Spice up your World: iconic album 25th anniversary

The world is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of SPICEWORLD – the multi-million selling album by the biggest band of all time! The Spice Girls, in honour, will release new and expanded versions of the album. Check it out on the 4th of November.

Now, SPICEWORLD 25 brings the original chart-topping album along with some welcomed extras like band-favourite bonus tracks and B-sides. Fans can expect to enjoy previously unreleased live recordings from the Virgin Records archive.

“The Spiceworld era was such a fun time for us; we’d just had a number one album with Spice, we were travelling all over the world and meeting our amazing fans, we released our second album AND we had our very own movie! Who would’ve thought it? It’s crazy to think that 25 years have passed,” says the band.

Spicey Stats #1

SPICEWORLD spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Official Charts UK album chart and 48 weeks on the UK Top 40.
SPICEWORLD has since sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, including more than 1.6 million in the UK and 4.2 million in the US.

And there is something for fans who have longed for the spice of a live album. The four previously unreleased live recordings captures the energy of the Spice Girls 1998 tour!

The original SPICEWORLD album was released on November 3, 1997, and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Official Charts UK album chart. After just 8 weeks, the album reached the top spot in 11 other countries including Canada and Japan.

Spice Stats #2

The album and singles generated a phenomena known as ‘Spice Mania’ aided by the release of the film Spice World in December 1997, a UK box office No. 1, grossing over $100 million worldwide.
The Spice Girls performed their first ever concert at the 8,000-capacity Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 October 1997. Live In Istanbul’ in December 1997.

SPICEWORLD 25 includes the fan favourite Step To Me. Fun fact, the song was originally a 1997 soft drinks campaign soundtrack. Fans were required to collect 20 pink ring pull tabs for a special CD single! The new album comes in a digital version with 2CD formats – including the previously unheard original demo recording.

Nostalgia-heads can rejoice as cassette formats will be available and rounded off with a brand new Spice Girls Party Mix. This hit will pull together some of the bands biggest and most popular hits in a 15-minute fiesta!

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