NME Trivia
As the site develops we will add any Trivia that we find to this page
General Info
7th March 1952 - NME was founded as a Newspaper
14th November 1952 - First British Newspaper to include a Singles Chart
Editors
1952: Ray Sonin
1957: Andy Gray
1971: Alan Smith
1973: Nick Logan
1978: Neil Spencer
1985: Ian Pye
1987: Alan Lewis
1990: Danny Kelly
1992: Steve Sutherland
2000: Ben Knowles
2002: Conor McNicholas
2009: Krissi Murison
2012: Mike Williams
2018: Charlotte Gunn
Non-published dates
From time to time NME was not published due to Industrial action. Below are the dates which were affected.
1974
Due to industrial action there
were no issues published on:
5th January 1974
12th January 1974
1976
Due to industrial action there
were no issues published on:
13th March 1976
28th August 1976
4th September 1976
1975
Due to industrial action there
were no issues published on:
10th May 1975
5th July 1975
1980
Due to industrial action there
were no issues published on:
3rd May 1980
10th May 1980
17th May 1980
24th May 1980
31st May 1980
7th June 1980
1984
Due to industrial action there
were no issues published on:
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
Wrong Dates
Occasionally NME placed the wrong date (sometime year) on the cover to the one published on subsequent pages.
This section will list these as we find them.
5th January 1980
This issue has a cover date of 5th January 1979
This is a misprint as the correct date of 5th January 1980 is printed on the other pages in the issue
Cover Price
Over the lifetime of the publication the cover priced increased.
Below will showcase these increases as we add more issues to the site.
The first issue dated 7th March 1952 had a price cover of 6d (pre decimal system)
1970's
In 1975 (need date) the price increased to 15p
11th June 1977 the price increased to 18p
28th October 1978 the price increased to 20p
1980's
15th March 1980 the price increased to 25p
7th August 1982 the price increased to 35p
31st January 1981 the price increased to 30p
4th June 1983 the price increased to 40p
Supplements
From time to time NME published a series of Supplements.
These were usually a collection of pages that built into a booklet
(or book) dedicated to a topic.
Below are the ones that were available
(more added as we discover them)
22nd March 1973 - Part One - Book Of Rock
This was a (need total parts and dates) series
12th October 1974 - Part One - Guitar Book
14th December - Part Ten - Guitar Book
This was a 10 part series.
4th March 1978 - Part One - London Guide
(Need Date) - Part (Need) - London Guide
This was a 00 part series consisting of 36 pages.
7th October 1978 - Part One - Book of Modern Music
25th November 1978 - Part Eight - Book of Modern Music
This was an 8 part series consisting of 00 pages.
Free Gifts / Merchandise
NME made available Free Gifts or general Merchandise that their readers could buy.
Below is a list of what was available (as we find it).
1981
31st January 1981
NME / Rough Trade C81
This was a 24 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here
3rd October 1981
Dancing Masters
This was a 24 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here
1982
17th April 1982
Jive Wire
This was a 21 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here
18th September 1982
Mighty Real
This was a 22 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here
17th April 1982
Hit The Road Stax
This was a 12 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here
18th September 1982
Charlie Pocket Juke Box
This was a 18 track Cassette offer that you could send off for.
More info available here