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In the 4th December - 17th December 1996 issue of Smash Hits there was an Advertisement of a new Mix CD Album that you could buy entitled 'Smash Hits Mix '97'.

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In the Advert Emma Cochran, who worked on Smash Hits, interviewed 911 who did a review of the CD.

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This was a Double CD containing 40 songs from various artists.

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The same issue also provided a £1 Voucher that you could use against the purchase of the CD at Our Price Record Stores.

Credits

Label - Virgin ‎– VTDCD110, 

            - Box Music (3) ‎– 7243 8 42338 2 2

Series - Smash Hits  – Mix 97

Format - 2 × CD, Mixed, Partially Mixed

Country - UK

Released - 1996

Genre - Electronic, Rock, Pop

Style - Pop Rock, Indie Rock, 

              Brit Pop, Eurodance, Europop

 

Tracklist

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CD 1:

01 – Spice Girls - Wannabe

02 – Peter Andre - Flava

03 – Backstreet Boys - We've Got It Going On

04 – Louise - Naked

05 – Ant & Dec - When I Fall In Love

06 – George Michael - Spinning The Wheel                 

               (Forthright Edit)

07 – Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Movin'

08 – 911 - Love Sensation

09 – 911 - Don't Make Me Wait

               (Exclusive Smash Hits Mix)

10 – Reel 2 Real - Jazz It Up

11 – Coolio Feat. LV - Gangsta's Paradise

12 – Luniz - I Got 5 On It

13 – Eternal - Good Thing

14 – Robbie Williams - Freedom

15 – Damage - Love II Love

16 – Upside Down - If You Leave Me Now

17 – Kavana - Crazy Chance

18 – Clock - Oh What A Night (December '63)

19 – Maxi Priest Feat. Shaggy - That Girl

20 – DJ Dado - X Files Theme

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CD 2:

01 – Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

02 – Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught

                   The Train

03 – Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

04 – Babybird - You're Gorgeous

05 – Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

06 – Prodigy - Breathe

07 – Suede - Trash

08 – Blur - Charmless Man

09 – Space - Female Of The Species

10 – Ash - Oh Yeah

11 – Dubstar - Stars

12 – Garbage - Stupid Girl

13 – Supergrass - Going Out

14 – The Divine Comedy - Something For

               The Weekend

15 – Everything But The Girl - Wrong

16 – Fluke - Atom Bomb

17 – Healy & Amor - Stamp!

18 – B.B.E. - Seven Days And One Week

19 – Underworld - Born Slippy

20 – Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy

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Companies

  • Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Circa Records Ltd.

  • Copyright (c) – Circa Records Ltd.

  • Marketed By – Virgin Commercial Marketing

  • Mixed At – Wise Buddah

  • Designed At – Sonicon

  • Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon
     

Credits

  • Concept By, Compiled By – Ashley Abram

  • Design – Sonicon

  • DJ Mix – Charlie Brook
     

Notes

"40 Non-Stop Hits"
"40 Original Hits"

Printed in UK
Made in the UK

CD1 is mixed, bar a couple of quick fades.

CD2 is not mixed (just very short gaps between songs), bar the final track, which is mixed.


Durations not stated on release.

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 724384233822

  • Barcode (Text): 7 24384 23382 2

  • Label Code: LC 3098

  • Price Code (F:): PM527

  • Rights Society: bel BIEM

  • Other (CD1 Cat#): 7243 8 42339 2 1

  • Other (CD2 Cat#): 7243 8 42340 2 7

  • Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 1): 842339 2 . 2:1:3 EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 1): IFPI L041

  • Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 1): ifpi 1422

  • Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 1): 842340 2 . 1:1:11 EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 1): IFPI L042

  • Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 1): ifpi 1433

  • Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 2): 842339 2 . 2:1:17: EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 2): IFPI L041

  • Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 2): ifpi 1430

  • Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 2): 842340 2 . 1:1:16 EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 2): IFPI L042

  • Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 2): ifpi 1438

  • Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 3): 842339 2 . 2:1:4 EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 3): IFPI L041

  • Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 3): ifpi 1422

  • Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 3): 842340 2 . 1:1:6 EMI SWINDON

  • Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 3): IFPI L042

  • Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 3): ifpi 1448

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Disc One - Tracklisting (1)

CD One

CD Two

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CD Case Back Cover

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Disc One Tracklisting (2)

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Disc Two Tracklisting (1)

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Disc Two Tracklisting (2)

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Booklet Page 7

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Booklet Page 6

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Booklet Back Cover

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991 Review CD - 4th December - 17th December 1996

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Advert - 18th December - 31st December 1996

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