1972 Issues

These are the issues of NME that came out in 1972.

Some of the issues I have will be available on this site (click the link on the date or picture to take you to the issue which will be available via my Flickr and Google page).

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Editor - Nick Logan

Assistant Editor - Tony Tyler

Features Editor - Neil Spencer

News Editor - Derek Johnson

Reviews Editors - Bob Woffinden

Production Editor - Jack Scott

Special Projects Editor - Roy Car

Contributing Editor - Ian MacDonald

Published - Friday

To type up

Volume: 21 - Number: 01

Price - 5p Pages - 20

Cover photographers unknown

Issue donated by John Harrison

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1st January 1972

Cover: Marc Bolan, Dawn and

Diana Ross: Year in charts

Articles and interviews:

Paul Simon
The Kinks
Rufus Thomas
Allan Clarke (Hollies)
Buddy Rich
UFO
New World
Deep Purple
Muddy Waters
Brian Keith / Congregation
Sun Records: Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis
Reggae: Winston Groovy
BBC: Folk on Friday
Jimi Hendrix film
Letter from John Lennon

News:

Elvis Presley, Supremes, Tom Jones, George Harrison, Jethro Tull, Caravan, Lindisfarne, Simon & Garfunkel, King Crimson, Heads Hands & Feet, Slade, Gentle Giant, Black Widow, Osmunds, Roger Whitaker, Black Sabbath, Des O'Connor, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Strawbs, Argent, Tony Bennett, Armada, David Bowie, Jeff Beck, The Fortunes, Lulu, Moody Blues, Michael Jackson

Albums:

Sly & the Family Stone, Dr. John, Southern Comfort, Friday Brown, Ian & Sylvia Tyson, Tami Lynn, Harry Beckett, Peter Smith with the Common Round, Bless 'Em All (VA), Jesus Christ Superstar Highlights (VA)

Singles reviewed by Derek Johnson

Chi-lites, Desmond Dekker, Donnie Elbert, The Rascals, Tony Bennett, Mark Lindsay, Chambers Brothers, Sandy & The Cavaliers, Les Reed & Julie Sullivan, Sidney Elliot, Vonda Van Dyke, Olympics, Raw Material, Julia Lockwood, The Wake, Shawn Elliot, Palk Salad, Express Delivery, Bill Blinky, Anita Harris, Greyhound, The Deltones

Live:

■ Rod Stewart & Faces in Canada

■ Quintessence (band)

■ Cinderella: pantomime at London Palladium, with Ronnie Corbett, Clodagh Rodgers, David Kossoff

Full page ads:

EMI Records, Harry Nilsson

Half page ads:

Marmalade

Volume: 21 - Number: 02

Price - 5p Pages - 20

Cover photographers unknown

includes 8-page supplement:

208 Times, Vol 3, No. 1

(Radio Luxembourg)

Issue donated by John Harrison

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8th January 1972

Cover: Roger Chapman,

Danny Kirwan, Curved Air

Articles and interviews:

Yes
Pentangle
King Crimson, part 1
Mike Patto (Spooky Tooth)
Lighthouse
The Who
Dyan Birch (Arrival)
Bruce Ruffin
The Groundhogs
Letter to John Lennon

News:

Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, James Taylor, Deep Purple, Humble Pie, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, T. Rex, Mountain, Sha Na Na, Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Pink Floyd, Steamhammer, Ian Matthews, Gary Moore, Freedom, Yes, Tony Bennett, Jordanaires, Poppy Family, Lulu, Sacha Distel, José Feliciano, Paul Brett, Mungo Jerry, America

Albums:

Concert for Bangladesh (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Pete Ham), The Doors, Paul Simon, Judy Collins, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Colosseum, Teddy & Darrel, Rolf Harris

Singles reviewed by Derek Johnson

Stevie Wonder, Fortunes, Jefferson Airplane, David Bowie, Samantha Jones, Jimmy Justice, Helen Reddy, Geoff Gill, Sweathog, The Ebonys, Quinceharmon, Jim Nelson, Claire Hammill, Horizontal, Ronnie Hilton, Mouth & MacNeal, Hillside Singers, Alasdair Gillies, Sir Adrian Boult, Jimmie Haskell, Kin, Buckwheat

Live:

Tommy Hunt

Full page ads:

Spontaneous Combustion (UK band), A&M Records

Half page ads:

Donnie Elbert, Jefferson Airplane

22nd January 1972

Volume: 21 - Number: 03

Price - 5p Pages - 24

Cover by Robert Ellis

Issue donated by John Harrison

15th January 1972

Cover: Cat Stevens

Articles and interviews:

Cat Stevens (2pg)
Sandy Denny
Marmalade
King Crimson, part 2
Osibisa
Bloodstone
Labi Siffre
Ginger Baker
Ric Grech (Traffic)
Keith Moon
The Congregation
Dave Barker
Roger Cooke

News:

Free reunion, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, The Byrds, Kris Kristofferson, Humble Pie, Moody Blues, Black Sabbath, Rod McKuen, Temptations, Solomon Burke, Inez Foxx, Rick Nelson, The Tams, Del Shannon, William Bell, Nina Simone, Vikki Carr, Gordon Lightfoot, Strawbs, The Kinks, Blue Mink, Sandy Denny, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys, Nana Mouskouri, Faces, John Mayall, Ashton Gardner & Dyke, Roy Harper, Heads Hands & Feet, Elton John, Yes, Cilla Black, New Seekers, Sweet

Albums:

Paul Kantner & Grace Slick, Jeff Beck Group, Papa John Creach, Howard Wales & Jerry Garcia, Jamming with Edward! (Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Ry Cooder, Nicky Hopkins), Roberto Mann, John Barry, Billy Preston, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, Seals & Crofts, Mason Williams, Steeleye Span, Livingston Taylor, Jim Reeves

Singles reviewed by Derek Johnson

Badfinger, Michael Jackson, Dave & Ansell Collins, Bruce Ruffin, Harry Nilsson, Thelma Houston, Chicory Tip, Lou Christie, Neil Sedaka, Jeff Beck Group, Roy Young, Vikki Carr, Billy Joe Royal, Think, Daddy Cool, Crabby Appleton, Coven, Bobettes, The Bloomfields, Garden Odyssey, Henry Mancini, Walter Carlos, Nina, Wheels, Gidians League, The Piano Family, Eartha Kitt, Hogback'n Pig, Chris McClure, Kim Jones, Penny Lane, Steve Ryder, Tim Jones

Live:

none

Full page ads:

The Concert for Bangladesh (album), Black Sabbath (tour), The Bee Gees

Half page ads:

Steeleye Span, Stevie Wonder, Harry Nilsson, Badfinger, Chris Neal, Helen Reddy, The Fortunes, Peter Straker, B.J. Arnau, Jonathan King, Sandy Shaw, Curtis Mayfield, Lanchester Polytechnic College Arts Festival

Volume: 21 - Number: 04

Price - 5p Pages - 24

Cover by Robert Ellis

Issue donated by John Harrison

Cover - NME - Volume 21 - Number 03 - 15th January 1972.jpg

Cover - NME - Volume 21 - Number 04 - 22nd January 1972.jpg

Cover: T. Rex

Articles and interviews:

America
Stevie Wonder
Dave Mason
Black Sabbath
Papa John Creach
John and Yoko
Tom Fogerty
1971 Readers Poll
The Byrds
Rolling Stones

News:

Jethro Tull, T. Rex, Jeff Beck, George Harrison, Elvis Presley, The Newbeats, Strawbs, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Steeleye Span, José Feliciano, Quiver, Olivia Newton-John, Long John Baldry, Cleo Laine, Status Quo, Eddie Floyd, Bee Gees, Drifters, Tami Lynn, Slade, Barclay James Harvest, Ben E. King, Humble Pie, Bronco, Jerry Lee Lewis, Cilla Black, Jess Roden, Yoko Ono, Lulu, Free, King Crimson

Albums:

Sonny & Cher, Kenneth McKellar, Patricia Cahill & Bachelors, Kevin Ayers, Barclay James Harvest, Ferrante & Teicher, Dottie West, Matthew Ellis, Dinah Washington, Alan Tew Orchestra, Alan Haven, 5th Dimension, Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band, Floyd Cramer, Hank Locklin

Singles reviewed by Derek Johnson

Slade, The Sweet, Buffy St. Marie, T. Rex, Fantastics, Partridge Family, Doors, Jeff Christie, Seals & Crofts, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Fuzz, Nigel Watson & Peter Green, Melba Moore, Sandy Shaw, Eiri Thrasher, Young Generation, Michel Pagliaro, Mary-Lou Buttons, Country Jug

Live:

none

Full page ads:

Black Sabbath (lp, tour), Billy Preston, T. Rex, 5th Dimension, Grunt Records (Jefferson Airplane, etc), , , ,

Half page ads:

Michel Pagliaro, EMI, Stevie Wonder (lp, tour), Wishbone Ash (lp, tour), Gail McCormick, Jesus Christ Superstar

Cover - NME - Volume 21 - Number 5 - 29th January 1972.jpg

Volume: 21 - Number: 05

Price - 5p Pages - 24

Cover photographer unknown

Issue donated by John Harrison

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29th January 1972

Cover: Rolling Stones

Articles and interviews:

Rolling Stones
Henry McCullough (Wings)
Donnie Elbert
5th Dimension
Jimmie & Vela Cameron
Bill Leader
Dandy (Bob Thompson)
David Bowie
Roland Kirk
Lanchester Arts Festival
Chuck Berry
Flying Burrito Brothers
Rock And Roll Allstars
(Brian "H-Bomb" Francis)
Sha Na Na
Edison Lighthouse, Christie
Barry Ryan

News:

Elephant's Memory, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Incredible String Band, Chuck Berry, Mott the Hoople, Sonny & Cher, Rory Gallagher, Temptations, Wings, Engelbert Humperdinck, New Seekers, Medicine Head, Carole King, Hollies, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Allan Clarke, Edgar Broughton Band, Mungo Jerry, Black Sabbath, Chris Spedding, Poco, Ian Matthews, Kinks, Seals & Crofts, Tony Bennett, Sandy Denny, Crystals

Albums:

David Bowie, Mama Cass Elliot, Mike Batt Orchestra, Glass Harp, Shalom Hanoch, Rick Nelson, The Boy Friend (soundtrack)

Singles reviewed by Derek Johnson

Billy Preston, Scott English, Edison Lighthouse, Newbeats, Rare Earth, Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band, Symbols, 5th Dimension, Yoko Ono, Flirtations, Lee Dorsey, Lindisfarne, Tommy James, Graham Gouldman, Jonathan King, The Freshmen, Blue Mink, Gerry Monroe, Honeybus, St. Cecilia, Sweet Henry, Stuart Gillies, The Stylistics, Henry Shed, Lucifer, Michael Robinson, Simtec & Wylie, Lloyd Parks, Milkwood, Worth

Live:

Pink Floyd, Bloodstone, Curtis Mayfield, Camel, Black Sabbath, Midem 72 à Cannes (Al Green, Helen Reddy, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Vouiatchitch, Nicoletta, Shawn Phillips, Jean-François Michael, Maria Bethânia, Danyel Gérard, The Byrds, Poco, Titanic, Martin Circus, Birth Control, Zoo, Stray, Triangle, Cat Mother, Francis Lai, Billy Preston, Gérard Lenorman, Marcos Valle, Esther Galil, Cane And Able, David Gell)

Full page ads:

Humble Pie (lp and tour), Jethro Tull, Yoko Ono

Half page ads:

Carpenters, Neil Reid, Richard Harris (lp, tour), Slade, The Sweet, Twiggy, Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry), 2 College Road Shows (Edison Lighthouse, Christie, Worth, Arrival, Barabbas, Thin Lizzy), Jimi Hendrix Plays Berkley film (with Cat Mother; Jimmie & Vela)

Books:

Positively Main Street: An Unorthodox View of Bob Dylan

Volume: 21 - Number: 06

Price - 6p Pages - 36

Cover photographer unknown

This issue had a

1p price increase

Issue donated by John Harrison

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5th February 1972

Cover: Marc Bolan

Articles and interviews:

Marc Bolan, part 1
Frank Zappa, part 1
Lou Adler
Badfinger
Maggie Bell
Jerry Garcia
Roy Young
America
Poco
Labi Siffre
Elton John
Chuck Berry
A message from NME
editor Alan Smith
B.J. Arnau
Humble Pie
Strawbs
Andy Dunkley
Hawkwind
Can
Steve Howe (Yes)
Rick Nelson
Grace Slick
The Chi-Lites

News:

Black Sabbath, Cat Mother, James Gang, Dr. John, Bob Ezrin, Billy Fury, Kris Kristofferson, New Seekers, 5th Dimension, Leonard Cohen, Atomic Rooster, Yes, Savoy Brown, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Donnie Elbert, Jethro Tull, Eddie Hardin & Pete York, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Olivia Newton-John

Albums:

Isaac Hayes, Edwin Starr, Lonnie Mack, Isley Brothers, Roy Young, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Captain Beefheart, The Woods Band, Stevie Wonder, Don Nix

Singles reviewed by Danny Holloway

Carpenters, Jimi Hendrix, Medicine Head, James Brown, Denny Laine, Carole King, Donny Osmund, Poco, Cat Mother, Ray Dorset, Jellybread, Roy Wood, Temptations, Nazareth,

Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, The Hollies, Chicory Tip

Live:

.....

Full page ads:

Carole King

Half page ads:

Ashton Gardner & Dyke (lp, tour), Ian Matthews, The Hollies, Paul Simon, EMI singles, Flash, Osibisa

Volume: 21 - Number: 07

Price - 00p Pages - 00

Cover photographer unknown

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1972 Issues

1st January 1972

8th January 1972

22nd January 1972

15th January 1972

29th January 1972

5th February 1972

12th February 1972

19th February 1972

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4th March 1972

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11th March 1972

18th March 1972

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25th March 1972

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1st April 1972

8th April 1972

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15th April 1972

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22nd April 1972

29th April 1972

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6th May 1972

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13th May 1972

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20th May 1972

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27th May 1972

3rd June 1972

10th June 1972

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17th June 1972

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24th June 1972

1st July 1972

8th July 1972

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15th July 1972

22nd July 1972

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29th July 1972