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"C86" is a compilation cassette tape released in 1986 by the British music newspaper "New Musical Express" (NME). It featured twenty-two tracks by independent guitar bands, intended to showcase the emerging underground music scene of the era. The compilation later gave its name to a specific musical...
C81 is a various-artists cassette compilation issued in 1981 through a collaboration between the British music weekly NME and the independent label Rough Trade. It was offered to NME readers by mail order and assembled tracks by performers associated with post-punk, experimental music, and the expan...
Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father is a 1988 benefit compilation album organized by the New Musical Express (NME). The project features various UK-based artists, including The Fall, Billy Bragg, and Wet Wet Wet, each covering a track from the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in its...
A 1990 NME charity double album featuring UK artists including The Pogues, Sinéad O'Connor, and Bruce Hornsby covering Elvis Presley songs.
Ruby Trax: The NME's Roaring Forty is a 1992 NME charity set of 40 cover versions made for the magazine's 40th anniversary.
