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
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Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
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Phonographic Copyright (p) – Circa Records Ltd.
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Copyright (c) – Circa Records Ltd.
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Marketed By – Virgin Commercial Marketing
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Mixed At – Wise Buddah
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Designed At – Sonicon
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Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon
Credits
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Concept By, Compiled By – Ashley Abram
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Design – Sonicon
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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
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Barcode (Scanned): 724384233822
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Barcode (Text): 7 24384 23382 2
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Label Code: LC 3098
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Price Code (F:): PM527
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Rights Society: bel BIEM
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Other (CD1 Cat#): 7243 8 42339 2 1
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Other (CD2 Cat#): 7243 8 42340 2 7
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Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 1): 842339 2 . 2:1:3 EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 1): IFPI L041
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Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 1): ifpi 1422
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Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 1): 842340 2 . 1:1:11 EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 1): IFPI L042
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Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 1): ifpi 1433
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Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 2): 842339 2 . 2:1:17: EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 2): IFPI L041
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Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 2): ifpi 1430
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Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 2): 842340 2 . 1:1:16 EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 2): IFPI L042
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Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 2): ifpi 1438
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Matrix / Runout (CD1, Variant 3): 842339 2 . 2:1:4 EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD1, Variant 3): IFPI L041
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Mould SID Code (CD1, Variant 3): ifpi 1422
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Matrix / Runout (CD2, Variant 3): 842340 2 . 1:1:6 EMI SWINDON
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Mastering SID Code (CD2, Variant 3): IFPI L042
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Mould SID Code (CD2, Variant 3): ifpi 1448