'He tried to get out of the car at 80mph': the stories behind NME's greatest covers

From Stuart Maconie romping up the Eiger with Stone Roses to Vivien Goldman having her mind blown by reggae sound systems, writers and editors from four decades of NME delve behind the front pagesIn November 1973 – shortly after I’d moved up from deputy to editor – there was a printing strike. In the previous couple of years, NME had been diligently reinventing itself from risible industry lapdog to credible maverick terrier; we were on a roll and it was intensely frustratin...

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