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NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

3rd July 1999

Oasis have finished the first phase of their new album - and already a number of rumours are flying around. The band returned from France at the end of last month, where they were recording in a chateau near Nice, and are now taking a short break before embarking on the next leg of recording.
One persistent rumour is that guitarist Bonehead has left. The rumours were sparked when Bonehead returned from France days before Alan White, Guigsy,Liam and Noel. However, Oasis spokesman Johnny Hopkins denied Bonehead had left and said that he had simply returned to Britain early in order to move house. He had already laid down all his guitar tracks.
Another rumour had Noel spotted in Paris recently at a studio recording a duet with a "very famous star". But again, Creation denied that Noel was even in Paris. The spokesman said: "There's no truth in it. Noel's on holiday at the moment, so he's not working."
He added that the band still had "quite a lot of work" to do on the album, which would start soon at a secret studio somewhere in the UK. The first new material is expected to be released early next year.
However, two rumours that now appear to be true are that the Gallagher brothers are about to become first-time fathers, with Liam's baby due in October and Noel's in February.

"Vinyl Confidant To The Star...Sean Rowley"
In London music business circles, Sean Rowley has a certain notoriety. A mate of Oasis, he was the cover star of "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" and rechristened Travis Bickle by Noel Gallagher when he turned up backstage after two days without sleep in a combat jacket and a look of 'evil intent'.
Before he began working as a Heavenly Social DJ, plugger, TV researcher, sometime director and now originator and presenter of the new Channel 4 series 'All Back To Mine', Row;ey was a top triathlete and swimming instructor, employed as a physical training teacher by the Metropolitan Police.
"Go easy on the Old Bill connection," he says. "As far as I was concerned it was a dream job getting paid for something I loved doing, but it doesn't set me up that well, does it? The thing is, I've always been obsessive about whatever I'm into. I just swapped one obsession for another."

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Elsewhere,...Bobby Gillespie, Ian Broudie and Noel Gallagher (who is taking his dadrock jag to new lengths by actually becoming a dad) caroused with The Beta Band at the Kilburn National...
In London music business circles, Sean Rowley has a certain notoriety. A mate of Oasis, he was the cover star of "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" and rechristened Travis Bickle by Noel Gallagher when he turned up backstage after two days without sleep in a combat jacket and a look of 'evil intent'.
Before he began working as a Heavenly Social DJ, plugger, TV researcher, sometime director and now originator and presenter of the new Channel 4 series 'All Back To Mine', Row;ey was a top triathlete and swimming instructor, employed as a physical training teacher by the Metropolitan Police.
"Go easy on the Old Bill connection," he says. "As far as I was concerned it was a dream job getting paid for something I loved doing, but it doesn't set me up that well, does it? The thing is, I've always been obsessive about whatever I'm into. I just swapped one obsession for another."

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Elsewhere,...Bobby Gillespie, Ian Broudie and Noel Gallagher (who is taking his dadrock jag to new lengths by actually becoming a dad) caroused with The Beta Band at the Kilburn National...
Elsewhere,...Bobby Gillespie, Ian Broudie and Noel Gallagher (who is taking his dadrock jag to new lengths by actually becoming a dad) caroused with The Beta Band at the Kilburn National...

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