Oasis Unearth Early Recording Sessions for ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th Anniversary Reissue

Daniel Kreps
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Oasis - Credit: Paul Slattery
Oasis - Credit: Paul Slattery

Oasis will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their landmark 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe, with a fresh reissue that unearths the album’s initial, scrapped recording session and other outtakes.

Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) combines the 2014 remaster of the LP — from the 20th anniversary edition — with recordings made at Monnow Valley studios on the Welsh borders, where Oasis originally set out to record after signing their record deal.

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While attempting to recapture the band’s live sound, the recordings were deemed too polished and overly technical, so the sessions were scrapped, and Oasis relocated to Sawmills Studios in Cornwall to re-record the LP, ultimately one of Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and featuring breakout hits like “Live Forever,” “Rock n’ Roll Star,” and “Supersonic.”

The Monnow Valley recordings remain unreleased… until August 30, when Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will reveal those early versions for the first time. Additionally, the reissue will feature never-before-heard outtakes from the Sawmills sessions, as well as a 1992 demo recording of the bonus track “Sad Song” that features Liam Gallagher’s original vocals.

Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is available to preorder now in a variety of formats, including bundles, a 4LP version with the early sessions and outtakes, a 2LP version on limited edition color vinyl, a sky blue cassette version, and digitally.

Liam Gallagher will celebrate the album’s big birthday himself this summer on his Definitely Maybe 30 Years Tour, featuring a dozen shows across the U.K. “I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe Tour,” Gallagher wrote on Instagram. “The most important album of the ‘90s bar none. I wouldn’t be anywhere without it and neither would you, so let’s celebrate together.”

Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Track List

Volume 1
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

Volume 2
1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Monnow Valley Version)
2. Shakermaker (Monnow Valley Version)
3. Live Forever (Monnow Valley Version)
4. Up In The Sky (Monnow Valley Version)
5. Columbia (Monnow Valley Version)
6. Bring It On Down (Monnow Valley Version)
7. Cigarettes & Alcohol (Monnow Valley Version)
8. Digsy’s Dinner (Monnow Valley Version)
9. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Sawmills Outtake)
10. Up In The Sky (Sawmills Outtake)
11. Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)
12. Bring It On Down (Sawmills Outtake)
13. Cigarettes & Alcohol (Sawmills Outtake)
14. Digsy’s Dinner (Sawmills Outtake)
15. Slide Away (Sawmills Outtake)
16. Sad Song (Mauldeth Road West Demo, Nov ’92)

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