Cover variants
From time to time NME included a free single attached to the cover.
Due to copyright some singles were not available outside the UK.
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For this reason, the magazine had to change
the cover layout to exclude the single.
This page is a collection of variant covers we've found.​
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There are five known variants:
May 25, 1985 â– September 28, 1985
February 1, 1986 â– September 20, 1986 â– February 7, 1987
If you know of any others, please contact us.
25th May 1985
This issue of NME came with a free 4-track single.
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The single was not available in Australia so
their version of this issue had a different layout.
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UK and Australia editions
28th September 1985
This issue of NME came with a Free 4 Track Single in the UK.
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However this single was not made available in Australia so their version of this issue had a different cover
(See below)
UK and Australia editions
1st February 1986
This issue of NME came with a Free 4 Track Single in the UK.
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However this single was not made available in Australia so their version of this issue had a different cover
(See below)
UK and Australia editions
20th September 1986
This issue of NME came with a Free 4 Track Single in the UK.
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However this single was not made available in Australia so their version of this issue had a different cover
(See below)
UK and Australia editions
7th February 1987
This issue of NME came with a Free 4 Track Single in the UK.
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However this single was not made available in Australia so their version of this issue had a different cover
(See below)
UK and Australia editions
