Cassette Offers
1984
In 1984 there were various offers from NME.
12th May 1984
The 12th May 1984 issue of NME had an advert for a chance to send off up to Three Different Cassettes. These were:
Department Of Enjoyment
NME / Chess Checkmate
Night People
Each cassette cost £2.25 each or you could pay £4.25 for Two or £5.50 for all Three.
All yu had to do was send off the form and wait for your new cassettes to arrive.
Below are details of the cassettes
Department of Enjoyment
Department of Enjoyment was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 12th May 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Eleventh in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
The Cassette consisted of 22 Tracks.
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
A1 - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Perfect Skin
Producer [Produced] – Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Written By – Cole
A2 - The Smiths – Girl Afraid
Producer [Produced] – Alistair Owen, Grant Showbiz
Written By – Marr, Morrissey
A3 - Orange Juice – A Place In My Heart Dub Mix 2
Producer [Produced] – Dennis Bovell
Written By – Collins
A4 - The Boothill Foot Tappers – Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes
Producer [Produced] – The Boothill Foot Tappers
Written By – Thompson
A5 - Paul Young & The Royal Family – Lonely So Long
Producer [Produced] – Laurie Latham
Written By – Weaver, Knight
A6 - Cocteau Twins – Millimillenary
Producer [Produced] – Cocteau Twins
Written By – Cocteau Twins
A7 - The Waterboys – Pagan Palace
Producer [Produced] – Mike Scott
Written By – Scott
A8 - Wah – Come Back
Producer [Produced] – Pete Wylie
Written-By – Wylie*
A9 - Nick Cave & The Cavemen – I Put A Spell On You
Producer [Produced] – Nick Cave
Written By – Slotkin, Hawkins
A10 - The Prisoners – Reaching My Head
Producer [Produced] – Russell Wikins
Written By – Day
A11 - The Moodists – Some Kinda Jones
Producer [Produced] – Victor Van Vugt
Written By – The Moodists
A12 - Hüsker Dü–Real World
Producer [Produced] – Spot
Written By – Mould
Side Two
B1 - Robert Wyatt & Hugh Hopper – Amber & The Amberines
Producer [Produced] – John Fryer
Written By – Hopper, Wyatt
B2 - The Redskins – Kick Over The Statues! (Can't Stop The Redskins)
Producer [Produced] – Collins Dozier Collins
Written By – Redskins
B3 - Billy Bragg – Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
Producer [Produced] – Billy Bragg
Written By – Cale
B4 - Bourgie Bourgie – Little Red Rooster
Producer [Produced] – Bourgie Bourgie
Written By – Dixon
B5 - Dr. John – Dorothy
Producer [Produced] – Ed Levine, Jack Heyrman
Written By – Rebennack
B6 - Wynton Marsalis – The Star Spangled Banner
Arranged By [Arr] – Marsalis
Producer [Produced] – George Butler
Written By – Trad
B7 - African Connexion – C'est La Danse
Producer [Produced] – Mwana Musa, Niall Morosini
Written By – Kalamulah
B8 - Papa Levi – Mi God - My King
Producer [Produced] – C.A.U.T.I.O.N.
Written By – Levi
B9 - Time Zone – Wildstyle
Music By [Music] – Rusty Egan
Producer [Produced] – Afrika Bambaataa, Bernard Zekri
Remix [Special New Mix] – François Kevorkian, Paul "Groucho" Smykle
Written By – Bambaataa, Henderson, Egan
B10 - The Art Of Noise – Beatbox Diversion 3 & 4
Mixed By [Mixed] – Paul Morley
Producer [Produced] – The Art Of Noise
Written By – Dudley, Langan, Jeczalik, Morley, Horn
Announcement
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 011
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 12th May 1984
Genre - Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae
Style - Leftfield, Indie Rock, New Wave, Electro, Dancehall, Mod
Compiled By – Neil Spencer, Roy Carr
Cover – John Stalin
Design [Design co-ordination] – Andy Martin & The Duchess
Mastered By – Michael Taft
Companies
Notes
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Track A2 recorded live in Glasgow on March 2nd 1984 (uncredited on release).
Black cassette with red paper labels.
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
NME / Chess Checkmate
Chess Checkmate was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 12th May 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Twelfth in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
Chess Checkmate Cassette consisted of 20 Tracks.
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
A1 - Howling Wolf – Smokestack Lightning
A2 - John Lee Hooker – Walkin’ The Boogie
A3 - Little Walter – Juke
A4 - Muddy Waters – I Just Want To Make Love To You
A5 - Lowell Fulsom – Reconsider Baby
A6 - Jimmy Rogers – Chicago Bound
A7 - Sonny Boy Williamson – Help Me
A8 - Willie Mabon – I Don’t Know
A9 - Don & Bob – Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
A10 - Chuck Berry – Almost Grown
A11 - Bo Diddley – Bring It To Jerome
Side Two:
B1 - The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Wade In The Water
B2 - Tony Clarke – Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud
B3 - Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle
B4 - Sugar Pie DeSanto – Soulful Dress
B5 - Billy Stewart – Summertime
B6 - The Radiants – Voice Your Choice
B7 - Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure – Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing
B8 - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces – Searchin' For My Love
B9 - Maurice & Mac – You Left The Water Running
B10 - Etta James – Tell Mama
B11 - Little Milton – Feel So Bad
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 012
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1984
Genre - Blues
Style - Electric Blues, Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues
Artwork – Ian Wright
Compiled By – Charles Shaar Murray,
Neil Spencer, Roy Carr
Design [Design co-ordination] – Andy Martin
Notes
Chess label showcase.
'Dedicated to the fond memories of Alexis Korner, Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson.'
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
Night People
Night People was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 12th May 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Thirtieth in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
Night People Cassette consisted of 18 Tracks
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
A1 - Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers with Wayne Shorter & Freddie Hubbard – Ping Pong
A2 - Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Chet Baker – Carioca
A3 - Chet Baker – Do It The Hard Way
A4 - Dave Brubeck Quartet With Paul Desmond – This Can't Be Love
A5 - Thelonious Monk Quartet – Epistrophy
A6 - Mose Allison – Eyesight To The Blind
A7 - Sonny Rollins Trio – Will You Still Be Mine
A8 - Bill Evans Trio – How Deep Is The Ocean
A9 - Art Pepper Quintet – Mambo Koyama
Side Two:
B1 - Quintet Of The Year With Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker – Salt Peanuts
B2 - Red Rodney Quintet – Rhythm-In-A-Riff
B3 - Sonny Stitt – Cool Mambo
B4 - Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde
B5 - Steve Lacy – Reflections
B6 - Miles Davis Quintet With John Coltrane – I Could Write A Book
B7 - Eddie Jefferson – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
B8 - John Coltrane Trio – I Love You
B9 - Wes Montgomery Trio – Trick Bag
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 013, RCA – NME 013
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1984
Genre - Jazz
Style - Bop, Cool Jazz
Artwork By – Andy Martin
Compiled By – Richard Cook, Roy Carr
Notes
'Dedicated to the irreplaceable talents of Count Basie and Machito'.
A1 - taken from Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Ugetsu
A2 - taken from Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker - Mulligan / Baker
A3 - taken from Chet Baker - It Could Happen To You - Chet Baker Sings
A4 - taken from Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond - Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond
A5 - taken from Thelonious Monk - April In Paris / Live
A6 - taken from Mose Allison - Mose Allison Sings
A7 - taken from Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite
A8 - taken from The Bill Evans Trio - Explorations
A9 - taken from Art Pepper - Today
B1 - taken from The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall
B2 - taken from Red Rodney Quintet - Modern Music From Chicago
B3 - taken from Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope
B4 - taken from The Modern Jazz Quartet - Concorde
B5 - taken from Steve Lacy - Reflections
B6 - taken from Miles Davis - Miles Davis
B7 - taken from Eddie Jefferson - There I Go Again
B8 - taken from John Coltrane - ...More Lasting Than Bronze
B9 - taken from Wes Montgomery - Encores
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
Raging Spool
Raging Spool was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 10th November 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Fortieth in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
Night People Cassette consisted of 22 Tracks
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
A1 - Marc Almond – The Pink Shack Blues
A2 - The Three Johns – Sad House
A3 - Everything But The Girl – Laugh You Out The House
A4 - Bronski Beat – Screaming (Demo)
A5 - Floy Joy–Into The Hot
A6 - The Kane Gang – Gun Law (Demo)
A7 - Zeke Manyika – Red Hot International
A8 - Manu Dibango – Abele Dance
A9 - Alterations – Hank's Pantry
A10 - Test Department – V.F.M.
A11 - Cabaret Voltaire – Mercy Man
Side Two:
B1 - The Neville Brothers – Fear, Hate, Envy, Jealousy (Live)
B2 - The Rebels (13) – You Can Make It
B3 - Screamin' Tony Baxter – Get Up Offa That Thing
B4 - Hugh Masekela – Pula En Na / It's Raining
B5 - Black Stalin – You Asked For It
B6 - The Daintees – I'm A Hypocrite (A Crocodile Cryer)
B7 - Aztec Camera – Jump (Loaded Version)
B8 - The Go-Betweens – Part Company
B9 - Strawberry Switchblade – Deep Water
B10 - The Long Ryders – Final Wild Son
B11 - The Skiff Skats*–Cripple Creek
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 014
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1984
Genre - Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style - New Wave, Industrial, Soul, Funk, Skiffle, Indie Rock
Artwork – Jon Barraclough
Compiled By – Neil Spencer, Roy Carr
Notes
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Tracks B6 and B7 are listed in inverse order on the cassette inlay.
Track A1 is a different version from the one released later on the Tenderness Is A Weakness single.
There is an unlisted 12th track on side B which is a 39 second telephone answering machine message.
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
Little Imp
Little Imp was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 10th November 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Fiftieth in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
Night People Cassette consisted of 22 Tracks
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
A1 - Amos Milburn – Chickenshack Boogie (No. 2)
A2 - Thurston Harris – Do What You Did
A3 - Jimmy Liggins – I Ain't Drunk
A4 - Shirley & Lee – The Flirt
A5 - Billie Holiday – Detour Ahead
A6 - Lloyd Glenn With Jack McVea – Chick-A-Boo
A7 - Earl King – Trick Bag
A8 - Louis Jordan – Messy Bessy
A9 - The Showmen – Country Fool
A10 - Fats Domino – I'm Walking
A11 - Illinois Jacquet – Blow Illinois Blow
Side Two:
B1 - Roy Brown – Saturday Night
B2 - T-Bone Walker – Say, Pretty Baby
B3 - Patti Anne – Shtiggy Boom
B4 - Lynn Hope – Miserlou
B5 - Amos Milburn – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
B6 - Dave Bartholomew – Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear
B7 - The Five Keys – Serve Another Round
B8 - Thurston Harris Featuring Rufus Hunter – Purple Stew
B9 - Fatso & Flaire – Rock 'N' Roll Drive In
B10 - Fats Domino – Let The Four Winds Blow
B11 - Charles Brown – Merry Christmas Baby
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 015, EMI – NME 015
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1984
Genre - Funk / Soul, Blues
Style - Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Piano Blues
Artwork [Cover Art] – Andy Martin
Compiled By – Andy Gill, Roy Carr
Engineer [Transfer, Dubbbing] – Ralph Copeman
Mastered By [Tape] – Michael Taft
Producer [Production Co-ordinator] – Tony Wadsworth
Companies
Notes
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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
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'NME EMI Aladdin Imperial Present The Little Imp. An R'n'B Swing shift selection. 22 Nips from the Aladdin / Imperial Archives. Hot As Hell!
Special thanks to: Neil Spencer, Bob Fisher, Mike Heatley, Barry Appleby (sea of tunes)'
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
Neon West
Neon West was a cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 10th November 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Sixtieth in a series of many cassette releases from the paper
Night People Cassette consisted of 22 Tracks
Cover
Track Listing
Side One:
Intro - Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No. 1
A1 - Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
A2 - Vince Gill – A Victim Of Life's Circumstances
A3 - Dolly Parton – A Gamble Either Way
A4 - Jerry Reed – Honkin'
A5 - The Judds – John Deere Tractor
A6 - Earl Thomas Conley – Don't Make It Easy For Me
A7 - Ronnie Milsap – She Loves My Car
A8 - Gus Hardin – After The Last Goodbye
A9 - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
A10 - Jimmy 'C' Newman – Daddy's In His Pirouge
A11 - Alabama – Green River
Outro - Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No. 1
B1 - Hank Williams Jr. – Family Tradition
B2 - John Anderson – Black Sheep
B3 - Gram Parsons – The Return Of The Grievous Angel
B4 - Karen Brooks – Tonight I'm Here With Someone Else
B5 - The Whites – You Put The Blue In Me
B6 - Rodney Crowell – Stars On The Water
B7 - Shelly West – Somebody Buy This Cowgirl A Beer
B8 - David Frizzell – I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home
B9 - Emmylou Harris – Feelin' Single - Seein' Double
B10 - Guy Clark – Homegrown Tomatoes
B11 - David Frizzell & Shelly West – You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – NME 016
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1984
Genre - Folk, World, & Country
Style - Country
Compiled By – Fred Dellar, Paul Du Noyer, Roy Carr
Notes
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RCA / Warner Brothers country compilation cassette.
Intro - taken from Jimmie Rodgers - 20 Of The Best
A1 - taken from Waylon Jennings - Greatest Hits
A3 - taken from Dolly Parton - Burlap & Satin
A7 - taken from Ronnie Milsap - One More Try For Love
A9 - taken from Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - WWII
A10 - taken from Jimmy C. Newman And Cajun Country - Wild 'N' Cajun
A11 - taken from Alabama - Mountain Music
B1 - taken from Hank Williams Jr. - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
B2 - taken from John Anderson (3) - Greatest Hits
B3 - taken from Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
B6 - taken from Various - Cross Country
B9 - taken from Emmylou Harris - Elite Hotel
B10 - taken from Guy Clark - Better Days
Inlay
Side One
Side Two
Video Bongo
Video Bongo was a VHS Video Cassette compiled for the British music paper NME in 8th September 1984. Featuring a number of contemporary musical acts and performers It was the Second Video released from the paper
Night People Cassette consisted of 11 Tracks
Track Listing
01 - Orange Juice – What Presence?!
02 - Working Week – Venceremos (We Will Win)
03 - The Style Council – Big Boss Groove
04 - Small Faces – All Or Nothing
05 - The Smiths – This Charming Man
06 - This Mortal Coil – Song To The Siren
07 - David Van Tieghem – Ear To The Ground
08 - Louis Jordan – Caldonia
09 - The Fall – Kicker Conspiracy
10 - The Birthday Party – Nick The Stripper
11 - Michael Armstrong – The Image
Credits
Label - New Musical Express – V002
Format - VHS, Compilation, PAL
Country - UK
Released - 8th September 1984
Genre - Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
Companies
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Manufactured By – Maxell
Notes
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'EAR TO THE GROUND' featuring David Van Teigham - drumming up a storm on the sidewalks of Manhattan
and
DAVID BOWIE in 'THE IMAGE'
Produced & Directed: Roy Carr & Neil Spencer
Associate Producers: Mike Crawshaw & Peter Rhodes
Illustration: John Stalin
Art Direction: Andy Martin
Production Facility: Video Editing, London W.1.