Melody Maker magazine and newspaper catalogue

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Melody Maker was a British music magazine that started in January 1926 and became an influential magazine in the pop industry. More

Melody Maker started in January 1926 and was one of the oldest weekly music magazines in the world.

The magazine was printed on newsprint and over the years it was the first magazine to give prominent attention to talented emerging bands and stars such as Roxy Music and David Bowie.

From the spring of 1981 the magazine was known as MM, briefly became more pop oriented, and then focused more on rock and alternative music. In 1999 the magazine MM was transformed into a glossy magazine, and eventually merged with competitor New Musical Express (NME) in December 2000.

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Melody Maker

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Melody Maker 08-26 (1967)