Fans go wild as Oasis release new material: Band debut alternative version of Sad Song by Liam Gallagher to mark 30 years of Definitely Maybe
Oasis celebrated the 30th anniversary of Definitely Maybe on Wednesday with the release of a rare alternative version of Liam Gallagher’s Sad Song.
The band’s debut album was released on August 29, 1994 and featured brothers Liam and Noel, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan and Tony McCarroll.
On the new reissue, Sad Song (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov. ’92), Liam sings, while the original was recorded by Noel and was only available as a bonus track on the LP.
The limited edition of Definitely Maybe will be released on August 30th and will feature tracks from the original recording session at Monnow Valley Studios, as well as outtakes from the final album sessions at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.
It has been remixed by Noel and is a follow-up to the recently released tracks Columbia (Sawmills Outtake) and Up In The Sky (Monnow Valley Version).
Oasis celebrated the 30th anniversary of Definitely Maybe on Wednesday with the release of a rare alternative version of Liam Gallagher’s Sad Song (Noel and Liam Gallagher in 1998)
The new reissue, Sad Song (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov. ’92), features Liam on vocals, whereas the original was recorded by Noel and was only available as a bonus track on the LP (Liam was pictured last week)
Fans can also check out new sleeve notes from Creation Records boss Alan McGee, who discovered the Britpop legends and offered them a contract on the spot, and journalist Hamish MacBain.
The Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) album is available to pre-order now in Limited-Edition Deluxe 4LP and Deluxe 2CD formats, plus exclusive coloured vinyl – the Up In The Sky lyric-inspired blue and white marble 2LP, and the Digsy’s Dinner lyric-inspired pink and white marble 2LP.
It will also be available on Limited-Edition Blue Cassette and digital formats. All formats will include the 2014 remastered version of the album.
When Definitely Maybe was first released in 1994, it reached number one on the official UK album charts and became the fastest-selling debut album of all time at the time.
Liam, who has been at odds with his brother Noel (56) since a backstage row at their last concert in Paris in 2009, recently completed a sold-out Definitely Maybe tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Liam said his estranged brother turned down his offer to be with him on the trip.
When a fan asked if Noel would join, Liam replied: ‘He was asked but he turned it down.’
He also denied speculation that Oasis were getting back together after rumours circulated that the group were planning to reunite.
The band’s debut album was released on 29 August 1994 and featured brothers Liam and Noel, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan and Tony McCarroll (L-R Paul Arthurs, Liam, Noel, Tony McCarroll, Paul McGuigan)
When Definitely Maybe was first released in 1994, it reached number one on the official UK album charts, becoming the fastest-selling debut album of all time at the time.
The singer, who appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show in March, insisted he hasn’t spoken to his brother Noel “in 10 years.”
When Jonathan asked him about the age-old rumors, Liam was quick to say, “I haven’t spoken to him in about 10 years, I think since 2009.”
Oasis sparked outrage among fans in May after making a cryptic post on social media that fueled speculation that they were getting back together.
A sixteen-second clip was posted on the band’s official social media accounts, starting as a black screen and slowly fading into a bird’s-eye view of a house next to a river, with some muffled music playing in the background.
However, many fans were disappointed that the news was actually a reissue of the group’s debut album and not a reunion.
Users responded to the announcement on Instagram: “Heartbroken again, still a great album but a tour would have been nice.”
‘I already have a billion copies of Definitely Maybe’… ‘So no tour?’… ‘Heard it all before’… ‘What a disappointment’.
Others added: ‘I don’t think we need any more of these guys. A gig would be great, like’… ‘Please do a reunion tour. Everyone wants that’.
The Manchester group, consisting of Liam and Noel Gallagher, split in spectacular fashion in 2009 after a behind-the-scenes feud between the warring brothers.
In the 14 years that followed, the two exchanged bitter insults in interviews and on social media, making a reunion seem unlikely.
Before the album was announced, excited fans were already predicting a reunion, writing: ‘Are they back together?!’
Oasis sparked outrage among fans in May after making a cryptic post on social media that fueled speculation they were getting back together
However, many fans were disappointed that the news was in fact a reissue of the group’s debut album and not a reunion.
Meanwhile, other fans of the rock band wrote in panic on X: ‘What does this mean guys, come on’ and ‘Don’t tease me!’
‘Monnow Valley Studio.. Definitely maybe 30th anniversary reissue.. 1994>2024’… ‘Monnow Valley sessions finally released’.
‘Relax, they’ll probably just release Definitely Maybe demos’.
Some music fans suspected the video could lay the groundwork for a 30th anniversary reunion later this year.
To support this theory, others point out that the estate in the video could be Monnow Valley Studio, a world-famous remote studio in Monmouthshire where the band previously recorded music.