Big Brother Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Another case of second time around, this time for the final Creation Records release from Oasis, a collection of B-sides that returns in freshly remastered form. While not all bands could get away with this kind of exercise, the Mancunian Britpop heroes released enough memorable bonus cuts to make it a worthwhile and entertaining exercise. For proof, check the densely layered, riff-driven yelp of 'Acquiesce', the wistful 'Talk Tonight' and 'Half The World Away', the brass band-sporting Beatles-in-1966 shuffle of 'Going Nowhere', the sing-along fun of 'Stay Young', and the band's triumphant, six-and-a-half minute live cover of 'I Am The Walrus' - arguably their best "flipside" of all.

Review: Oasis's Noel Gallagher has said many times before that he considers the title track from the band's The Masterplan album as one of the best he has ever written. Despite that, it isn't one of their most famous, nor is the album one of the band's most widely loved. But listening back to this reissue that is maybe something that needs reconsidering. It does have a few well-loved classics such as 'Half The World Away,' which was made famous by a certain TV show, plus a live cover of The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus' and the popular 'Acquiesce'. On its 25th anniversary, it has been newly remastered for the occasion.

Review: 'The Masterplan' is an extraordinary collection of B-sides originally featured on singles from Oasis' era-defining first three albums, Definitely Maybe, (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, and Be Here Now. Far from being inferior to the singles they backed, many of the fourteen tracks that feature on The Masterplan have become as cherished as the band's biggest singles from that seminal period. The album includes tracks 'Acquiesce', 'Half The World Away', 'Talk Tonight', an iconic live cover of The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus', and the epic title track. Noel has often described 'The Masterplan' as one of the best songs he has ever written. Now remastered and reissued via Big Brother.

Review: An album that requires little to no introduction, Definitely Maybe was and still is the fastest-ever selling debut in the UK on release, while it's legacy and influence continues to be felt and reappear in sonic corners across the globe. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a deluxe 4xLP reissue, this version comes complete with the album's 2014 remaster, boasting some of their most timeless anthems such as 'Shakermaker', 'Live Forever' and 'Supersonic', as well as the never-before-released and previously discarded original recording sessions from Monnow Valley along with outtakes from Sawmills Studios in Cornwall. While the recording process for Oasis' seminal debut have become the stuff of mired Britpop lore, now fans can finally set their own ears to the controversial, incongruent Dave Batchelor takes, and assess the damage - or delight - for themselves.

Review: Oasis' seminal Definitely Maybe is surely right up there with one of the greatest ever debut albums. It came in 1994 and soon catapulted the swaggering Manchester British band to stardom. Now 30 years old, it gets a special anniversary reissue on several formats including this one on double CD. Revered for its raw energy and catchy melodies, the record blends rock and Britpop influences and boats plenty of anthemic tracks like 'Live Forever' and 'Supersonic' that showcased Noel Gallagher's songwriting and brother Liam's distinctive snarly vocals. The album's success, marked by its confident attitude and raw, powerful sound, played a pivotal role in the Britpop movement of the 90s and remains a celebrated work.

Review: The new, definitive super deluxe box-set edition of Oasis' two-day live stint at Hertfortshire's Knebworth House in 1996. Infamous for seeing the band play to over 250,000 people, this was an iconic Britpop performance of nigh incomparable scale; over four percent of the British population applied for tickets and over 7,000 people were (allegedly) on the guestlist. The mythos just keeps on giving: one writer said there were even "portraitists and magicians permanently on call" among the many backstage entertainers to decorate the storied gig. This record, out via Big Brother, however, necessarily must focus on the show itself: it seesaws between the first and second night at Knebworth in de-chronological order, from the opening salvoes of 'Columbia' and 'Acquiesce', to 'Champagne Supernova', 'Don't Look Back In Anger', 'Live Forever', an orchestra-backed cover of The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus', and, anyway, 'Wonderwall'.