For those not in the know, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? [Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition] features newly unplugged versions of five classic tracks: Cast No Shadow, Morning Glory, Wonderwall, Acquiesce and Champagne Supernova, all newly mixed by Noel Gallagher.

Available on limited edition 3LP formats, including indie exclusive Cast No Shadow inspired crystal clear 3LP. All formats will include the 2014 remastered version of the album alongside the new bonus versions.

This 3LP 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Black Vinyl box-set features the 2014 Remastered Version of the Original Album along with Unplugged Versions of 5 Tracks Newly Mixed by Noel Gallagher.

LP 1:
1: Hello (Remastered) 2: Roll With It (Remastered) 3: Wonderwall (Remastered) 4: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Remastered) 5: Hey Now! (Remastered) 6: [Untitled] (Remastered) 7: Bonehead’s Bank Holiday (Remastered)

LP 2:
1: Some Might Say (Remastered) 2: Cast No Shadow (Remastered) 3: She’s Electric (Remastered) 4: Morning Glory (Remastered) 5: The Swamp Song (Remastered) 6: Champagne Supernova (Remastered)

LP 3:
1: Cast No Shadow 2: Morning Glory 3: Wonderwall 4: Acquiesce 5: Champagne Supernova

After the breakthrough album Definitely Maybe (1994) all Oasis needed to do was to consolidate their signature sound, which they rather brilliantly plundered from rock history with a large dash of their Manchester wide-kid attitude thrown in for good measure.

They had stumbled upon something that captured the spirit of 90’s Britain and were starting to be embraced by mainstream media, even appearing at No. 10 Downing Street when Tony Blair was elected as figures representing British pop and music culture.

What’s the Story delivered the required product and there’s no doubt that some of the songs do take flight. The big Oasis sound was infectious and intoxicating, bursting out with ideas and noise, and unashamedly reference their heroes from classic rock.

I mean, sure, some people like super shiny, highly glossed, absolutely pristine sounding recordings which lack background noise, mistakes, and anything that gives them a semblance of grit or the rawness of a live setting. Those people aren’t Noel Gallagher. There’s a place for high sheen recordings but there’s also a place for studio cacophony run amok which results in the kind of aural chaos you hear on albums like (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

Many producers don’t like doing too many takes of a given song because it takes away from the song’s sincerity. Overproduction and mastering a song until it loses all personality can often do the same thing.

This isn’t about Oasis but I think it’s germane to the question. Sam Philips of Sun Records fame was notorious for working very hard to get the artists on his roster (Elvis Presley, Howlin’ Wolf, etc.) to stop worrying about doing something perfectly and start to care more about the overall feel of the track. He was concerned with the mood it evoked more than whether the technical aspects were perfectly aligned.

I think Morning Glory was much like the Sam Phillips example. Not only were the band and producer not especially concerned with it being perfect, that added to the overall mastery of the work itself. Take the title track, as an example. A song about cocaine addiction seems more authentic sounding kind of dirty, a little echoey, and slightly frenetic. I suppose it’s a matter of perspective but not only do I think there’s nothing wrong with that record, I think what people constantly cite as its flaws are what add to its charm and give it character.

And thus while subsequently criticized for being formulaic and not following up, they must be given credit. Their music holds its place, albeit as a product of its time. But the energy it pulses and the space it occupies make those two albums something worth preserving.

And as for the third album of Unplugged versions of five gloriously chosen tracks, all newly mixed by Noel Gallagher, it opens on the hauntingly stoic, yet beautiful song Cast No Shadow, whilst Morning Glory gives off a hint of a High Flying Birds vibe, then comes Wonderwall - a masterpiece, plain and simple - the set rounding out on what sounds like Liam’s voice has had 10 shots of tequila on a Friday night Acquiesce, closing on the heavenly Champagne Supernova.

Oasis were an almost inevitable product of their time, but I’m not sure if they brought an album out now, here in 2025/26 that sound could ever be as lovingly replicated.

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