{"product_id":"melody-maker-magazine-18-april-1998-oasis-blur-pulp-prodigy-the-verve-radiohead-suede-np002","title":"Melody Maker Magazine 18 April 1998 Oasis Blur Pulp Prodigy The Verve Radiohead Suede NP002","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eMelody Maker Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e dated \u003cstrong\u003e18 April 1998\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a major late-1990s music feature built around \u003cstrong\u003e“50 Rock ’N’ Roll Things You Must Do By The Year 2000.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover uses a collage of major artists from the period and prominently names:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOasis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Prodigy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Verve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadiohead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuede\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis makes the issue especially appealing to collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eBritpop, alternative rock, indie music and 1990s British music memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover also promotes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Etienne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhiley and Lamacq\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrugstore and Thom Yorke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Folds Five\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAsian Dub Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMassive Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKula Shaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Bristow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTortoise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small top-cover feature also references \u003cstrong\u003eIan McCulloch\u003c\/strong\u003e and a World Cup song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied contents image confirms the issue as \u003cstrong\u003eIssue 14, Volume 75\u003c\/strong\u003e and shows a very broad mix of features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable contents include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Etienne\u003c\/strong\u003e – feature on pages 14–15.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsian Dub Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e – featured on page 16.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBen Folds Five\u003c\/strong\u003e – feature on page 17.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJo Whiley\u003c\/strong\u003e – interview feature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames\u003c\/strong\u003e – feature on page 21.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrugstore\u003c\/strong\u003e – feature on page 22.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“Fifty Rock ’N’ Roll Things You Have To Do”\u003c\/strong\u003e – major feature on pages 24–25.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrbit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOut!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbums\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMr Agreeable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents page also references artists including \u003cstrong\u003eKula Shaker, Pulp, Placebo, Massive Attack, Good Dogdrill, Future Bible Heroes, The Paradise 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