Above I have added a few of the magazine covers that defy the generic conventions of music magazines. Each of these magazines are purposely missing out some of the key conventions of a music magazine such as coverlines, banners etc. Some don't even include the barcode on the front cover like most magazines.
The reason that this is done is so that the magazine can be identified as a special or limited edition. Most publishers will make a completely different cover just relating to main topic and nothing else within the magazine, this is often done for special occasions or just because a band/artist is popular at the time and everyone is interested. By doing a special edition, the publishers are targeting the more demographic audience as they are more likely to pay more for a special, limited edition magazine on one of their favourite artists etc.
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