NME celebrates its 60th birthday – in pictures

The first cover of NME from 1952. Photograph: PR NME souvenir cover featuring the Arctic Monkeys. Photograph: Pamela Littky/NME Photograph: Pamela Littky/NME/other NME souvenir issue cover featuring John Lydon. Photograph: Amy Brammall/NME Photograph: Amy Brammall/NME/other NME souvenir issue cover featuring Paul Weller. Photograph: PR NME souvenir issue cover featuring the Brandon Flowers drom The Killers. Photograph: Ed Miles/NME Photograph: Ed Miles/NME/other NME souvenir issue cover featuring Liam Gallagher. Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME/PR NME souvenir issue cover featuring the Manic Street Preachers. Photograph: Andy Willsher/NME Photograph: Andy Willsher/NME/other NME souvenir issue cover featuring the Noel Gallagher. Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME/other NME souvenir issue cover featuring Patti Smith Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME Photograph: Dean Chalkley/NME/other