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The NME Awards: You And NME We're History...

Ian Fortnam, New Musical Express, 7 February 1998

So which future James Bond handed out the awards in 1963 and '68? Who played their last UK show at 1966's do? And who sparked a nationwide debate on drugs after being interviewed at 1997's ceremony? The answers all lie in the history of the NME AWARDS. Time lord: IAN FORTNAM

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