Although Oasis continue to play to sold out crowds on their tour, they have some intriguing options for new music.
Three lost and previously unheard Oasis songs have been discovered. The trio of tracks date back to the Be Here Now era and were found on a DAT tape marked “B-sides” from when the band were releasing All Around The World as a single in 1998.
The songs are all performed by Noel Gallagher and one track, referred to as “I’m Alive”, has been described as one of the best tracks Noel has ever written by one fan, who would love to see it released. It differs from B-Side Alive released in the Nineties
Another song makes contact with a bridge section, which was eventually released as Go Let It Out’s number one single in 2000. Kyle Dale, a member of the Oasis Collectors Group, found the tape and played it to Paul Bonehead Arthurs, a band member currently touring with the band on the Oasis Live’25 shows, who confirmed their rarity.
Kyle said, “I just knew this was different when I first appeared on the Oasis Podcast last month. This tape only lists B-sides; it was supposed to be seven minutes long, but it’s actually 55 minutes long.
This one, I am aware, was not in the archive. Noel has lost more gold than we can even imagine, and he has not received everything. This has been lost for 20 years, I can assure you. I do think that time was wasted on that.
The story would be that Noel would tape them and send them round the band, where they would listen to them and then return to it as I played them to Bonehead. He says, “Oh, I remember that song when I play him one.” Next one: “I’ve never heard that before in my life.” Bonehead must have thought that was excellent. He stopped what he was doing and listened to the third one, which we’ve called I’m Alive. This is the era, which dates back to 1997.
That is one of Noel’s best compositions, in my opinion. It is incredible. I was like, “F***ing hell. ” when I heard that song there. It really struck me as a time capsule, I must say.
“I’m Alive. It would start to take off if that was made public right away. People are bringing back memories of earlier times.
The Rolling Stones’ Street Fighting Man and Flashbax, both of which were used as B-sides on the single release, are also included in the tape. Tomorrow Never Knows is a cover of the Beatles’ song, and Flashbax is a cover.
Collector Kyle has received a $20, 000 reward for the lost tape, but he instead returned Noel copies of the songs.
The tracks, however, appear to be in a very long way. Noel previously stated in a statement on The Matt Morgan Podcast that he had received a USB stick from a fan, and that he might as well have been sending me a f****** microchip. With a USB stick, I don’t do what he asks of me to do. I don’t own a laptop. The USB stick is still in the jiffy bag he sent it in, but I haven’t heard it. He can put them on CD if he wants me to listen to it.
I have no idea what these songs are, so I’m skeptical that there will be any complete albums there. When everyone would go to bed, Owen Morris would turn the microphones on and I would sing a verse or chorus of some tunes, as I recall during Be Here Now. There will undoubtedly be a song called If We Shadows on the site. Beyond that, I’m not interested in it. I appreciate you sending it and everything. I haven’t even heard it in a while. If I’m being honest, I don’t care about it, but if you do, send me a CD with the link to the album.
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Oasis will play two final shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park over the weekend before wrapping up their tour. The first performance in London on Friday night will be held at Wembley Stadium.
There are still rumors that they might release a new song or songs next year, perhaps as a single from a new Greatest Hits album.
* The entire Kyle interview can be found on a new episode of The Oasis Podcast.
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Source: Mirror
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