NME 33⅓

This series of 7" EPs was given away with issues of NME between 1985 and 1987. Each EP was heavily promoted on the cover of the NME issue it came with, in most cases including the headline "FREE E.P." Each EP has three or four tracks by different artists. Most tracks are previously unreleased, and include live versions and "NME versions". The labels of each release are branded with "33⅓" superimposed over the "NME" logo. The series has a unique catalog number prefix of "GIV", presumably referring to their giveaway status, as described by the text on each label "Given free with NME ...".