The NME was how you used to get to know about new music - that and John Peel on a Sunday night. Every year, they\'d issue a tape/CD (for about £3 + p&p +tokens) of some of the best singles they\'d reviewed on a weekly basis.
It\'s interesting to note that of the singles of the week CDs I\'ve got tracklistings for, none of the tracks made it to the NME Single of the Year award ...
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Guys
If you\'re downloading this, it\'s because you\'re of a certain age and you\'re an obscure twat (like me) when it comes to musical preferences, you\'ll appreciate how hard it can be to find the good stuff. This is the good stuff.
Please seed at least as much as you leach! I\'ve got a crappy connection, so I\'ll seed for 10x, then I\'m doing the next one!
Next - Ruby Trax - 40 No1s covered by NME-friendly bands. Jesus & Mary Chain covering Little Red Rooster, anyone?
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SUGAR - Changes
CARTER USM - The Only Living Boy in New Cross
THE WEDDING PRESENT - California
THE TYRREL CORPORATION - The Bottle
3 1/2 MINUTES - Feelings M
ST ETIENNE - Join Our Club
SONIC YOUTH - 100%
GANG STARR - 2 Deep
THE FALL - Free Range
P J HARVEY - Sheela-Na-Gig
KINGMAKER - Eat Yourself Whole
ROLLINS BAND - Low Self Opinion
THE ORB - Assassin
THE FAMILY CAT - Steamroller
TEENAGE FANCLUB - What You Do To Me
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Old Red Eyes is Back
GALLON DRUNK - Bedlam
FATH NO MORE - Everything\'s Ruined