26th March - 8th April 1997
Credits
26th March - 8th April 1997
Volume 19 - Number 07 - Issue 478
Cover Photo - Neil MacKenzie Matthews
Price - 90p Pages - 72
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Interviewers
Emma Cochran - Boyzone
Jordan Paramour - 3T
Alex Needham - Nick (Backstreet Boys)
Tim Burgess - The Charlatans
Emma Cochran - Spice Girls
Gina Morris - Sean Maguire
Emma Cochran / Gavin Reeve- Peter Andre Feature
Alex Needham - Gina G
Photographers
LFI / Rex / Alpha / All Action / Big Pictures /
Neil Makenzie Matthews / David Titlow / David Tonge /
Tom Howard - Various (Page 4-7, 9-10, 12-15)
Neil Makenzie Matthews - Boyzone (Page 16-18)
Tom Howard - 3T (Page 20-21)
Tom Howard - Nick (Backstreet Boys) (Page 22-23)
Gina Morris - The Charlatans (Page 28-29)
Katz - Dean Cain (Page 30)
Retna - Taryll (3T) (Page 31)
Adrian Green (Geri Halliwell (Spice Girls) (Centre Spread)
Ray Burmiston - Dodgy (Page 42)
Idols - Jesse Spencer (Page 43)
Tom Howard - Sean Maguire (Page 52-53)
LFI - Peter Andre (Page 54-55)
Tom Howard - The Spice Girls (Page 63)
LFI / All Action / Rex - Various (Page 70)
Neil Makenzie Matthews - Gina G (Page 71)
Lyrics
Supergrass - Richard III
Gina G - Fresh
3T - Gotta Be You
Backstreet Boys - Anywhere For You
Fugees - Rumble In The Jungle
Cast - Free Me
Sean Maguire - Today's The Day
General
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Boyzone
Centre Spread:
Geri (Spice Girls)
Back Cover:
Coming Soon
What's The Story:
Spice Girls
Liam (Oasis)
Crispian Mills
Paul (Eastenders)
Lauren (Fugees)
Peter Andre
Ant and Dec
Ronan Keating
John Alford
Mel C
North and South
OTT
Damage
East 17
Notorious BIG
Kavana
911
Smoke City
Jai
Stereophonics
Ruth
Geri Halliwell
The Lowdown
Lisa Stansfield
Shola Ama
Nick (Backstreet Boys)
Nelson's Column
Ash
Spice Girls
Kula Shaker
Michelle Gayle
Placebo
Kavana
911
Dodgy
Ian Beale
Reef
Louise
Noel Gallagher
Robbie Williams
Liam Gallagher
Peter Andre
Not The Biscuit Tin
Interviews
Boyzone
3T
Spice Girls
Charlatans
Sean Maguire
Supergrass
Posters
Boyzone
Dean Cain
Taryll
Dodgy
Jesse Spencer
Spice Girls
Sean Maguire
Band Watch:
Peter Andre
Kavana
Ant & Dec
Louise
Backstreet Boys
Mark Morison
Blur
911
Boyzone
Oasis
Damage
OTT
East 17
Mark Owen
Eternal
Spice Girls
Fugees
3T
Michael Jackson
Robbie Williams
The Hit Files
Nick (Backstreet Boys)
Number 12: Gina G
Reviews
Singles:
911
Lisa Stansfield - The Right Thing
The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
Kavana - M.F.E.O
Smoke City - Underwater Love
Supergrass - Richard III
Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody
The Charlatans - North Country Boy
White Town - Wanted
Reef - Consideration
3T - Gotta Be You
Bangin' Choons
DJ Freshy D
The Braxtons - The Boss
Horse - Carful
Strike - I Have Peace
Albums:
Gina G - Fresh (Alex Needham)
Wet Wet Wet - 10 The Album (Sam Marsh)
The House Of Handbag - Nuovo Disco Collection (Ben Knowles)
Erasure - Cowboy (Emma Cochran)
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Gena G talks about her new album
Switched On:
Colin Kennedy
The Mag
100%
Whittle
Family Affairs
Sunset Beach
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Channel 5 Profile: New channel starting soon
Films:
Colin Kennedy
Romeo and Juliet
Space Jam
Memorabilia
In the 26th March - 8th April 1997 issue, Smash Hits was released in a Box
(See Right)
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The box contained the current issue of Smash Hits a 5 Free Gifts for their Readers.
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These gifts were:
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01 - A Packet Of Mini Cheddars
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02 - A Twix Bar
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03 - A Packet Of Chewits
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04 - Poster Print of
Boyzone and Spice Girls
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05 - OTT Mini Mag with
Our Price Voucher
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For more on these click the link below
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Adverts
Eternal - Before The Rain Album
N-Trance - Disco Single
3T - Gotta Be You Single
Livin' Joy - Where Can I Find Love Single
Romeo and Juliet Film
Hardcore Heaven Volume 1 Album
Cast - Free Me Single
JT Playaz - Just Playin' Single
Shola Ama - You Might Need Somebody Single
B Real - Hit Em High Single
Ruth - I Don't Know Single
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow Album
Supergrass - Richard III Single
Fugees Tour
V97 One Festival Concert (Various Artists)
Foundations - Coming Up From The Streets Album
Clock - About Time 2 Single
Boyzone - It's A Boys Life (Unauthorised) Video
Reef - Consideration Single
Peter Andre - Natural The Video
Wet Wet Wet - 10 The Album