Neon West (NME016). Late 1984.

1. Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No 1 (Excerpt)
2. Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
3. Vince Gill – A Victim Of Life’s Circumstances
4. Dolly Parton – A Gamble Either Way
5. Jerry Reed – Honkin’
6. The Judds – John Deere Tractor
7. Earl Thomas Conley – Don’t Make It Easy For Me
8. Ronnie Milsap – She Loves My Car
9. Gus Hardin – After The Last Goodbye
10. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
11. Jimmy ‘C’ Newman – Daddy’s In His Pirouge
12. Alabama – Green River
13. Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No 1 (Excerpt)
14. Hank Williams Jr – Family Tradition
15. John Anderson – Black Sheep
16. Gram Parsons – Return Of The Grievous Angel
17. Karen Brooks – Tonight I’m Here With Someone Else
18. The Whites – You Put The Blue In Me
19. Rodney Crowell – Stars On The Water
20. Shelly West – Somebody Buy This Cowgirl A Beer
21. David Frizell – I’m Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home
22. Emmylou Harris – Feelin’ Single, Seein’ Double
23. Guy Clark – Homegrown Tomatoes
24. David Frizell & Shelly West – You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma

Indie City 2 (NME037). Fall 1988.

1. The House of Love – Shine On
2. The Loft – Up The Hill And Down The Slope
3. The Pogues – Dark Streets Of London
4. The Triffids – Wide Open Road
5. The Smiths – Hand In Glove
6. Robert Wyatt – Stalin Wasn’t Stallin’
7. …And The Native Hipsters – There Goes Concorde Again
8. The Cramps – Human Fly
9. R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
10. Special AKA – Gangsters
11. Dead Kennedys – Holiday In Cambodia
12. The Southern Death Cult – Fat Man
13. The Cult – Spiritwalker
14. The Primitives – Really Stupid
15. Jonathan Richman – Roadrunner (Twice)
16. James – Hymn From The Village
17. The Fall – Roche Rumble
18. Pop Will Eat Itself – Black Country Chain Saw Massacre
19. This Mortal Coil – Song To The Siren
20. New Order – Murder

Indie City 1 (NME036). Fall 1988.

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Tupelo
2. Depeche Mode – People Are People (Different Mix)
3. Sonic Youth – Death Valley ‘69
4. Cabaret Voltaire – Nag Nag Nag
5. Josef K – Radio Drill Time
6. Motorhead – Motorhead
7. Orange Juice – Blue Boy
8. The Fire Engines – Candy Skin
9. The Mekons – Never Been In A Riot
10. Gang of Four – Armalite Rifle
11. The Freshies – I’m In Love With The Girl On The Virgin Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk
12. Aztec Camera – We Could Send Letters
13. The Damned – Smash It Up
14. The Three Johns – Death Of The European
15. Newtown Neurotics – Mindless Violence
16. The Redskins – Lean On Me
17. Colourbox – Official World Cup Theme
18. Joy Division – Transmission
19. Cocteau Twins – The Spangle Maker
20. The Normal – Warm Leatherette

The World At One (NME035). Fall 1987.

1. Salif Keita – Sina
2. Najma Akhtar – Dil Laga Ya Tha
3. Yanka Rupkina with Trakiistra Troika & Kostadim Varimezov – Ot Kak Se Mara Rodila
4. Kass Kass – Mister Oh!
5. Yiorgos Mangas – Choreptse Tsifteleli
6. Sidiki Diabete & Ensemble – Ba Togoma
7. Ketama – No Se Si Vivo O Sueno
8. Zouk Time – Guetho A Liso
9. Abdul Aziz Mubarak – Ah’Laa Jarah
10. Ofra Haza – Galbi
11. Hukwe Zawose/Dickson Mkwana/Lubeleje Chiute – Nhongolo
12. Shirati Jazz – Dr. Binol
13. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Ya Mohammed Bula Lo
14. The Real Sounds Of Africa – Murume Wangu
15. Jali Musa Jawara – Fote Mogoban
16. Dilika – Amazimuzimu
17. Sadik Diko & Reshit Shehu – Valle e Gajdes
18. Jorge Cabera – A Fuego Lento
19. Sasono Mulyo – Gamelan Gon Kebya

The Tape With No Name (NME034). Fall 1987.

1. Steve Earle – Guitar Town
2. Dwight Yoakam – Please, Please Baby
3. Patty Loveless – Wicked Ways
4. Sweethearts of the Rodeo – Midnight Girl, Sunset Town
5. Randy Travis – What’ll You Do About Me
6. Reba McEntire – Have I Got A Deal For You
7. Johnny Cash – The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
8. Kathy Mattea – Train Of Memories
9. Rosanne Cash – The Way We Make A Broken Heart
10. John Hiatt – Memphis In The Meantime
11. Dave Alvin – Border Radio
12. Highway 101 featuring Paulette Carlson – Good Goodbye
13. K.D. Lang & The Reclines – Got The Bull By The Horns
14. Lyle Lovett – Cowboy Man
15. Ricky Skaggs – A Hard Row To Hoe
16. The O’Kanes – Oh Lonesome You
17. Georgia Brown – George Jones On The Jukebox
18. The Forester Sisters – 100% Chance Of Blue
19. Joe Ely – Silver City
20. George Strait – All My Ex’s Live In Texas
21. Rattlesnake Annie – Funky Country Livin’
22. Emmylou Harris – Sweetheart Of The Pines
23. Nanci Griffith – Ford Econoline
24. John Prine – Paradise

Mixed Peel (NME033). Fall 1987.

1. The Undertones – Here Comes The Summer
2. Wire – I Am The Fly
3. Robert Wyatt – I’m A Believer
4. Madness – Bed & Breakfast Man
5. Gang of Four – At Home He’s A Tourist
6. New Order – 5-8-6
7. The Slits – Love And Romance
8. Billy Bragg – Love Gets Dangerous
9. The Adverts – Gary Gilmore’s Eyes
10. The Birthday Party – Release The Bats
11. Culture – Two Sevens Clash
12. The Ruts – Sus
13. The Folk Devils – Ink Runs Dry
14. T-Rex – Ride A White Swan
15. The Fall – Put Away
16. Mighty Wah! – Basement Blues-The Story Of The Blues
17. The Electro Hippies – Mega Armageddon Death/Chickens
18. The Damned – New Rose
19. That Petrol Emotion – Can’t Stop

Pocket Jukebox 2 (NME032). Spring 1987.

1. Earl Bostic – Flamingo
2. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-  The Twist
3. Christine Kittrell – I’m A Woman/
4. C.L. Blast – Somebody Shot My Eagle
5. The Impressions – Talking About My Baby
6. Ann Sexton – I Want To Be Loved
7. Aaron Neville – Struttin’ On Sunday
8. Robert Cray – That’s What I’ll Do
9. The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss
10. John Lee Hooker – Big Legs, Tight Skirt
11. Jimmy Reed – Shame, Shame, Shame
12. Albert King – We All Wanna Boogie
13. Wynonie Harris – Good Mornin’ Judge
14. Nina Simone – Love Me Or Leave Me
15. The Dells – Don’t Tell Nobody
16. Don Thomas – Come On Train
17. Earl Gaines – Turn On Your Lovelight

Bush fire (NME031). Spring 1987.

1. Jacob Miller – Keep On Knocking
2. Doctor Alimantado – Best Dressed Chicken In Town
3. Freddie McGregor – Big Ship
4. Augustus Pablo – Up Warrika Hill
5. The Wailing Souls – War
6. Black Uhuru – Natural Mystic
7. Clint Eastwood and General Saint – Tribute To General Echo
8. Half Pint – One In A Million
9. Eek-A-Mouse – Terrorists In The City
10. Frankie Paul – War Is In The Dance
11. Yellowman – Zungguzungguzungguzeng
12. Barrington Levy – Prison Oval Rock
13. Keith Hudson – Felt We The Strain
14. The Heptones – Love Won’t Come Easy
15. Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
16. Lone Ranger – Johnny Make You Bad So
17. Coco Tea – Coco Tea Medley
18. Nitty Gritty – Hog In A Minty

Blow-up UK (NME030). Spring 1987.

1. Loose Tubes – Hermeto’s Big Breakfast
2. Stan Tracey & Peter King – In Walked Bud
3. Clark Tracey – New World
4. Human Chain – Jolobe
5. The Jazz Renegades – A Sack Full Of Soul
6. Sphere featuring Andy Shepherd – For C.C.
7. Courtney Pine – Big Nick
8. Jamie Talbot – Mornin’
9. Steve Williamson – Splutain And Scenic
10. Tommy Chase Quartet – Double Secret
11. Joe Harriott – Shepherd’s Serenade
12. Tim Whitehead’s Borderline – Yellow Hill
13. Working Week – Soul Train
14. Loose Tubes – Arriving