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 30th July - 12th August 1997

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Credits

30th July - 12th August 1997

 

Volume 19 - Number 16 - Issue 487

Cover Photo - Neil MacKenzie Matthews

Price - 90p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Gina Morris - Peter Andre

Alex Needham - Code Red

Alex Needham - Robyn

Ben Knowles - Shola Ama

Kristin Watson / Alex Needham / Tammy Hoyle - The Smash Hits Guide To Everything

Kirstin Watson - Kavana

Photographers

Big Pictures - Victoria (Spice Girls) and David Beckham (Page 3)

Retna / Idols / Rex / Big Pictures / All Actions / LFI - Various (Page 3-7, 9-10, 12)

Neil MacKenzie Matthews - Peter Andre (Page 16-18, 33)

David Tonge - Code Red (Page 20-21)

Tom Howard - Jade (Damage) (Page 26)

Tom Howard - 911 (Page 27)

Neil MacKenzie Matthews - Boyzone (Page 28)

Retna - Will Smith (Page 31)

David Titlow - North and South (Page 39)

Tom Howard - Damage (Page 45)

Anja Grabert - Hanson (Page 46)

Tom Howard - Kevin (Backstreet Boys (Page 47)

Paul rider - Shola Ama (Page 50-51)

David Titlow / David Tongue / Tom Howard / All Action - Various (Page 66-67)

All Action / Alpha - Big Pictures - Various (Page 68-69)

Tom Howard - Kavana (Page 71)

Lyrics

Peter Andre

Code Red

Will Smith

Robyn

Nick (Backstreet Boys)

Shola Ama

OTT

The Smash Hits Guide To Everything Feature:

Lee (911)

Kavana

Ras (Damage)

Nick (Backstreet Boys)

Peter Andre

Lee (North and South)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Peter Andre

Centre Spread:

Boyzone

Back Cover:

Advert

Interviews

Will Smith - Men In Black

Peter Andre - All About Us

U2 - Last Night On Earth

Spice Girls - Step To Me

North And South - Tarantino's New Star

Universal - Rock Me Good 

Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes)

Damage - Love Lady

Posters

Jade (Damage)

911

Boyzone

Hanson

Kevin (Backstreet Boys)

General

Planet Pop:

New Arrivals:

Victoria (Spice Girls) and David Beckham

Will Smith

Ronan Keating

Spike (911)

Liam Gallagher

Ant & Dec

Robbie Williams and 3T

Michael Jackson

Lorna

Manic Street Preachers

Mark Owen

Peter Andre

Love II Love

Spice Girls

Primal Scream

Jamiroquai

Backstreet Boys

Blur

Will Mellor

Gary Barlow

Lee (North and South)

Olive

Prodigy

Benz

Hanson

Kavana

Ginuwine

B.I.G

Nelson's Column

First Class

Full Intention

Meredith Brooks

Band Watch:

Peter Andre

Boyzone

Ant & Dec

Damage

911

Mark Owen

North and South

Eternal

Robbie Williams

Spice Girls

Michael Jackson

Oasis

Prodigy 

OTT

Kavana

Backstreet Boys

Louise

Hanson

3T

Not The Biscuit Tin

Shola Ama

'N Synch

No Mercy

Oasis

Mel C (Spice Girls)

Rosie Gaines

Dannii Minogue

OTT

Zoe Ball

Chris Evans

Texas

Kavana

Mel B (Spice Girls)

North and South

Shola Ama

Peter Andre

Gina G

N-Tyce

Ant & Dec

Cliff Richard

Anthea Turner

Derek (Coronation Street)

The Hit Files

Number 21: Kavana

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Fact File

Boy Meets World

Reviews

Singles:
Kirsten Watson

Robyn - Do You Know What It Takes

Ginuwine - When Doves Cry

Olive - Outlaw

Suede - Filmstar

Clock - U Sexy Thing

Mark Owen - I Am What I Am

Damage - Love Lady

OTT - All Out Of Love

Northern Uproar - A Girl I Once Knew

Code Red - Is There Someone Out There?

Will Sith - Men In Black

Albums:

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Art Of War (John Hindmarch)

Coolio - My Soul (Helen Solomon)

Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain (Alex Needham)

Shaggy - Midnight Lover (Andy Winter)

Videos:

Fly Away Home

The Preacher's Wife

TV:

Confessions

Madison

Friends

King Of The Hill

Coronation Street

The X-Files

The Naked Truth

Neighbours

EastEnders

Family Affair

Home and Away

Hollyoaks

Brookside

Films:

Men In Black

Bean

Memorabilia

This issue came with a number of Free Gifts.  These Were:

 

Free Can Of Vimto

Pop Postcard

Mini Quiz Book

Poster Book

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Free Gifts

Adverts

David McAlmont - Look At Yourself Single

Makaveli - Toss It Up Single

Snakebite - The Bit Goes On Single

Airscape - Pacific Melody Single

Boyzone - Picture Of You Single

North and South - Tarantino's New Star Single

Wet Wet Wet - Yesterday Single and Tour

Code Red - Is There Someone Out There? Single

In The Mix '97 Compilation Album

Levellers Beautiful Day Single

Peter Andre - All About Us Single

Damage - Love Lady Single

North and South - Tarantino's New Star Single

Jai - Heaven Single

Northern Uproar - A Girl I Once Knew Single

Clock - U Sexy Thing Single

Bean - The Album (Soundtrack)

Links

Coming Soon

Happy Reading

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