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Oasis: Definitely Maybe

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

On August 29, 1994, “Creation Records” label released “Definitely Maybe”, the debut Oasis studio album. It was recorded December 1993– April 1994, at “Clear Studios” in Manchester and “The Pink Museum” in Liverpool, and was produced by Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Mark Coyle, Owen Morris and David Batchelor . In June 2006, “NME” magazine conducted a readers’ poll in which “Definitely Maybe” was voted the greatest album of all time. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 7 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”

Personnel:

  • Liam Gallagher– vocals, tambourine
  • Noel Gallagher– lead guitar, bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs– rhythm guitar, piano
  • Paul McGuigan – bass
  • Tony McCarroll – drums
  • Anthony Griffiths– backing vocals
  • Anjali Dutt – engineer
  • Dave Scott – engineer, mixing
  • Roy Spong – engineer
  • Mark Coyle – mixing
  • Owen Morris– additional mixing
  • Barry Grint– mastering
  • Brian Cannonfor Microdot – sleeve concept, design, art direction
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
  2. Shakermaker
  3. Live Forever
  4. Up in the Sky
  5. Columbia
  6. Supersonic
  7. Bring It On Down
  8. Cigarettes & Alcohol
  9. Digsy’s Dinner
  10. Slide Away
  11. Married with Children

The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time

On January 9, 2014, magazine “Rolling Stone” published the Readers Poll ”The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time”. The top 5 albums were:

No.5. Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti

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No.4. Bruce Springsteen: The River

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No.3. The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street

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No.2. Pink Floyd: The Wall

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No.1 The Beatles: White Album

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