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    I quickly threw together concept art for Spice 25, which is roughly along the lines of the Wannabe 25 design - using the new logo, and a picture from the album photoshoot:

     

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    I actually wouldn't be mad if they used that picture for the front cover, if they really do end up disregarding the old logo.

     

    After creating this, I still can't warm to this new logo. I understand that they've gone with silver because it's the 25th anniversary, but it looks bland imo. :kink: Nevertheless I used it to be cohesive with Wannabe 25. I had to include the Spice ring though - surely that's too iconic to get rid of?:cry: (I did initially try and design this using text for the Spice title, but to me it looked so clunky having 'Spice' on the cover twice!)

    Oh I get it, didnt mean to sound bitter or spitefull :kiss:

     

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    The main event of this project is definitely Feed Your Love, will be surreal to hear that after so long!

     

    Not sure about remasters, I hope so, but I don't remember the French press release alluding to it, and you'd think they would if it was? :thinking: Fingers crossed!

     

    These prices are extorntiate, it's unfair on fans.

    I'm keeping my fingers crossed they're somewhat cheaper than that :cry:

    Sorry but personally I love the look of the official classic logos and fonts, it was such a major part of their branding for the first two eras. It's completely intrinsic to them - so quite the opposite of pointless, for me (for lots of other fans too).

     

    I don't much care for the "this'll do" attempt at replicating the classic logo (which has been happening since 2007*) - there's something quite knock-off and tacky looking about it. When I look at other products from the likes of ABBA and Queen, the logos/branding is always on point. For releases that came out decades before Spice Girls even existed. I wish that level of attention to detail was put into Spice Girls products.

     

    I do wonder why they can't/don't access the original fonts. If it's a case of can't, is it because there wasn't proper archiving going on at Virgin? That was such an oversight... so many other artists must have stuff properly archived, typical that they seemingly didn't for the Spice Girls. They even have difficulties with sourcing original photoshoots, apparently. For the 2019 tour stuff, the design team actually bought old Spice stuff from eBay to use as inspiration...

     

    Oh well, clearly it won't be rectified. All I can say is I shall nervously wait and see what the designers come up with for 'Spice'...!

     

    * When it comes to Headlines and Greatest Hits, I remember reading someone saying that it seemed to them that the 'SPICE' logo was scanned and photoshopped to be used for those covers. I'm almost surprised the designers went to that effort to get the original logo for those artworks, though they did cut corners with the font used for 'Girls' and the titles.

    Albums

    The Shawn Mendes EP (CD - USA)

    Handwritten (CD - Deluxe - Canada)

    Handwritten (Vinyl - USA - Blue)

    Handwritten Revisited (CD - Europe)

    Illuminate (CD - Book Format - USA/Europe)

    Illuminate (CD - Deluxe - UK/Europe - 2017 Reissue)

    Illuminate (CD - Japan Special Edition - 2020 Reissue)

    Illuminate (Vinyl - Europe - Black)

    MTV Unplugged (CD - Europe)

    MTV Unplugged (Vinyl - 2xLP - Europe)

    Shawn Mendes (CD - Deluxe - Europe - 2018 Original Digipak)

    Shawn Mendes (CD - USA - Target Version)

    Shawn Mendes (CD - France - Alternative artwork slipcase)

    Shawn Mendes (CD - Deluxe - Europe - 2019 Reissue)

    Shawn Mendes (Vinyl - USA - Orange)

    Wonder (CD - Europe)

    Wonder (Vinyl - Europe - Silver)

     

    Singles:

    If I Can't Have You (CD - USA - Version 2 of 3)

    If I Can't Have You (7" Picture Disc Vinyl - USA - Version 1 of 3) [including Signed Litho]

    If I Can't Have You (7" Picture Disc Vinyl - USA - Version 2 of 3) [including Signed Litho]

    If I Can't Have You (7" Vinyl - USA - Blue - Version 3 of 3)

    If I Can't Have You (Cassette - USA - Pink - Version 1 of 3)

    Señorita (CD Box Set - USA/Canada/Europe)

    Señorita (7" Vinyl - USA)

     

    Other items:

    Illuminate - Signed Poster (came with the Illuminate book format CD)

    Wonder - Signed Booklet (came with the Wonder CD)

    Concert Ticket Stub - Birmingham 9th April 2019

    HERO Magazine, Winter/Spring 16/17

    Wonderland Magazine, Summer 2018 (with this cover)

    Observer Magazine from Guardian Newspaper, April 2019

    Ultimate Fan Book (with this cover)

    Funko Pop figure

    Unofficial Poster (this image) :kink: - I bought this outside the arena of the concert I went to

     

     

    Pre-ordered:

    Wonderland Magazine, Summer 2021

    Rollacoaster Magazine, Fall/Winter 2021

    Man About Town Magazine, Fall/Winter 2021

     

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    I think that's everything! :o

    This was posted on Spice Circle - not sure who by, because I read this on Popjustice!

     

    I posted something on my Spice Instagram account related to the Wannabe25 release and someone from UMC contacted me to take the story down.

    She was lovely to me and I brought up the fact that the branding is not consistent with what we expected, and that there was a heated debate here regarding the font being the updated 2019 version which misses the iconic S.

    She also told me how hard it was for them to acquire the photos from 1996 even with access to the Virgin archives. I bet you that particular shot was used because it was sent to many publications for promo use and they probably found the original slide somewhere.

    She said she would speak to the designer about the font and “it shouldn’t be a problem” to put me in touch to provide him with files for the future.

    I'd go for one game (I feel like the concept will wear a bit thin with 5 more games of this). In the post you include all the pictures in, you could have their artist names next to each number to make it slightly easier, so people can think "okay this particular picture is from a Geri video" rather than be overwhelmed at the thought of trying to think which of the girls it is, before even trying to think of which video it is.

    It just seems a bit low considering it's had nearly 20 million streams on spotify plus whatever else it's done. When you have Deeper Shade of Blue, Stomp and It's the Way crossing over silver certifications when their original sales were very low and their streams being a lot lower then Tragedy. I find strange considering I remember 20 years ago Heartbeat/Tragedy being on about 1.1million. I would have put it on 1.4million by now.

    I think the problem is that it seems it could be Heartbeat’s downloads/streams that contribute to the Heartbeat/Tragedy single, rather than Tragedy :( That’s the only explanation I can think for its very slow progress.

     

    I’m wondering if someday Tragedy will certify silver by itself! If it did at least we’d have confirmation about the Heartbeat/Tragedy situation.

    I can’t believe I bought a copy at the “bargain” price of £10 😳🙄

    :lol: I know mine was cheaper than yours but I still feel a bit salty about getting it for about £8 when it ended up being under £4.

    Tina Turner night on BBC 2 :cheeseblock:

     

    8:40pm Tina Turner at the BBC

    Archive footage of the singer's performances on BBC programmes over the years, featuring some of her biggest hits from the 1970s, '80s and '90s

     

    9:45pm Tina Turner: Simply the Best

    The singer chats to BBC arts editor Will Gompertz about the highs and lows of her career and bring her well-documented life story up to date. In a wide-ranging conversation, she talks about the tragedy of her eldest son's recent suicide, how an unexpected stroke affected the early days of her second marriage, and how her life was saved when her husband became her kidney donor. She also discusses the musical collaborations that saw her become one of the icons of the 1980s, and the abusive relationship with ex-husband Ike Turner, which set her on the road to stardom, but also nearly destroyed her

     

    10:30pm Tina Live!

    A 2009 concert by Tina Turner in the Dutch city of Arnhem as part of her 50th anniversary tour, which saw her perform 90 shows in more than 40 different cities across North America and Europe during 2008 and 2009. The set contains some of Tina's best-loved songs, including The Best, What's Love Got to Do With It and Proud Mary