2. Oasis: Lost Inside by Paul Moody, from UFO Music Ltd priced £13.99. 80 page A4 size.
3. Play Guitar With...Oasis [plus CD], from Sony Music Publishing priced £12.99. This is a music book with lyrics, music and chords to seven tracks - not originals, re-recorded by session musicians - and two tracks of each song; one a full demo with guitar and a backing for vocals and a backing track without guitar
4. Oasis: What's The Story? by Ian Robertson, from Blake Books priced £6.99. 288 page. By former tour manager to the band. [excellent - well recommended]
5. Oasis: Round Their Way by Mick Middles, from Independent Music
Press priced £9.99. 144 page.
The first major biography of Oasis, the multi-million selling Manchester band led by the Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam.
Follows the Oasis story from their beginnings in The Rain through to their present status as the most talked about band in the
world. Includes the most comprehensive Oasis discography in print.
- "Mick Middles naturally has a good feel for Oasis' roots and he's unafraid to criticise: this is an unpretentious and
entertaining read."(Q MAGAZINE)
- "Minutiae laden with enjoyable accounts of the early days."(MOJO)
- "Middles knows his Manchester pop - revealing."(THE TIMES)
6. The Word On The Street; The Unsanctioned Story of Oasis by Eugene Masterson, from Mainstream Publishing priced £9.99. 96 page.
7. Oasis; The Illustrated Story by Paul Lester, from Hamlyn/Reed Books (a Melody Maker book) - now in a 'New Edition' for 1996 priced £9.99. 80 page.
8. Song sheet books from Wise Publications for:
Definitely Maybe - in various forms for full arrangements,
uitar tabs, rock score etc.
What's The Story Morning Glory - in various forms for full
arrangements, guitar tabs, rock score etc.
The Other Side of Oasis [ all the cd single B-sides] - for
voice/piano/guitar arrangements
9. Oasis , by Mick St Michael from Sound and Media Ltd priced £5.99. 120 page CD sized and comes with a CD Interview Disc. Not bad interview with an American writer with Noel and Bonehead in March 1995, Interview is 59:35 long. The interview shows some revealing comments by Noel about Tony McCarroll some months before he got the old heave-ho. Things said in a disparaging tone; "he is VERY confused", "someone should tell him to use his hands to play and not his feet", not want to talk about him - he's useless", "just sleeps", "stupid", "out of time of course"!!
10. Oasis, Definitely. , by Tim Abbott, from Pavilion Books priced £14.99. 128 page. By former MD of Creation Records - very good photo montage of the Oasis backstage and business story.
11.Brothers, From Childhood to Oasis. The Real Story by Paul Gallagher and Terry Christian, from Virgin Books priced £14.99. 220 page. By the 'other' brother, now an A&R rep for Creation in conjunction with a former presernter of Channel 4's 'The Word'.
12. Take Me There. Oasis. The True Story by Paul Mathur, from Bloomsbury Books priced £12.99. 258 page. Introductions from Noel and Liam, and obvious co-operation from friends and family. But not the official book. Largely straightforward tale of all we know about the band to the UK summer gigs. The best to date apart from Ian Robertson's tome. But little new stuff. Reasonably well written, but hardly inspiring stuff. Loads of photos.
13. Oasis by Lee Henshaw, from Parragon Books priced £4.99. 128 page. Cut and paste affair. Nothing new.
14. Oasis 96 by Pat Gilbert, from Tracks priced £7.99. 80 page. He is an editor at Record Collector magazine. Cut and paste story of 1996.
15. Getting High. The Adventures of Oasis by Paolo Hewitt, from Boxtree Press priced £15.99. 400 page. The "official" band approved tome. This is the definitive Oasis book. It will change the way you think about Oasis. Definitely a must read!
16. What's The Story Songbook I Tablature for piano, guitar and voice for the songs on their (What's The Story) Morning Glory Album. 1995. 63 pages, $14.95.