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Oasis announce surprise new release on 30th anniversary-Laura Harman-Entertainment – Metro
The band has been broken up since 2009.
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Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have a live recording of a hit song out today (Picture: REX)
Oasis are releasing a live recording of their first debut single, Supersonic, in celebration of its 30th anniversary – but sadly, still no word on an official reunion between the Gallagher brothers.
It has been announced that an early live recording from a gig at the Limelight, Belfast on September 4, 1994, has been released onto streaming platforms by Oasis today.
The recording was made just a week after the release of their album, Definitely Maybe, and just before taking to the stage, the band learned that their debut album had reached number one on the UK Official Album Chart.
The tune, which reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, was the band’s first release and famously was written and recorded in one day.
Noel Gallagher, 56, claims it only took him half an hour to write the song. He has said that another song was scrapped and they had to pull something together in the Liverpool recording studio where they recorded the album.
The release is an interesting move from the band which has been broken up for 15 years after a pretty public falling out between Noel and Liam Gallagher, 51.
Oasis first formed in 1991 (Picture: Gareth Davies/Getty Images)
The band split in 2009 when Noel wanted to go solo after persistently butting heads with his brother since their band formed in 1991.
Reports suggested that the brothers struggled to work with each other for the 18 years they were in Oasis together.
Several incidents took place while they worked together including Liam questioning the paternity of Noel’s daughter, leading to a punch-up, and another fallout which led Noel to hit Liam with a cricket bat.
In an interview with NME, Noel previously said of Liam: ‘I don’t know who the guy is who’s in these interviews, he seems really cool, because the guy I’ve been in a band with for the last 18 years is a f*****g k******d.’
Fifteen years on since their split, the brothers are still not on speaking terms and still take opportunities to publically lash out at each other.
Although it was announced this month that Oasis’ 30th anniversary tour will feature two Gallaghers, Noel will not be one of them, as the singer still refuses to work with his brother.
The brothers have reportedly never spoken since the split in 2009 (Picture: by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
The newly released song has a raw and rockier song than the original recording and will certainly be a great listen for die-hard Oasis fans.
David Neely, who was the General Manager and booker at the venue where the song was recorded in 1994, reminisced on the night of the gig, recalling that the show is still ‘legendary’ in Belfast.
‘It was a sell out 500 people at the gig and tickets only £6.75! The Sunday of the week the debut album was released, the Limelight show was the right venue, for the right band at the right time,’ he said.
‘I remember around 6.30pm (in the dark days before mobile phones) that a call came into the office from Radio One, saying the band had just went to Number one in the album charts. It was a show that is now claimed by thousands that they were there – simply a show that is legendary in these parts.’
Supersonic (Live at The Limelight, Belfast) is now available on streaming platforms.
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