Oasis – Definitely Maybe - 2XLP

This Re-mastered 20th Anniversary Edition of Oasis' classic 1994 debut album, 'Definitely Maybe', includes rare and previously unreleased recordings. The album is the first in the Chasing The Sun series from Big Brother Recordings. 

"In 20 years time, people will buy Definitely Maybe and listen to it for what it was. Thats what is important.” -Noel Gallagher, August 1994. Remarkably confident words from a guitarist on the eve of his band’s debut album release. But Oasis were always certain in their abilities  and the public were just as clear the five-piece were on the right track. Lets get the statistics out of the way. On its release in August 1994, Definitely Maybe sold a record-breaking 86,000 copies in its first week, the highest first-week sales for a debut album in Britain. It has since gone on to sell 5 million around the world. Over the course of their eight albums until disbanding in 2009, Oasis sold over 70 million albums.

More importantly, the songs sound as fresh and relevant today as they did 20 years ago. A hunger to escape will always sound vital, especially if its sung as mesmerically as Liam Gallagher and written with the urgency of Liams older brother Noel. Its four singles Supersonic, Shakermaker, Live Forever and Cigarettes And Alcohol  are established classics. Even more impressively, songs that were never released outside of the albums confines such as Rock N Roll Star and Slide Away also remain anthems and radio staples known to every generation of music fan.

A1        Rock 'n' Roll Star
A2        Shakermaker
A3        Live Forever
B1        Up In The Sky
B2        Columbia
B3        Sad Song

C1        Supersonic
C2        Bring It On Down
C3        Cigarettes & Alcohol
D1        Digsy's Dinner
D2        Slide Away
D3        Married With Children