The Masterplan

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Following its release in 1998, The Masterplan charted at number two in the UK Official Album Chart and sold around 122,000 copies in the first week of its release. Since then, the album has gone on to be triple platinum and has sold over three million copies worldwide. a b Diehl, Matt (9 November 1998). "The Masterplan". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 21 August 2013. Toward the end of Getting High: The Adventures Of Oasis, music writer Paolo Hewitt’s 1997 biography of the band, Hewitt drops this in without much in the way of context:

In other news from the Gallagher brothers, Liam has hinted to a fan that his next album is finished. a b Marchese, David (October 2008). "Discography: Oasis". Spin. 24 (10): 76. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020 . Retrieved 13 January 2017. The Masterplan’ charted at No.2 in the UK Official Album Chart UK selling almost 122,000 copies in its first week of release in 1998. It went on to be certified triple platinum and has sold over three million copies worldwide. Scottish singer King Creosote is a new entry midweek at Number 23 with I Des, while Dire Straits aim to claim their first Official Albums Chart entry in three years with Live 1978-1992 (25). The debate between which is the superior of the first two Oasis albums has raged for decades, but in our opinion, this is something of a no brainer. Where … Morning Glory had a couple of songs that were good but not great, the weakest moment on Definitely Maybe is still a minimum 8/10, and the majority of it is 10/10 perfect.Yates, Henry (2 October 2017). "Oasis – every album ranked and rated". NME. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021 . Retrieved 19 June 2021.

Should it hold on, it’ll become the band’s first chart-topping LP in 13 years; since 2010 hits compilation Time Flies… (1994-2009). MORE: See where every Oasis song and album has charted in the UK a b Hilburn, Robert (2 November 1998). "There's Some A-Material in Oasis' 'Masterplan' B-Sides". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021 . Retrieved 23 August 2017. a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. " The Masterplan – Oasis". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013 . Retrieved 21 August 2013. Further down, it’s the start of festive season as Gregory Porter’s Christmas Wish cruises toward a Number 13 debut.In the animated video, the band walk past Johnny Roadhouse Music, a music shop from which the Gallagher brothers regularly bought equipment at the beginning of their career. The ‘masterplan’ was first mentioned in Noel’s flat,” recalls original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll in Oasis: The Truth, his memoir. The occasion McCarroll describes took place not long after the band was discovered by Creation Records boss Alan McGee in 1993. He writes that one day before practice he was over at lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher’s apartment in central Manchester when Gallagher revealed his strategy for world domination: Oasis would have more swagger than the Stone Roses, be wilder than Happy Mondays, and write songs that were at least better than Inspiral Carpets, all while proclaiming themselves to be the best until everyone believed them. It took only a few years for Noel’s scheme to come to fruition, and by late 1998 they were already capping off their commercial peak with an album of B-sides titled to echo their own sense of destiny. That collection, The Masterplan, came out 20 years ago tomorrow, on November 3, 1998. And finally, The Struts will be looking to secure a second Top 40 album with their fourth record, Pretty Vicious, currently riding at Number 39 on the Official Chart Update. a b Sandlin, Michael (13 November 2000). "Oasis: The Masterplan Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018 . Retrieved 14 March 2019.

British album certifications – Oasis – The Masterplan". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 May 2020. Manchester-born indie icon Johnny Marr hopes to secure his fifth Top 10 album with Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr this week (6), while American indie-pop savant Caroline Polachek is looking towards her first UK Top 10 album with her second LP Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (7) thanks to a new physical release. Van Morrison’s Accentuate The Positive is expected to give the Northern Irish icon his 17th UK Top 10 Albums Chart entry (9). MORE: The Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2023 so far revealed King, Ian (2 November 2018). "Oasis' 'The Masterplan' Turns 20: B-Sides as Best Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 19 June 2021. Cliff Richard eyes a 48th Top 10 record with Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life (4). Celebrating a career spanning 65 years, the collection features some of Cliff’s biggest hits, reworked with orchestral arrangements by Chris Walden.Naming the best two Oasis albums is something of a cliché at this point, but it’s a cliché for a reason, they really are, comfortably, leagues ahead of the rest of the band’s discography. … Morning Glory was an absolute smash when it arrived, breaking records for sales and chart positions in the UK and giving us a set of songs that have crossed over into the lexicon of British culture to the point where you can’t imagine meeting someone who doesn’t know all the words to Wonderwall.

Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Oasis"). British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017 . Retrieved 22 August 2013. Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs– rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards (2, 3, 8-11, 14), accordion (11) Noel also shared recently that he would be open to a Las Vegas residency “later in life” when he has aged out of touring. a b Hoskyns, Barney (17 November 1998). "The Masterplan". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017 . Retrieved 23 August 2017. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.

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So, what could come above one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history? Only one of the greatest debut albums in history. Berman, Stuart (3 November 2023). "Oasis: The Masterplan (Remastered Edition) Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 3 November 2023.