Oasis Announce 30th Anniversary Reissue of ‘(What's the Story) Morning Glory?,' With 5 Unplugged Versions of Classic Tracks
The collection, due out on Oct. 3 via Big Brother Recordings, will feature new unplugged versions of five of the album's classic tracks: 'Cast No Shadow,' 'Morning Glory,' 'Wonderwall,' 'Champagne Supernova' and 'Acquiesce,' with the latter available today (July 2). The re-issue follows up on last summer's 30th anniversary expanded edition of the band's 1994 debut album, Definitely Maybe and will be issued in 2-CD, 3-LP and digital formats.
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The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher's London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project. The deluxe album — which will come in a variety of vinyl formats — will feature new artwork shot by original sleeve designer Brian Cannon as well as new sleeve notes; all formats will also include the 2014 remastered version of the album alongside the new bonus unplugged tracks.
What's the Story was released in Oct. 1995, 14 months after the band's debut album and has sold 22 million copies to date, including more than 5.5 million in the U.S., according to a release, which notes that it stands as the U.K.'s third best-selling album of all time.
In the wind-up to the reunion tour some fans never thought would happen Oasis recently announced a series of pop-up stories for fans to purchase merch for the tour that kicks off on Friday with the first of two gigs at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The first in a series of Oasis Live '25 Fan Stores launched nationwide last month in the U.K. and Ireland — in Manchester and Cardiff, with shops in London and Birmingham opening on July 8, followed by Edinburgh and Dublin on Aug. 4 — giving fans the chance to purchase merchandise ahead of the shows.
In addition, Big Brother Recordings has launched the Oasis Live '25 Map Experience, a Google Maps-based immersive, interactive location-based platform that allows fans to explore each city on the U.K./Ireland tour through curated hotspots tied to the band's history, including bars and venues they've played in and links to official merch outlets and AR experiences with exclusive content throughout the tour.
The London map, for instance, chronicles the photo shoot locations for the 'Cigarettes & Alcohol' single, the Creation Records HQ, Abbey Road studio and favorite pubs, including The Good Mixer.
Following the run of shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, the band will jump the North America in late August for gigs in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey and Los Angeles before moving on to Mexico City, South Korea, Japan, Australia and South America. The outing is currently slated to wrap up with a Nov. 23 show at Estádio MorumBIS in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Listen to the new unplugged 'Acquiesce' below.
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