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| 9th Jun 2020, 8:08 AM | #1 REPORT | |
 | TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | Hi. Wondering if anyone knows whether an archive exists of the British magazine, Melody Maker? I'm looking for every edition printed in the 1970s. Looks like the British Library have paper copies, but it's not practical to go there and read the whole lot. A digital archive would be better. Or, NME would probably be just as useful. Here's hoping... |
| 9th Jun 2020, 9:36 AM | #2 REPORT | |
 | KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12474 Points Moderator | Don't know how good these are but try this first https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Publication/new-musical-express There is also a library archive but costs to join Edited by moderator on 9th Jun 2020, 9:40 AM |
| 9th Jun 2020, 9:41 AM | #3 REPORT | |
 | Quad5point1 SUBS Member since Jul 2012 10628 Points |
KeithS wrote:
Don't know how good these are but try this first
https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Publication/new-musical-express Kind of expensive  Three Monthly Subscription $90.00 £70.00 Six Monthly Subscription $165.00 £115.00 Yearly Subscription $220.00 £150.00 |
| 9th Jun 2020, 11:22 AM | #4 REPORT | |
| KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12474 Points Moderator | Here's another |
| 9th Jun 2020, 6:46 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 798 Points | A local library membership in England often comes with a subscription to some periodical websites. including historic ones. |
| 9th Jun 2020, 7:23 PM | #6 REPORT | |
| scrough No picture 'cos I'm not into 45rpm :( Member since Jan 2013 3407 Points Moderator | There was a MM archive after it folded, freely accessible, but it was very short lived. I think it it was also on the NME site for a very short time. I've never been able to find it, or a copy, again. |
| 10th Jun 2020, 2:18 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| Malcyramone SUBS Remember the good old 1980's? Member since Sep 2011 7728 Points | There's an archive of Melody Maker, Record Mirror and Sounds in the cupboard under my stairs, if the mice haven't got to them yet.  |
| 10th Jun 2020, 5:41 PM | #8 REPORT | |
 | Redpunk SUBS Crates Are For Digging Member since Aug 2012 25243 Points Moderator | Do you have a date when your archive under the stairs will be reopening to the general public with social distancing ? |
| 11th Jun 2020, 2:45 PM | #9 REPORT | |
| Malcyramone SUBS Remember the good old 1980's? Member since Sep 2011 7728 Points | If my dear wife had her way they would open to the general public down at the local tip. |
| 11th Jun 2020, 7:57 PM | #10 REPORT | |
| scrough No picture 'cos I'm not into 45rpm :( Member since Jan 2013 3407 Points Moderator | After Covid restrictions are lifted the National Jazz Archive at Loughton, Essex might be worth trying. |
| 16th Jun 2020, 4:20 PM | #11 REPORT | |
| 23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4070 Points | It's a shame Google News Archive stopped uploading scanned newspapers a few years ago. They had an extensive archive of almost the entire run of Billboard that was invaluable to a project I was working on and I'm sure they'd have gotten to Melody Maker and NME eventually. Although there's nothing in terms of runs of MM at the moment, in the long term it might not hurt to monitor Archive.org periodically as they occasionally get complete collections of magazines and other publications uploaded (i.e. Starlog Magazine, for example). |
| 17th Jun 2020, 2:15 PM | #12 REPORT | |
| TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | Thanks for the replies. I've found this - lots of issues of Melody Maker from the late 1960s, but also a vast archive of other publications such as Billboard and Record Mirror. What's more, they all appear to be searchable. Very useful indeed... https://worldradiohistory.com/ |
| 18th Jun 2020, 12:04 PM | #13 REPORT | |
 | sladesounds Turning rebellion into money since 1962 Member since Nov 2009 6560 Points Moderator |
TopPopper wrote:
Thanks for the replies.
I've found this - lots of issues of Melody Maker from the late 1960s, but also a vast archive of other publications such as Billboard and Record Mirror. What's more, they all appear to be searchable. Very useful indeed... https://worldradiohistory.com/ Wowzers - what a great resource |
| 1st Jul 2020, 1:24 AM | #14 REPORT | |
| Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 798 Points | Helping Mal, or not, is there a repository of Newspapers that could take our old loved editions for scanning and storage ? Remind me if there is a national sound musuem - Bradford is Movies but I cannot recall elsewhere. I mainly have local newspapers I am loath to throw them but space is at a premium now. |
| 3rd Jul 2020, 3:10 PM | #15 REPORT | |
 | mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | I think the British Library collection of MM is actually digitised. However, I believe you need to be on-site to view them. |
| 3rd Jul 2020, 4:25 PM | #16 REPORT | |
| KeithS SUBS Member since Dec 2009 12474 Points Moderator | Recently been re reading old copies of Goldmine and had forgot how good some of the articles and interviews were.What a shame that they aren't available on the net but I suppose someone has to do the hard work..but a lot of good info is going to be lost. I suppose anyone could say the same thing about thousands of old newspapers and magazines |
| 6th Jul 2020, 10:37 PM | #17 REPORT | |
 | Appletree1 SUBS ILR Top 40 charts please! Member since Mar 2015 81 Points | This American site is currently upoading nearly all the UK Music Magazines and they are all FREE. Including Melody Maker. Music Papers UK Just right click on the date of each publication and save it. All in PDF format Other UK papers include Record Mirror, NME, Disc and even some more recent Music Weeks. Plus many more. There also some BBC publications and loads of Technical material. |
| 7th Jul 2020, 6:20 PM | #18 REPORT | |
| 23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4070 Points | @Appletree - This is the same website TopPopper posted up-thread. Definitely a great resource, though it's a shame they don't have much by way of 1970s Melody Makers as that's the period I'm interested in. Hopefully still a work in progress! |
| 11th Jul 2020, 3:44 PM | #19 REPORT | |
| Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 798 Points | It looks like 23skidoo needs to go to malcyramone to pick up the Melody Maker;s if they are from the 1970s. |
| 24th Aug 2023, 1:14 AM | #20 REPORT | |
| mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points |
mister_tmg wrote:
I think the British Library collection of MM is actually digitised. However, I believe you need to be on-site to view them.
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