Definitely Maybe Was 25 Years Ago... Celebrate Feeling Old At This Oasis Exhibition

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Last Updated 04 September 2019

Definitely Maybe Was 25 Years Ago... Celebrate Feeling Old At This Oasis Exhibition
Halcyon Hotel, 1994

If you remember buying a copy of Definitely Maybe when it first came out, prepare to feel old — that was 25 years ago.

For a swaggering shot of 90s nostalgia — a time when you were younger, and Oasis were... gooder — a free exhibition on Noel, Liam and The Other Ones, comes to London in November.

The back cover of Definitely Maybe, 1994

Masterplan 25: The Oasis Photographs features the works of Michael Spencer Jones, the band's official photographer, who captured everything from intimate recording seshes to groundbreaking gigs — plus a handful of iconic album covers for good measure.

Recording Definitely Maybe, 1994

The artwork and outtakes for Oasis' first three albums will be on display — and even though Be Here Now turned out to be a coke-addled self-love-in, the photo on the front was pretty cool.

Immersive mock ups — including Bonehead's front room, and a semi-submerged Rolls-Royce —  will let you recreate the album covers. (We wouldn't be surprised if Liam rocked up, just to relive the good old days.)

Liam Gallagher backstage in Southend, 1995

Spencer Jones is also displaying original handwritten song lyrics, fan letters and props from his myriad shoots with the band.

Demoing Definitely Maybe, 1994

Masterplan 25: The Oasis Photographs is at h Club Gallery, 24 Endell Street from 22 November 2019-12 January 2020. Entry is free