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 17th December - 31st December 1997

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Credits

17th December - 31st December 1997

 

Volume 19 - Number 26 - Issue 497

Cover Photo - Tom Howard

Price - 99p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Kirstin Watson / John Hindmarch / Jordan Paramour / Alex Needham - Smash Hits Tour

John Hindmarch / Alex Needham / Jordan Paramor / Kirstin Watson - Sash Hits Poll Winners Party - Show Day Feature

Gavin Reeve - Ant & Dec

Alex Needham / Jo Wolf - Celine Dion

Alex Needham - Five

John Hindmarch - Rene (Aqua)

Photographers

Tom Howard - Aqua and Aaron Carter (Page 3)

All Action / Big / Idol / Rex - Various (Page 4-7,9-10)

Tom Howard - Various (Page 15-18, 20-21)

Dave Hogan / David Titlow - Various (Page 23-24, 26-28)

Andre Csillag - Brian (Backstreet Boys) (Page 30)

Andre Csillag - Howie D (Backstreet Boys (Page 31)

Andre Csillag - Nick (Backstreet Boys) ( Centre Spread)

Neil MacKenzie Matthews - Vanilla (Page 35-36)

Andre Csillag - AJ (Backstreet Boys) (Page 50)

Andre Csillag - Kevin (Backstreet Boys) (Page 51)

Tom Howard - Five (Page 54-56)

Tom Howard - Rene (Aqua) (Page 60-61)

Tom Howard - Kavana and 911 (Page 73)

Dave Hogan / Big Al Needham - Various (Page 76-77)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Five

Centre Spread:

Nick (Backstreet Boys)

Back Cover:

Advert

Interviews

The Smash Hits Tour

Smash Hits Poll Winners - Show Day

Ant & Dec

Aqua

Backstreet Boys

Vanilla

Five

911

Celine Dion

Kavana

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Backstreet Boys Christmas Poster Special

Lyrics

Vanilla - No Way No Way

Chicken Shed - I Am In Love With The World

Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh

The Course - Best Love

Mase - Feel So Good

Lighthouse Family - High

The Rhapsody Warren G featuring Sissel - Prince Igor

Celine Dion - The Reason

General

Planet Pop:

Band Watch:

Aqua and Aaron Carter

Louise

Will Mellor

911

Joe

Backstreet Boys

Abs (Five)

Hanson

Ant & Dec

Shane Lynch and Esther (Eternal)

Jimmy Ray

Jon Bon Jovi

Peter Andre

Natalie Imbruglia

Spice Girls

Jarvis Cocker and Teletubbies

Damage

Jamiroquai

Kavana

Shola Ama

Vanilla

Toby (Catch)

Adam Rickitt

Adam (OTT)

Robbie Williams

Nat (All Saints)

Peter Andre

North and South

Aqua

Oasis

All Saints

Robbie Williams

Boyzone

Eternal

Damage

Backstreet Boys

Spice Girls

911

Louise

Hanson

OTT

Not The Biscuit Tin

Rene (Aqua)

Nelson's Column

Backstreet Boys

All Saints

Kavana

Martine McCutcheon

911

Ant & Dec

Angela Griffin

N-Tyce

Universal

Catch

Aqua

Five

Reviews

Singles:

Celine Dion - The Reason

Vanilla - No Way No Way

Chicken Shed - I'm In Love With The World

Albums:

Hanson - Snowed In

Eternal - Greatest Hits

Aqua - Aquarium

Spice Girls - Spice World

Backstreets Boys - Backstreet's Back

Peter Andre - Time

All Saints - All Saints

Robson and Jerome - Happy Days...The Bet Of

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Connor Reeves - Earthbound

Natalie Imbruglia - Left Of The Middle

Videos:

Hanson - Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle Of Nowhere

Backstreet Boys - Behind The Scenes

Boyzone - Something Else

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Matilda

Home Alone and Home Alone 2

The Simpsons: Crime and Punishment

Books:

Spice Girls: The Official Story

911 - Our Story

TV:

Friends

Dream Team

Ant & Dec's Geordie Christmas

On A Mission Smash Hits '97

Hollyoaks

Coronation Street

EastEnders

Brookside

Films:

Spice World The Movie

George Of The Jungle

Home Alone 3

On The Net:

Kavana

911

Memorabilia

This issue came with a Free 1998 Pop Calendar that had 12 photo's to help you get through the co ing year.

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For more on that click the link below

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1998 Pop Calendar

Adverts

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back Album and Tour

Backstreet Boys - Behind the Scenes Video

Will Smith - Big Willie Style Album

Louise - Woman In Me Album

All Saints - All Saints Album

Robbie Williams - Life Through A Lens Album

The Greatest Hits of 1997 Compilation Album

The Best of Dance '97 Compilation Album

Spice Girls - Too Much Single

Vanilla - No Way No Way Single

Hanson - Middle Of Nowhere Album

Lighthouse Family - High Single

Diana Princess Of Wales Tribute Compilation Album

911 - The '98 Arena Tour Dates

Peter Andre - Just For You Live At Wembley Video

Hanson - Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle Of Nowhere Video

Spice Girls - Girl Power Live In Istanbul Video

The Shire Horses - Presents The Worst Album I  The World Ever Album

Levellers - Dog Train Single

Janet Jackson Tour

Smash Hits 1998 Yearbook

Links

Coming Soon

Happy Reading

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