1977 Issues
These are the issues of NME that came out in 1977.
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).
Some of the issues may just have pictures which will be there to showcase what the issue front cover was and will be there for reference.
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Editor - Neil Spencer
News Editor - Derek Johnson
Special Projects Editors - Roy Carr
Production Editor - Jack Scott
Associate Editor - Bob Woffinden, Charles Shaar Murray
Contributing Editor - Mick Farren
Published - Friday

Volume: 26 - Number: 01
Price - 15p Pages - 36
Cover by Pennie Smith
Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
1st January 1977
Cover: Genesis
Articles and interviews:
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Genesis
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Scott Walker
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Al Stewart
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Boston
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Jim Dvorak
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Joy
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Best concerts of 1976
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NME writers' best lps of '76
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1976 Teasers Awards
News:
ABBA, Ralph McTell, Ace, Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Streetwalker, War, Sly & the Family Stone, Rufus, Poco, Leo Kottke, Bad Company, Silk,
Albums:
Joe Cocker, Genesis, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tower of Power, Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitouš, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Straight Southern Rock (VA)
Singles:
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Live:
Lindisfarne, Bandit, Dr. Feelgood, Lew Lewis Band, Clover, Hooker, Cuckoo, Burlesque, Santana, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias,

Volume: 26 - Number: 02
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Cover by Pennie Smith
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Coming Soon
8th January 1977
Cover: Joe Cocker
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22nd January 1977
Volume: 26 - Number: 03
Price - 15p Pages - 44
Cover by Pennie Smith
Thanks to John Harrison
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15th January 1977
Cover: Ry Cooder
Articles and interviews:
- Ry Cooder
- James Brown
- The Sex Pistols
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Keith Richards in court
- Ace
- Beatles reunion missed
- Readers Poll ballot
News:
The Sex Pistols, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Dirty Tricks, David Bowie, Van der Graaf Generator, Bob Marley, Al Jarreau, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Chicago, Ry Cooder, Ted Nugent, Little Feat, Climax Blues Band, The Eagles, Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat
Albums:
Emmylou Harris, Elvin Bishop,
The Jacksons, Kiss, Suzi Quatro, Jermaine Jackson, Starz, Wendy Waldman, Horslips, Firesign Theatre
Singles by Charles Shaar Murray
The Gorillas, Crime, The Rubettes, , Buster, Roy Allison, Graffiti, Jimmy Castor Bunch, and many more...
Live:
Status Quo, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Foster Brothers, George Hatcher, Carol Grimes, Bastille, Rudi & the Zips, Argent, Dragons, Ted Nugent, J Geils Band, Rex, The Vibrators, Racing Cars, Roogalator, The Gorillas
Volume: 26 - Number: 04
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Cover by Chalkie Davies
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Cover: Keith Richards
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Volume: 26 - Number: 05
Price - 15p Pages - 44
Cover by Pennie Smith
Thanks to John Harrison
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29th January 1977
Cover: Joan Armatrading
Articles and interviews:
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Joan Armatrading
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The Gorillas
- Pink Floyd
- Anthony Braxton
- Tom Robinson
- Generation X
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Robert Plant
News:
Sex Pistols, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Miller, Barry White, Can, Roy Harper, Greenslade, Roy Orbison, Supercharge, Little Bob Story, JJ Cale, The Stranglers, New Seekers,The Vibrators, Alan Price, Mike Harding, Horslips, Burlesque, Doctors of Madness, Pat Travers, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Pete Brown, Eagles, Charlie
Albums:
Earth Wind & Fire, Kevin Coyne, The Ramones, The Runaways, The Blackbyrds, J.A.L.N. Band, Silver Convention, John Prine, Boney M, The Undisputed Truth, Michael Nesmith, Joachim Kühn, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Christine McVie, Paris, The Streetwalkers
Singles reviewed by Bob Edmands
Bryan Ferry, Bert Weedon, Chicago, Lee Perry, Mallard, Mr. Big, Snakes, Sean Tyla, John Miles, Jim Croce, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, The Manhattans, Tony Christie, Dickie Lee, Archie Bell & The Drells, Roy Castle, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Real Thing, Nazareth, Jawbone
Live:
Be-Bop Deluxe, Tom Robinson, Kevin Coyne, Gallagher & Lyle, Andy Fairweather Low, James Brown, Rory Gallagher, Hinkley's Heroes, Cado Belle, Babe Ruth, Slaughter & the Dogs, Strip Jack, Looney Tunes, The Boys, JALN Band, Paul Brett, Jack the Lad

Volume: 26 - Number: 06
Price - 15p Pages - 52
Cover by Roberta Bayley
Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
5th February 1977
Cover: Television
Articles and interviews:
- Patti Smith
- Roy Harper
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Be Bop Deluxe
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Leo Kottke
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Buzzcocks
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Elvis Presley
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Peter Green
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News:
The Stranglers, Jan Akkerman, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Renaissance, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Barry White, Fats Domino, AC/DC, Tom Waits, Marc Bolan, T. Rex, The Moments, The Rimshots, The Hollies, Dory Previn, Suzi Quatro
Albums:
Television, Bobby Womack, Jerry Butler, Chet Atkins and Les Paul, Ashley Hutchings & Friends, Phil Ochs, Allan Holdsworth, Janice Ian, Doors, Leon Redbone, Gong
Singles reviewed by Tony Parsons:
Patti Smith, Nanker Phelge (Rolling Stones), Stranglers, Supercharge, Hawkwind, Talking Heads, Kiki Dee, Grand Funk Railroad, Deaf School, Manhattan Transfer, Split Enz, Mud, Sister Sledge, Fleetwood Mac, Ben E. King, Shadows, Junior Campbell
Gig guide:
Ralph McTell, David Greenslade, Frank Zappa
Live:
Ry Cooder, Rory Gallagher, Lew Lewis, Stranglers, David Bedford, Chicago, Climax, Andy Desmond, Hall & Oates, Muscles, Outsiders, Genesis, Motorhead, The Pirates, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Next, 98 Degrees Inclusive, Bees Make Honey, Tom Robinson, Man In the Street
Volume: 26 - Number: 07
Price - 15p Pages - 44
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12th February 1977
Cover: Pink Floyd
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Volume: 26 - Number: 08
Price - 15p Pages - 52
Cover by Chalkie Davies
Thanks to John Harrison
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19th February 1977
Cover: Barrie Masters
(Eddie & the Hot Rods)
Articles and interviews:
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Hank B. Marvin, Bruce Welch (The Shadows) interview
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Procol Harum
- Racing Cars
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Rod Stewart, Britt Ekland
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1976 Readers Poll
Albums:
Jefferson Airplane, Chuck Berry, Charlie Daniels Band, Blondie, Billy Fury, Steve Gibbons Band, The Shadows, Burlesque, Rufus, The Damned, Bandit
Singles reviewed by Roy Carr
Ry Cooder, David Bowie, Wings, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Andrew Gold, Ernest Gold, Barbra Streisand, Mick Ronson, Tuff Darts, The Shirts, Mink DeVille, Tyla Gang, Al Jarreau, Mother's Finest, Hunter, Bill Bowden, Shirley & Johnny, Les Gray, Dead End Kids, Deodato, The Chaplin Band, Cerrone, Alfie Kahn Sound Orchestra, Barry White
Live:
Bryan Ferry, Frank Zappa, Elton Dean, Ultravox, Streetwalkers, House, John Miles, The Mumps, Johnny Thunders, Heartbreakers, Chelsea, John Cale, David Byrne
Full page ads:
The Damned, Fleetwood Mac, Ted Nugent, Supercharge, Frank Zappa, Steve Harley, Boston, Mike Oldfield, Justin Hayward, Streetwalkers
Half page ads:
Eddie & the Hot Rods, Ry Cooder, David Bowie, The Miracles, Steve Young, Guy Clark, Michael Nesmith, Doctors of Madness, Pat Travers, Tyla Gang, Bob Seger, Hawkwind, Grateful Dead, Leo Kottke
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Cross of Iron
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Charlotte
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Emily
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Grizzly
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Drive-In


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Do Not Have Can You Help
26th February 1977
Cover: Led Zeppelin
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Volume: 26 - Number: 10
Price - 15p Pages - 60
Cover by Andrew Kent
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
5th March 1977
Cover: Iggy Pop
Articles and interviews:
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Frank Zappa
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Southside Johnny
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25 years of NME
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Lester Bangs
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Thelma Houston
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Cherry Vanilla
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Ted Nugent
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John Entwistle (The Who)
News:
Keith Richards bust, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Roy Harper, Billie Jo Spears, J.J. Cale, Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond, Kinks, Can, Eric Clapton
Albums:
The Kinks, Johnny Clarke, Jethro Tull, City Boy, Eberhard Webber, Journey, Supercharge, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Valerie Carter, Justin Hayward, Procol Harum, John Lodge, Boz Scaggs, Kim Carnes, Melanie, FBI, James Booker, Derringer, Dan Hartman, Deaf School, Johnny Cash
Singles reviewed by Phil McNeil
Metro, Suzi Quatro, Ultravox, Maxine Nightingale, Todd Rundgren Utopia, Russ Ballard, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Ted Nugent, Sparks, Sweet, Bandit, Heart, The Damned, ABBA, England, Jackson Browne, Kansas, Roy Harper, Steve Hillage, Rufus, Procol Harum, AC/DC, Paul Nicholas, Joni Mitchell, Lew Lewis, Barclay James Harvest, The G-Band, Frank Sinatra, The Black Stones, Ralph McTell, The Captain & Tennille, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Melba Moore, Nasty Pop, Paul Jones, Straps, The Fatback Band
Live:
Jerry Lee Lewis, Darts, Michael Chapman, Manhattan Transfer, Van der Graaf Generator, Suzi Quatro, Squeeze, The Damned, Dave Edmunds' Rockpile, Ralph McTell, The Jam, SAHB without Alex, Procol Harum, Lew Lewis, Mike Harding, Johnny Moped
Gig guide:
Graham Parker & The Rumour, Frankie Miller's Full House, Michael Chapman, Iggy Pop
Full page ads:
Can (lp, tour), Queen, Procol Harum, The Babys, Barclay James Harvest, Ultravox, Deaf School, Horslips (lp, tour), Bad Company, Peter Gabriel, Nickelodeon (Peter Bogdanovich), Status Quo, Elkie Brooks, Van McCoy, Frankie Miller's Full House (tour), Nils Lofgren, Supercharge, , , , ,
Half page ads:
Charlie (lp, tour), Michael Nesmith, Doctors of Madness, (lp, tour), Pat Travers, Michael Chapman (lp, tour), Eater, Nutz, U-Boat (tour), George Benson, Buckingham Nicks, Deaf School (tour), Racing Cars (tour)
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Network
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Helter Skelter
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Nickelodeon
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Dreams of Thirteen
Volume: 26 - Number: 11
Price - 15p Pages - 56
Cover by Chalkie Davies
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12th March 1977
Cover: Iggy Pop, David Bowie
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Volume: 26 - Number: 12
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Cover by Chalkie Davies
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19th March 1977
Cover: Dave Vanian (Damned)
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Coming Soon

Volume: 26 - Number: 13
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Cover: Allan Tannenbaum
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Do Not Have Can You Help
26th March 1977
Cover: Bruce Springsteen
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Volume: 26 - Number: 14
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Cover by Chalkie Davies
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Do Not Have Can You Help
2nd April 1977
Cover: The Clash
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Volume: 26 - Number: 15
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9th April 1977
Cover: Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
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Volume: 26 - Number: 16
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16th April 1977
Cover: Ray Davies (The Kinks)
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Volume: 26 - Number: 17
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Cover by Dennis Morris
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Do Not Have Can You Help
23rd April 1977
Cover: Bob Marley
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30th April 1977
Cover: Muddy Waters
Articles and interviews:
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News:
Blondie, Television, Count Bishops, Ace, John Cale, Heavy Metal Kids, Caravan, Bob Seger, 10cc, Queen, Beatles, Elvis Presley, Mud, Darts, Frankie Miller's Full House, Rough Diamond, Nils Lofgren, Stranglers, Wayne County, Barbra Dickson
Albums:
The Stranglers, Brand X, Essra Mohawk, Supertramp, Garland Jeffreys, Jess Roden Band, Five Hand Reel, The Harder They Come (soundtrack)
Singles reviewed by Bob Edmands
Trammps, The Hollywood Stars, Count Bishops, Uriah Heep, MC5, Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye, The Captain & Tennille, Jimmy Webb, Quincy Jone, and many more...
Live:
Peter Gabriel, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, Klaus Schulze, Billy Paul, Harry Chapin, Last Call, Wayne County, Bethnal, John McLaughlin & Shakti, The Dead Boys, Eric Clapton, Patti Smith
Gig guide:
Chuck Berry, Kursaal Flyers, Roger McGuinn, Richard Thompson, Ian Gillan, The Shadows, Tom Waits, Slade, Elton John, Cado Belle
Full page ads:
Van Morrison, The Clash (lp, tour), Denny Laine, Billy Connolly (lp, tour), Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton (lp, tour), Nils Lofgren (lp, tour), Judas Priest (lp, tour), Faces
Half page ads:
Strapps (lp, tour), Hunter, Jeff Beck, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Gilbert O'Sullivan (tour), Pousette-Dart Band, The Ramones (lp, tour), Shakti with John McLaughlin, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Roger McGuinn Chris Hillman Gene Clark (tour), Bill Quateman, Foreigner, Split Enz (lp, tour), Brand X
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The Harder They Come
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Airport '77
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The Eagle Has Landed
Volume: 26 - Number: 18
Price - 15p Pages - 56
Cover by Joe Stevens
Thanks to John Harrison
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Volume: 26 - Number: 19
Price - 15p Pages - 56
Cover by Pennie Smith
Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
7th May 1977
Cover: The Jam
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The Jam
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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Horslips
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Albums:
The Beatles, 10cc, The Mighty Diamonds, John Stevens Away, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Linda Ronstadt, Chip Hawkes, Irma Thomas, Johnny Taylor, Amazing Rhythm Aces, John Cale, Al Di Meola, Rita Coolidge, Jerry Lee Lewis
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Eagles, Lou Reed, Chi-Lites, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Joe Tex, Tavares, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Jacksons, Wild Cherry, Glen Campbell, Small Faces, Four Seasons
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Do Not Have Can You Help
14th May 1977
Cover: Ian Hunter
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Do Not Have Can You Help
21st May 1977
Cover: The Ramones
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Volume: 26 - Number: 22
Price - 15p Pages - 60
Cover by Chalkie Davies
Thanks to John Harrison
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28th May 1977
Cover: The Sex Pistols
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Bob Marley & the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Kraftwerk, Steve Hunter, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Roger Daltrey, The Aggrovators & The Revolutionaries, Sandy Denny, Bill Quateman, Dory Previn, Dave Swarbrick, Herbie Hancock, Ian Matthews, , , , , ,
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Television, Blondie, Ramones, J.J. Cale, Mr. Big, Lesser Known Tunisians, Rings, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Heartbreakers, Richard & Linda Thompson, UFO, The Shadows, Horslips, Quantum Jump, Visitor 2035
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
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Tentacles
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Mr. Billion
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Fire
Coming Soon
4th June 1977
11th June 1977
Cover: Dr. Feelgood, Kiss,
Dolly Parton
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New York, New York
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Albums:
MC5, Shakti, Pekka, Ian Hunter, Duncan Mackay, Steeleye Span, The Brothers Johnson, George Duke
Singles by Charles Shaar Murray
Bob Marley & the Wailers, Chelsea, Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels, The Cortinas, Genesis, Queen, Eater, Kraftwerk, T.Rex, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and many more...
Live:
The Jacksons, Dolly Parton, Television, Blondie, 10cc, Tony Joe White, Barbara Dickson, Andy Desmond, The Strutters, Osibisa, Fabulous Poodles, Dennis Waterman, Elliot Murphy, Kevin Ayers, Future Shock
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Cover: Nuclear Age
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- Dickey Betts & Great Southern
- The Nuclear Age 1945-1977
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Neil Young, Booker T & the MG's, Peter Frampton, Tony Joe White, Egberto Gismonti, The Vibrators, The Moody Blues, Graeme Edge, UFO, Yellow Dog, Judas Priest, Deniece Williams, Jimmy Buffett
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Bob Marley, Rush, The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Saints, Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Shakin' Stevens, The Damned, The Adverts, Bellamy Brothers, Skrewdriver, The Boys, George Benson, Junior Walker, Four Tops
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Volume: 26 - Number: 23
Price - 15p Pages - 56
Cover:
- Chalkie Davies (New York Skyline, Dolly Parton)
- Pennie Smith (Feelgoods)
Thanks to John Harrison
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Volume: 26 - Number: 24
Price - 18p Pages - 52
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This issue had a
3p price increase
Thanks to John Harrison
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Volume: 26 - Number: 25
Price - 18p Pages - 48
Cover by Pennie Smith
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18th June 1977
Cover: The Stranglers
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Volume: 26 - Number: 26
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Cover by Chalkie Davies
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25th June 1977
Cover: Van Morrison
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2nd July 1977
9th July 1977
Cover: Punk festival
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Cover: Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, The Stranglers, Damned
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Volume: 26 - Number: 27
Price - 18p Pages - 52
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Volume: 26 - Number: 28
Price - 18p Pages - 56
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Volume: 26 - Number: 29
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16th July 1977
Cover: Frankie Miller
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23rd July 1977
Volume: 26 - Number: 30
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Cover by Chalkie Davies
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Cover: Steve Harley
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