a thread for those 1980s nme tapes that some kind soul decided to digitise for our listening pleasure

also, a quick scan over the track lists seems to imply that cabaret voltaire featured more than any other band.

I didn't know the NME was still this jazz-minded in the 80s.

As opposed to the 70s? Jazz was probably considered cooler in the 80s.

According ti Wiki (I know, I know): "C86 was the 23rd NME tape, although its catalogue number was NME022 (C81 had been dubbed COPY001). The rest of the tapes were compilations promoting labels' back catalogues and dedicated to either R&B, Northern Soul, Jazz or Reggae."

So they *were* label-based..?

Never knew there was a C96 CD, to "celebrate" the 10th anniversary of C86!

http://www.discogs.com/Various-NME-C96/release/2973948

1 Tiger – The Rose
2 Dweeb – Retard
3 Urusei Yatsura – Skull In Action
4 Broadcast – Lights Out
5 Magoo (5) – Struck A Chord
6 Backwater – Hot Rhythm
7 Mogwai – A-70
8 Comet Gain – Dreams Of A Working Girl
9 Delgados, The – Fourth Channel
10 Baby Bird – Bad Shave (II)
11 Spare Snare – Aftertaste
12 Ligament – STSLAJ
13 Tunic – Manhattan Skyline
14 Quickspace Supersport – Song For NME

I have owned and loved Pogo A Go-Go and C81 for many years

so much great + rare stuff on pogo a gogo, one of my fav ever comps

I stumbled across this blog recently too! I have the C86 tape, and I've had C81 on mp3 for years, and I already have everything on Pogo A Go-Go,
but I've never heard any of the others. I figured I'd start with some of the soul and reggae comps first, and that Mixed Peel one is probably a good listen.