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C81 is a 1981 NME and Rough Trade cassette compiled in Britain to mark five years of the independent label movement with post-punk tracks.

Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father is a 1988 NME benefit album in which UK artists each covered one track from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in sequence, raising money for charity.

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.