NME Magazine 21 June 1997 Radiohead Thom Yorke Glastonbury Guide NP006

Original NME / New Musical Express Magazine dated 21 June 1997, featuring Radiohead as the main cover story with Thom Yorke prominently pictured wearing sunglasses.

The main cover headline reads:

“RADIOHEAD RULE OK”

with the strapline:

“Today – the world… Tomorrow – the universe!”

The issue is advertised as a substantial 80-page edition and comes with the original separate NME “Total Glasto!” Guide to Glastonbury Festival ’97, which is clearly shown separately in the supplied photographs.

The front cover also highlights a particularly strong selection of late-1990s music coverage, including:

• The Verve – tour cancellation news
• Noel Gallagher
• Blur
• Beastie Boys
• U2
• Michael Stipe
• Foo Fighters
• Björk
• Hanson
• Kenickie
• Wu-Tang Clan
• The Seahorses
• Travis
• Roni Size
• Hurricane #1
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Paul Weller
• Jamiroquai

The cover’s “Tibet’s Rock” section specifically promotes live coverage involving Noel Gallagher, Blur, Beastie Boys, U2, Stipe, Foo Fighters and Björk.

Original NME Total Glasto! Guide Included

The photographs clearly confirm the presence of the separate “TOTAL GLASTO! – The NME Guide to Glastonbury Festival ’97”.

The guide has a distinctive orange and black festival crowd cover and is marked as sponsored by BBC Radio 1 97–99 FM.

The supplied interior photograph of the guide shows its contents page and confirms a substantial dedicated Glastonbury supplement. Visible sections include:

• In Our Own Field – a look through Glastonbury across the ages
• Partial Recall – musicians remembering their first and other Glastonbury experiences
• Line-Up – the Glastonbury bands listed
• Where It’s At – festival map/location information
• The Mud Father – interview with Michael Eavis
• The A-Z of Glastonbury
• Digging Your Cuisine – food-related festival guide
• Drugs: A Handy Guide
• On Your Marks – involving The Shirehorses / Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley
• Hang (With) The DJ
• Somerset for Stardom
• Sparklers? Bums? Fire? – Glastonbury performance artists
• Diary of a Grubby Body

This original Glastonbury supplement substantially increases the period interest of the issue and makes the set particularly appealing to collectors of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Glastonbury Festival, Britpop and 1990s UK music press memorabilia.

Magazine / Item Details

• Publication: NME / New Musical Express
• Item Type: Magazine with original festival guide
• Full Date: 21 June 1997
• Main Cover Feature: Radiohead
• Main Cover Star: Thom Yorke
• Main Headline: “Radiohead Rule OK”
• Strapline: “Today – the world… Tomorrow – the universe!”
• Issue Size Advertised: 80 pages
• Original Extra Included: NME Total Glasto! Guide to Glastonbury Festival ’97
• Festival Guide Feature: Michael Eavis interview
• Major Cover Names: Noel Gallagher, Blur, Beastie Boys, U2, Michael Stipe, Foo Fighters, Björk
• Additional Artists: Wu-Tang Clan, The Seahorses, Travis, Roni Size, Hurricane #1, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Weller, Jamiroquai, Hanson, Kenickie
• Cover Price: 90p / US $3.95
• Era: 1990s
• SKU: NP006

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition. All three supplied images have been checked, including the magazine cover and both exterior/interior photographs of the Glastonbury guide.

The NME magazine shows visible age-related handling and storage wear. The front cover has creasing, mild surface rippling and waviness, particularly around the outer margins and lower portion.

The left-hand/spine edge shows compression, small creases and normal handling wear. The right-hand page edge is uneven and slightly rough/frayed in appearance, consistent with the thin newsprint-style paper.

The bottom edge shows some waviness and light curling, and the corners have softened from age and handling. There is also some age-related toning/discolouration around the pale margins.

The main Radiohead cover image and text remain clearly visible and present well despite the general vintage wear.

The separate Total Glasto! guide appears in comparatively attractive condition from the photographs. Its glossy front cover remains bright, with the orange, black and yellow artwork retaining good colour. There is some light edge and corner wear, together with minor surface handling marks.

The photographed interior contents page of the Glastonbury guide remains clean and clearly readable, with the text, photographs and page layout well preserved. There may be light handling wear along the page edges and spine consistent with age.

No obvious extensive writing, heavy staining or major missing sections are visible in the supplied photographs.

Packaging & Postage

The NME magazine and separate Glastonbury guide will be carefully and safely folded and packed together inside a protective cardboard box for posting.

They will be securely packed to help reduce the risk of bending, crushing and general transit damage while on their way to the buyer.