1984 Issues

These are the issues of NME that came out in 1984.

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.

If anyone has any issues that are not available on this site and are willing to scan them and make them available (from any year) then please get in touch via the Contact page.

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Editor - Neil Spencer

Deputy Editor - Tony Stewart

Assistant Editor - Paul Du Noyer

News Editor - Derek Johnson

Production Editor - Jo Isotta

Associate Editors - Andy Gill

Special Projects Editor - Roy Carr

Contributing Editor - Charles Shaar Murray

Published - Friday

To Type Up

Volume: 33 - Number: 01

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Cover by Anton Corbijn

Cover and page 2 damaged -

Can you help?

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

7th January 1984

Cover: Roddy Frame

Articles and interviews:

Aztec Camera
T Bone Burnett
Sid Presley Experience
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
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1983 T-Zers Awards

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Volume: 33 - Number: 02

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Cover by Anton Corbijn

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for donating this issue

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14th January 1984

Cover: Billy Bragg

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28th January 1984

Volume: 33 - Number: 03

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21st January 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 04

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Volume: 33 - Number: 05

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4th February 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 06

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11th February 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 07

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18th February 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 08

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25th February 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 09

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3rd March 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 10

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10th March 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 11

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17th March 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 12

Price - 40p Pages - 60

Cover by Anton Corbijn

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24th March 1984

Cover: Jon Moss

(Culture Club)

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Volume: 33 - Number: 13

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31st March 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 14

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7th April 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 15

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14th April 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 16

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21st April 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 17

Price - 40p Pages - 52

Cover by Derek Ridgers

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

28th April 1984

Cover: Bananarama

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5th May 1984

Cover: Nena

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Volume: 33 - Number: 18

Price - 40p Pages - 52

Cover by Anton Corbijn

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

Volume: 33 - Number: 19

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Coming Soon

12th May 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 20

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19th May 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 21

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Cover by Peter Anderson

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

26th May 1984

Cover: Pete Burns
(Dead or Alive)

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Industrial dispute

Due to industrial action, NME was
not published on these nine dates:

2nd June 1984

9th June 1984

16th June 1984

23rd June 1984

30th June 1984

7th July 1984

14th July 1984

21st July 1984

28th July 1984

The issue dated 4th August was the next

available issue and labelled number 22

4th August 1984 - page 2 info

Coming Soon

Volume: 33 - Number: 22

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Cover by Peter Anderson

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

4th August 1984

Cover: Rik Mayall

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Volume: 33 - Number: 23

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Cover by Peter Anderson

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for donating this issue

Coming Soon

11th August 1984

Cover: Mike Scott (Waterboys)

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Volume: 33 - Number: 24

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18th August 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 25

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25th August 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 26

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1st September 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 27

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8th September 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 28

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15th September 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 29

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22nd September 1984

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29th September 1984

6th October 1984

Volume: 33 - Number: 30

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Volume: 33 - Number: 31

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Volume: 33 - Number: 32

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13th October 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 33

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20th October 1984

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27th October 1984

3rd November 1984

Volume: 33 - Number: 34

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Volume: 33 - Number: 35

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Volume: 33 - Number: 36

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10th November 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 37

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17th November 1984

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Volume: 33 - Number: 38

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24th November 1984

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1st December 1984

Volume: 33 - Number: 39

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8th December 1984

15th December 1984

Volume: 33 - Number: 40

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Volume: 33 - Number: 41

Price - 40p Pages - 60

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Volume: 33

Number: 42 and 43

(Double Issue)

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22nd December 1984 -
29th December 1984
Double Issue

Free stuff

At times NME would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift. Below are the items available in this year.

None Known This Year