New Musical Express magazine Up for auction is this lot of 19 issues from 1979 - 1981 NME was a British weekly music paper founded in 1952. In the 1970's it was closely associated with punk rock. In the 1980's it would become the most important music paper in the UK. These issues are all in large format (42xm x 30cm), stored flat/unfolded in overall excellent condition In these magazines you will find interviews, concert and LP reviews, full page adverts, great photos, and feature articles Some highlights you will find in this lot: 1. January 5, 1979 Ramones, Simple Minds, The Fall, The Who 2. August 4, 1979 Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page, Sex Pistols 3. September 29, 1979 Blondie, Bob Marley, Quadrophenia, Genesis 4. January 12, 1980 Pink Military, David Bowie 5. January 26, 1980 The Pretenders, Ramones, Rock Cinema 6. February 12, 1980 The Specials, PiL, Sex Pistols 7. June 21, 1980 Gang of Four, Bob Dylan, Radio special 8. July 26, 1980 Japan special, Brian Eno, Yellow Magic Orchestra 9. August 16, 1980 The Beat, Robert Wyatt, Pink Floyd 10. October 11, 1980 Au Pairs, Stanley Kubrick, Joy Division 11. January 3, 1981 The Clash Joe Strummer, German post-punk 12. January 19, 1981 The Fall, Czechoslovakia 13. February 28, 1981 Marvin Gaye, Clock DVA, Bruce Springsteen 14. March 14, 1981 PiL John Lydon, Stray Cats, Talking Heads 15. April 4, 1981 Michael Jackson, Buzzcocks, Gang of Four 16. June 6, 1981 Prince, Motorhead, Bob Marley 17. July 11, 1981 The Specials, Au Pairs, Psychedelic Furs 18. July 25, 1981 Grace Jones, The Cramps, Duran Duran 19. August 8, 1981 The Specials, Elvis Costello, Arthur Lee In overall excellent condition, stored flat, clean edges, with just normal wear for such vintage newspaper issues, including some minor creasing