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Two demo tapes featuring early recordings by iconic Britpop group Oasis in 1991 and 1992. As the band of the 1990s, Oasis achieved superstardom status, and global adoration still palpable all these decades on, evidenced by the overwhelming demand for the reunion tour.

The consignor (a student at Thames Polytechnic at the time) of these tapes met Noel Gallagher at a house party in late 1991. Gallagher mentioned that he'd recently joined a band and would send over some demo tapes. They received the tapes late in 1991 and subsequently booked Oasis for a charity gig on 19 April 1992 at the Thames Polytechnic Student Union, Dartford Campus. Bands The Ya Ya's and World Jones Made were also on the bill. This gig was the first time Oasis (with Noel as part of the band) had performed outside of Manchester.

The first tape's tracks are dated "Feb 8th 1991" and "August 1991." This tape features "a bit of Columbia," the fifth track off the debut album Definitely Maybe, which was often positioned in live sets as an opener, including at the 1996 Knebworth concerts. The second tape is a live recording of one of the band's Boardwalk gigs, dated "14 Jan '92." Dimensions (one tape): 11 cm x 7 cm x 1.75 cm (4.25" x 2.75" x 0.75")

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Estimate: £3,000 - 6,000 M

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