Glastonbury Festival
- 10/07/04
- 17/07/04
- 24/07/04 The Libertines
- 07/08/04 The Streets
- 14/08/04 Franz Ferdinand
- 18/09/04 1001 Rock Facts
- 25/09/04
- 02/10/04
- 09/10/04 Goldie Lookin Chain
- 16/10/04 Babyshambles
- 23/10/04 Kings Of Leon
- 30/10/04 Scissor Sisters
- 06/11/04 John Peel (after his death)
- 13/11/04
- 20/11/04
- 27/11/04 Pete Doherty (Cool List 2004)
- 04/12/04 Kasabian
- 11/12/04
- 18/12/04
- 25/12/04 U2
[edit] 2005
- 08/01/05 Franz Ferdinand
- 15/01/05 Bloc Party
- 05/02/05 Razorlight
- 12/02/05 The Others
- 05/03/05 New Order
- 19/03/05 Kaiser Chiefs
- 26/03/05 Gwen Stefani
- 16/04/05 Bloc Party
- 23/04/05 Coldplay
- 01/05/05 Foo Fighters
- 07/05/05 The Killers
- 15/05/05 Radiohead
- 28/05/05 The White Stripes
- 01/06/05
- 18/06/05 Green Day
- 25/06/05 Glastonbury Festival (Preview)
- 02/07/05 Glastonbury Festival (Review)
- 09/07/05 Live 8 Souvenir issue
- 16/07/05 Kaiser Chiefs & Foo Fighters
- 23/07/05 Babyshambles
- 06/08/05 Kaiser Chiefs
- 13/08/05 The Magic Numbers
- 20/08/05 Oasis
- 27/08/05 The Pixies
- 03/09/05 Carling Weekend
- 10/09/05 Ian Brown
- 17/09/05 Bloc Party
- 24/09/05 The Killers
- 08/10/05 Babyshambles
- 22/10/05 Kaiser Chiefs
- 29/10/05 Arctic Monkeys
- 05/11/05 Little Britain
- 12/11/05 The White Stripes
- 19/11/05
- 26/11/05 Cool List 2005
- 30/11/05
- 10/12/05 Oasis
- 17/12/05 The Strokes
- 21/12/05
- 29/12/05
[edit] 2006
- 04/01/06 Richard Ashcroft
- 11/01/06 Dirty Pretty Things
- 18/01/06 Arctic Monkeys
- 25/01/06 100 Greatest British Albums Ever
- 01/02/06 Arctic Monkeys
- 08/02/06 The Ordinary Boys
- 15/02/06 Maxïmo Park and Arctic Monkeys
- 22/02/06 Morrissey
- 01/03/06 NME Awards Special - Ian Brown and Arctic Monkeys
- 08/03/06 The Strokes
- 15/03/06 The Streets
- 22/03/06 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- 29/03/06 Kasabian
- 05/04/06 Radiohead
- 12/04/06 Primal Scream
- 19/04/06 Fall Out Boy
- 26/04/06 Arctic Monkeys
- 03/05/06 The Raconteurs
- 10/05/06 Heroes
- 17/05/06 Razorlight
- 24/05/06 Radiohead
- 31/05/06 Foo Fighters
- 07/06/06 The Smiths
- 14/06/06 Soundtrack of the Summer
- 21/06/06 The Kooks
- 28/06/06 The Killers
- 05/07/06 Kasabian
- 12/07/06 Lily Allen
- 19/07/06 Syd Barrett
- 26/07/06 Pete Doherty
- 02/08/06 Oasis
- 09/08/06 The Horrors
- 16/08/06 Radiohead
- 23/08/06 Arctic Monkeys
- 30/08/06 Reading and Leeds Festival
- 06/09/06 Kasabian
- 13/09/06 War On Emo
- 20/09/06 Nirvana
- 27/09/06 Jarvis Cocker
- 04/10/06 Klaxons
- 11/10/06 The Automatic
- 18/10/06 Panic! at the Disco
- 25/10/06 My Chemical Romance
- 01/11/06 Mike Skinner and Pete Doherty
- 08/11/06 Oasis
- 15/11/06 U2 and Green Day
- 22/11/06 Muse
- 29/11/06 Carl Barat
- 06/12/06 Albums of the Year: 2006
- 13/12/06 The Killers
- 20/12/06 The Good, the Bad and the Queen
[edit] 2007
- 03/01/07 Arctic Monkeys
- 10/01/07 The View
- 17/01/07 James Brown (after his death)
- 24/01/07 My Chemical Romance
- 31/01/07 Bloc Party
- 07/02/07 Kaiser Chiefs
- 14/02/07 Oasis (3 Special Edition Covers Available)
- 21/02/07 Arcade Fire
- 28/02/07 The Gossip
- 07/03/07 NME Awards
- 14/03/07 NME Awards (With Free DVD)
- 21/03/07 Arctic Monkeys (Issue Came With Free Stickers)
- 28/03/07 The Twang
