14th January - 27th January 1998
Credits
14th January - 27th January 1998
Volume 20 - Number 02 - Issue 499
Cover Photo - Tom Howard
Price - 99p Pages - 72
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Interviewers
Kirstin Watson - AJ (Backstreet Boys)
John Hindmarch - Louise
Owen Connolly - Oasis Game
Jordan Paramor - Kavana
Jordan Paramor / Alex Needham / John Hindmarch /
Kirstin Watson - Pop Stars School Days
Alex Needham - Aqua
Colin Kennedy - Chumbawamba
Jordan Paramor / Alex Needham / John Hindmarch / Kirstin Watson - Gonna Be Great in '98
Alex Needham - Stephen Gately
Jordan Paramor - Shaz (All Saints)
Photographers
Rex - Spice Girls (Page 3)
Tom Howard - Backstreet Boys (Page 13-15)
Tom Howard - Louise (Page 16-17)
All Action / Alpha - Oasis / Various (Page 20-21)
Tom Howard - Kavana (Page 23)
Idols / All Action / LFI - Various (Page 24-25)
Tom Howard - J (Five) (Page 26)
Tom Howard - Aqua (Page 30-31)
Retna - Puff Daddy (Page 38)
Retna / Idols - Chumbawamba (Page 42-43)
Pat Pope / Rex - The Prodigy (Page 46)
Jimmy Gaston / FSP - Leonardo Di Caprio (Page 47)
Moy Williams / Idols - Adam Rickett (Page 51)
Idols - Stephen Gately (Page 58)
Tom Howard - Shaz (All Saints) (Page 60-61)
Big Pictures - Various (Page 68-69)
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Backstreet Boys
Centre Spread:
OTT
Back Cover:
Advert
Interviews
AJ (Backstreet Boys)
Louise
Aqua
Stephen (Boyzone)
Adam Rickett
Kavana
Peter Andre
Lena (Aqua)
Chumbawamba
Pop Stars School Days
Oasis Game
Lyrics
Aqua - Dr Jones
Elton John - Recover Your Soul
Saint Etienne - Sylvie
Usher - You Make Me Wanna
Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give
Puff Daddy - It's All About The Benjamins
Aaron Carter - Crazy Little Party Girl
Chumbawamba - Amnesia
Posters
AJ (Backstreet Boys)
J (Five)
Spice Girls
Prodigy
Leonardo Di Caprio
Peter Andre
General
Planet Pop:
Spice Girls
Kavana
Ewan McGregor
Will Smith
Chumbawamba
Hanson
Gary Barlow
Kev (Backstreet Boys)
Fie
Robbie Williams and Mel C
Puff Daddy
Louise
Juliet Robert
Adam Rickett
Mark Owen
The Verve
Aaron Carter
Alibi
David Beckham and Victoria (Spice Girls)
Aqua
Byron
The Wu-Tang Clan
Prince Naseem and Michael Jackson
Eternal
N-Tyce
N Synch
St Etienne
Stephen Gately
911
Oasis
All Saints
Peter Andre
Not The Biscuit Tin
Shaz (All Saints)
Band Watch:
Peter Andre
North and South
Aqua
3T
All Saints
911
Boyzone
Five
Aaron Carter
Backstreet Boys
Spice Girls
Kavana
Louise
Hanson
OTT
Gary Barlow
Robbie Williams
Damage
Nelson's Column
Spice Girls Film
Oasis
Sam Fox
Supergrass
Paul McKenna
Jude Law and Sadie Fox
Elastica
Jamie Theakston
911
Robbie Williams
Damage
Harry Enfield
Boyzone
Ian Brown
Shed Seven
Natalie Imbruglia
Louise
Jamie Redknapp
Ian Wright
Gonna Be Great In '98
Adam Rickett
Chill
Blush
Nadanuf
Ultra
No Authority
Cleopatra
Joe Absolom
Will Mellor
The Young Offenders
98 Degrees
Hinda Hicks
Another Level
Marsha
E-Male
6-Pac
Usher
Solid Harmonie
Paul Danan
Naomi
Reviews
Singles:
Five
Oasis - Around The World
Aaron Carter - Crazy Little Party Girl
Usher - You Make Me Wanna
OTT - The Story Of Love
Juliet Roberts - So Good
E-Male - We Are E-Male
S-Ence - Free
Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give
Elton John - Recover Your Soul
Solid Harmonie - I'll Be There For You
Peter Andre - All Night All Right
Bamboo - Bamboogie
Albums:
Mase - Harlem World (John Hindmarch)
Videos:
One Fine Day
Swingers
TV:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Brookside
Home and Away
Neighbours
Dream Team
ER
Party Of Five
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Soap Spy:
Eastenders
Family Affair
Coronation Street
Home and Away
Neighbours
Hollyoaks
Films:
Titanic
In And Out
Memorabilia
This issue of Smash Hits came with a couple of Free Gifts. These were
A Free Set of 500 Stickers.
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Double sided poster of
Hanson
Boyzone (Part 1)
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To read more on that click the link below
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Adverts
Aqua - Doctor Jones Single
Aqua - Aquarium Album
Snoop Doggy Dog - Tha Doggfather Single
Peter Andre - All Night All Right Single
Alibi - How Much I Feel Single
E-Male - We Are E-Male Single
Ultra Nate - Free The Mixes Compilation Album
Solid Harmonie - I'll Be There For You Single
Levellers - Dog Train Single
The Rhapsody Overture Compilation Album
Usher - You Make Me Wanna Single
Oasis - All Around The World Single