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Gemma Williamson returns to discuss the Smash Hits' 12 Slammin' Bangin' Hits tape from May 1996.

For this episode of Free With This Month's Issue Gemma Williamson is back after 6 years for her 3rd appearance to discuss Smash Hits' 12 Slammin' Bangin' Hits tape from May 1996. The cassette's tracklisting is 1 - TLC - Creep '96 2 - Michelle Gayle - Freedom (Classic Expo Mix) 3 - SWV - Anything (Old Skool Mix ft U-God, Ol' Dirty Bastard, & Method Man (mislabelled on tape as I'm So Into You) 4 - Benz - Where's The Party? 5 - Ivan Matias - Your Love Has Gone Away 6 - Sleeper - What Do I Do Now? 7 - The Wannadies - You & Me Song 8 - Out Of My Hair - Safeboy 9 - 60 Ft Dolls - Stay 10 - Duffy - Sugar High 11 - Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) 12 - Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love Find details of Crafted Words CIC, The organisation Gemma helps run which is all about creativity & mental health on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/craftedwordscic/ You can find details of their callout for winter zine submissions here - https://craftedwordscic.blogspot.com/2025/09/winter-zine-call-out-hard-times-healing.html The brilliant Top Of The Pops: A Zombie Whodunnit zine Colin mentioned in the episode (and other excellent zines by next months guest Alison) can be found…

People in this episode

Hosts: Colin, Ian Clarke, Colin Jackson-Brown, Colin Jackson Brown

Guest: Gemma Williamson

Topics covered

• music
• commentary
• history

Keywords

• Smash Hits
• 1996
• music
• cassette
• TLC
• Duffy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Smash Hits 12 Slammin' Bangin' Hits

Books & works: Free With This Months, 12 Slammin' Bangin' Hits, Free With This Month's Issue, Top Of The Pops: A Zombie Whodunnit, We Dig Music & Pick A Disc

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