Oasis marked the 30th anniversary of Definitely Maybe on Wednesday with the released of a rare alternative version of Sad Song by Liam Gallagher.
The band’s debut studio album was released August 29 1994 and featured brothers Liam and Noel, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, and Tony McCarroll.
New reissue, Sad Song (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov ’92), sees Liam on vocals whereas the original was recorded by Noel and made available only as a bonus track on the LP – but fans were left fuming that there was no tour announcement.
The Limited Edition of Definitely Maybe will be released August 30 and includes tracks from the original recording session at Monnow Valley Studios as well as outtakes from the definitive album sessions at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.
Newly mixed by Noel, it follows recently released songs Columbia (Sawmills Outtake) and Up In The Sky (Monnow Valley Version).
Oasis marked the 30th anniversary of Definitely Maybe on Wednesday with the released of a rare alternative version of Sad Song by Liam Gallagher (Noel and Liam Gallagher in 1998)
The new reissue, Sad Song (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov ’92), sees Liam on vocals whereas the original was recorded by Noel and made available only as a bonus track on the LP (Liam pictured last week)
Fans can also dive into new sleeve notes from Creation Records boss Alan McGee – who discovered the Britpop legends and offered to sign them then and there – and journalist Hamish MacBain.
The Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) album is available to pre-order now on Limited-Edition Deluxe 4LP and Deluxe 2CD formats plus exclusive coloured vinyl – Up In The Sky lyric inspired blue and white marble 2LP, and 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 include the 2014 remastered version of the album.
When first released in 1994, Definitely Maybe 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 loggerheads with his brother Noel, 56, since a backstage bust-up between the pair at their final concert in Paris in 2009 – recently completed a sold-out Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour.
Liam said his estranged brother turned down his offer to reunite with him on the jaunt.
When a fan asked if Noel would be taking part, Liam replied: ‘He’s been asked and he’s refused.’
He also shut down any speculation that Oasis could be set to reunite, after rumours swirled that the group were planning to get back together.
The band’s debut studio album was released August 29 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 first released in 1994, Definitely Maybe reached number one on the Official UK Album Charts and became the fastest selling debut album of all time, at the time
The singer, who appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show in March, and was quick to insist he hasn’t spoken to his brother Noel ‘for 10 years.’
Quizzed by Jonathan on the age-old rumours, Liam quickly said: ‘I haven’t spoken to him for about 10 years, 2009 I think.’
Oasis sent fans into a frenzy in May after they shared a cryptic post on social media that sparked speculation they were getting back together.
The band’s official social media accounts posted a sixteen-second long clip that began as a black screen and slowly faded into a bird’s eye view of a house next to a river, with some muted music in the background.
But many fans were left disappointed that the news was actually a re-release of the group’s debut album and not a reunion.
Commenting on the announcement on Instagram, users wrote: ‘Heartbroken again, still a cracking album but a tour would have been nice.’
‘I already have a bazillion copies of Definitely Maybe’… ‘Soooooo no tour?’… ‘Heard it all before’… ‘What a let down’.
Others added: ‘I don’t think we need any more of these guys. A gig would be lovely like’… ‘Please do a reunion tour. Everybody wants it’.
The Manchester group, made up of Liam and Noel Gallagher, sensationally split in 2009 after a backstage bust-up between the warring brothers.
In the 14 years that have followed, the pair have traded bitter insults back and forth in interviews and over social media, with a reunion looking very unlikely.
Before the announcement of the album, excited fans predicted a reunion as they penned: ‘They’re back together?!’
Oasis sent fans into a frenzy in May after they shared a cryptic post on social media that sparked speculation they were getting back together
However, many fans were left disappointed that the news was actually a re-release of the group’s debut album and not a reunion
Meanwhile, on X other fans of the rock band frantically wrote: ‘What does this mean lads come on’ and ‘Don’t tease me!’
‘Monnow Valley Studio.. Definitely Maybe 30-year re-release.. 1994>2024’… ‘Monnow Valley sessions finally being released’.
‘Calm down they’re probably just releasing the demos of Definitely Maybe’.
Some music buffs guessed that the video could be laying the foundations for a 30-year reunion later this year.
To back up the theory, others are pointing out that the estate in the video could be Monnow Valley Studio, a world-famous remote studio in Monmouthshire where the band have previously recorded music.