{"product_id":"nme-magazine-24-september-1988-the-mission-siouxsie-and-the-banshees-billy-bragg-np001","title":"NME Magazine 24 September 1988 The Mission Siouxsie and the Banshees Billy Bragg NP001","description":"\u003cmain class=\"chat-app\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"side-nav-menu-button with-pill-ui\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eNME Magazine \/ New Musical Express\u003c\/strong\u003e dated \u003cstrong\u003e24 September 1988\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e as the main front-cover feature.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover carries the large headline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith the subheading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“THE MISSION IN SOUTH AMERICA: EXCLUSIVE!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main cover photograph shows members of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/strong\u003e on location in South America, giving this issue particularly strong appeal to collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mission, goth rock, alternative music and late-1980s NME memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover also promotes a wide range of major contemporary artists, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSiouxsie and the Banshees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Bragg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStetsasonic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParachute Men\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also a prominent box advertising an 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