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A complete collection of the lyrics for every track on all seven Oasis studio albums, handwritten by Noel Gallagher. The Oasis guitarist has firmly established himself as one of the most influential and prolific songwriters in British music history. This is the first time an entire repertoire of Oasis album lyrics has been offered at auction.
Pioneers of the Britpop genre, Oasis are considered one of the most renowned British bands of all time, producing multiple hit songs and albums that achieved record-breaking sales. They have gone on to become one of the best-selling bands of all time. Although predominantly known for their music, the band are also remembered for the turbulent relationship between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, which led to them splitting in 2009, when Noel quit. In 2024, Oasis confirmed their long-awaited reunion with the announcement of a world tour.
In 2025, the year of the reunion, this lot offers fans and serious collectors a unique opportunity to acquire the full archive of handwritten lyrics for all of Oasis' studio albums in one collection. The current owner has painstakingly acquired and collated this comprehensive catalogue of handwritten lyrics over many years, and it is presented together here for the first time.
The lot comprises 88 pages of lyrics for all of the songs on the albums Definitely Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Be Here Now, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Heathen Chemistry, Don't Believe the Truth, and Dig Out Your Soul. It also includes the lyrics for every song on their compilation album The Masterplan. A comprehensive list of the tracks included in the lot can be found in the online description.
The lyrics are handwritten in black, blue and red ink and pencil on lined and unlined paper. Some of the pages also feature handwritten guitar chord annotations. Most of the sheets are presented in a black binder labelled "Oasis, Album Song Archive, Noel Gallagher". The lyrics exhibit some minor creasing, patches of discolouration, and the ink has bled slightly in places due to water damage. Dimensions (binder): 31.75 cm x 23.5 cm x 2.5 cm (12.5" x 9.25" x 1")
The handwriting in this lot has been professionally authenticated by expert Garry King; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.
Additional Information:
The Definitely Maybe songs are "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Shakermaker", "Live Forever", "Up in the Sky", "Columbia", "Supersonic", "Bring It On Down", "Cigarettes & Alcohol", "Digsy's Dinner", "Slide Away" and "Married with Children".
The (What's the Story) Morning Glory? songs are "Hello", "Roll With It", "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger", "Hey Now! ", "Bonehead's Bank Holiday", "Some Might Say", "Cast No Shadow", "She's Electric", "Morning Glory" and "Champagne Supernova".
The Be Here Now songs comprise "D'You Know What I Mean?", "My Big Mouth", "Magic Pie", "Stand by Me", "I Hope, I Think, I Know", "The Girl in the Dirty Shirt", "Fade In-Out", "Don't Go Away", "Be Here Now", "All Around the World" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)".
The Standing on the Shoulder of Giants songs are "Go Let It Out", "Who Feels Love?", "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is", "Little James", "Gas Panic!", "Where Did It All Go Wrong?", "Sunday Morning Call", "I Can See a Liar" and "Roll It Over". Also included in this set is a handwritten tracklist.
The Heathen Chemistry songs comprise: "The Hindu Times", "Force of Nature", "Hung in a Bad Place", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "Songbird", "Little by Little", "(Probably) All in the Mind", "She Is Love", "Born on a Different Cloud" and "Better Man".
The Don't Believe the Truth songs comprise "Turn Up the Sun", "Mucky Fingers", "Lyla", "Love Like a Bomb", "The Importance of Being Idle", "The Meaning of Soul", "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel", "Part of the Queue", "Keep the Dream Alive", "A Bell Will Ring" and "Let There Be Love".
The Dig Out Your Soul songs are "Bag It Up", "The Turning", "Waiting for the Rapture", "The Shock of the Lightning", "I'm Outta Time", "(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady", "Falling Down", "To Be Where There's Life", "Ain't Got Nothin'", "The Nature of Reality" and "Soldier On".
The Masterplan songs are: "Acquiesce", "Underneath the Sky", "Talk Tonight", "Going Nowhere", "Fade Away", "I Am the Walrus", "Listen Up", "Rockin' Chair", "Half The World Away", "(It's Good) to Be Free", "Stay Young", "Headshrinker" and "The Masterplan". There is also a guitar annotation sheet for the instrumental track "The Swamp Song".
Estimate: £60,000 - 120,000 M
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