Masterplan

THE MASTERPLAN is a collection of Oasis B-sides of UK singles and EPs.
Oasis: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Bonehead, Alan White.
Additional personnel: Paul Weller.
Includes liner notes by Paul Du Noyer.
Recording information: Loco Studios, South Wales (02/1995); Rockfield, South Wales (02/1995); Loco Studios, South Wales (05/1995); Rockfield, South Wales (05/1995).
Photographer: James Burns.
After proving their staying power with 1997's BE HERE NOW, Oasis culls together b-sides and tracks which were previously available only as imports in the US on THE MASTERPLAN. This aptly titled collection fleshes out the legend, going back to older b-sides like "Fade Away" and "(It's Good) To Be Free" and newer flip-sides like "Stay Young." Opening with explosive live favorite "Acquiesce," THE MASTERPLAN will satiate the rabid completist but, with tracks as powerful as the slow-building anthem "Half the World Away," it's also sure to convert any newcomers. The ambitious (though, truth be told, not surprising) live cover choice of "I Am The Walrus" rounds out this energetic, often unexpected chapter in the story of this modern pop phenomenon.