Article: Power to the reunited Spices ; Off the Record: A surprise new single from The Spice Girls is a reminder of all that was great about them the first time round

HOW COULD anyone not really, really like The Spice Girls? My love for them is neither kooky nor ironic, and it's certainly not sexual.

I love them because they made fantastic music.

I was the first to hurl my hat in the air at news of the 18-city reunion tour, which starts in Vancouver on 2 December.

If we are to believe the BBC, the first Spice Girls London show, at the 02 Arena on 15 December, sold out in 38 seconds.

So they added two more. A further 14 O2 dates have now been set for January and tickets are long gone.

There's an accompanying greatest hits album, sensibly titled Greatest Hits, due in a fortnight from Virgin, but first comes a new

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