The Oasis clip that sparked a new fan frenzy over the prospect of a reunion was in fact a teaser for the Definitely Maybe anniversary, it has been confirmed. Renewed chatter around a prospective reunion between brothers and ex-bandmates Liam and Noel Gallagher was ignited after a post from the official Oasis X/Twitter account shared aerial footage of a large house on the banks of a river in the countryside. Audio of what sounded like instruments being plugged in and played could be heard faintly over the visuals.
Fans begged the account, along with the Gallagher brothers’ own social media, for answers, with many taking the clip to mean that a major announcement was on the way. However, a press release has now confirmed that the teaser heralded new limited edition album formats featuring outtakes from Sawmills Studios, the recording studio that features in the video footage. The release will celebrate 30 years since the release of Oasis’s definitive 1994 debut Definitely Maybe, which propelled the band to global fame and topped the charts in the UK.
Available on 30 August 2024, the Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) formats feature tracks from the discarded original recording session at Monnow Valley Studios that saw original producer Dave Batchelor fired, after the band were unsatisfied with his work. Those sessions were ultimately scrapped, and the band moved to the remote Sawmill Studios in Cornwall to re-record. Upon its release on 30 August 1994, Defin.
