17th December - 31st December 1997
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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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