Spiceworld

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Album Info

Release Date: 1997-11-03

Label: Virgin

Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9 published by Windswept Pacific Music Ltd/PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd
Tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 published by Windswept Pacific Music Ltd/19 Music/BMG Music Publishing Ltd
Track 6 published by Windswept Pacific Music Ltd/Copyright Control

Recorded at Abbey Road, Whitfield Street, Lansdowne, The Manor Mobile, and Olympic Studios.

Management at 19 Management Ltd

Last panel of the front booklet is a merchandise catalogue and order form.

Booklet:
The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
℗ 1997 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd

Back cover:
The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. ℗ 1997 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in the UK.

Disc:
The copyright in this recording is owned by Virgin records Ltd. ℗ 1997 Virgin records Ltd. © 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Made in the UK

Catalog number:
CDV 2850 on booklet
CDV2850 on back cover, spine & disc
7243 8 45111 2 8 on spine, back cover & disc

This is the initial UK print run, which bears the original shorter length of Victoria's dress (i.e., with her black briefs showing) on the disc label and the back inlay; the front insert has incomplete "Spice Up Your Life" lyrics on the first page (i.e., begins with the chorus); item #1 in the merchandise catalogue (last page) is referred to as only 'Spice Cam'; and the bottom of the back cover credits Simon Fuller as manager.

The timeline of other European pressings is summarized below.

"Made in UK" discs:
This release -> initial pressing/printing. Original photo of Victoria in a shorter dress on back inlay and disc label. Front booklet has incomplete "Spice Up Your Life" lyrics (i.e., begins with chorus), and item #1 of the merchandise catalogue only referred to as 'Spice Cam.' Back cover credits Simon Fuller as manager.
Spiceworld - version with revised front booklet ("Spice Up Your Life" lyrics begin with "When you're feeling..."; item #1 of the merchandise catalogue edited to 'Polaroid Spice Cam'); disc label has edited photo of Victoria (longer dress), but back inlay still has original photo (shorter dress). Back cover still credits Simon Fuller as manager.
Spiceworld - similar to the previous, but back inlay photo has edited version of Victoria in a longer dress.

"Made in Holland" discs:
Spiceworld - initial pressing/printing. Original photo of Victoria in a shorter dress on back inlay and disc label. Front booklet has incomplete "Spice Up Your Life" lyrics (i.e., begins with chorus) and item #1 of the merchandise catalogue only referred to as 'Spice Cam.' Back cover credits Simon Fuller as manager.
Spiceworld - name of item #1 in merchandise catalogue changed to 'Polaroid Spice Cam.'
Spiceworld - front booklet further revised with the addition of the first verse of "Spice Up Your Life" lyrics (i.e, begins with "When you're feeling..."); disc label image revised (Victoria in a longer white dress), but back inlay remains unchanged.
Spiceworld - back inlay image of Victoria finally changed. Back cover states 'Printed in Holland.' Disc label states 'Made in Holland' but was actually pressed in Italy (mould SID code: ifpi 25xx).
Spiceworld - back inlay image of Victoria finally changed. Back cover states 'Printed in Italy' and the reference to Simon Fuller being the group's manager has been finally removed. Disc label states 'Made in Holland' and was indeed pressed in Holland (mould SID code: ifpi 15xx).
Spiceworld - front booklet finally revised to include the full lyrics to "Spice Up Your Life" (i.e., begins with "La la la..."). Back cover states 'Printed in Italy' and there are no management credits at the bottom. Disc label states 'Made in Holland' but was actually pressed in Italy (mould SID code: ifpi 25xx).
Spiceworld - text below the barcode area on the back insert modified to 'Printed in the EU' instead of 'Printed in Holland' or 'Printed in Italy.'
Spiceworld - Mediamotion repress dating to sometime between 2004-2008; almost similar to the first 'Printed in the EU' version, but disc has a slightly different matrix/runout.

"Made in Italy" discs:
Spiceworld - initial pressing/printing. Original photo of Victoria in a shorter dress on back inlay and disc label. Front booklet has incomplete "Spice Up Your Life" lyrics (i.e., begins with chorus), and item #1 of the merchandise catalogue only referred to as 'Spice Cam.' Back cover credits Simon Fuller as manager.
Spiceworld - back inlay revised with image of Victoria wearing a longer dress, but front booklet and disc label remain unchanged. Back cover still credits Simon Fuller as manager.

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