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Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six Brit Awards, including one in 2007 for Outstanding Contribution to Music and one for the Best Album of the Last 30 Years as voted by BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. By 2009, the band had sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. The band were listed in the ''Guinness World Records'' book in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run by a Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 top 10 hits in the UK. The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the most successful act in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts. Its members were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their record-setting debut album ''Definitely Maybe'' in 1994. The following year, the band recorded ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. In 1997, Oasis released their third album, ''Be Here Now'', and although it became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, the album's popularity tapered off quickly. The band lost members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs as they went on to record and release ''Standing on the Shoulder of Giants'' in 2000 and were replaced by Gem Archer and Andy Bell who joined the group for the tour in support of ''Giants''. The band found renewed success and popularity starting with 2005's ''Don't Believe the Truth''. Following the release of the band's 2008 album ''Dig Out Your Soul'', Noel Gallagher announced in August 2009 that he would be leaving the band after a backstage altercation with Liam before a festival appearance. The band, comprising the remaining members of Oasis and led by Liam Gallagher, decided to continue working together under the name Beady Eye, while Noel went on to form his solo project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

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Time Flies… 1994-2009 Compilation 2010-06-09 itunes amazon
Falling Down Single 2009-03-09 itunes amazon
Dig Out Your Soul Album 2008-10-01 itunes amazon
The Shock of the Lightning Single 2008-09-22 itunes amazon
Falling Down (Chemical Brothers remix) Single 2008-07-20 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
Lord Don't Slow Me Down Live 2007-10-29 itunes amazon
Lord Don't Slow Me Down Single 2007-10-21 itunes amazon
Complete Single Collection '94-'05 Compilation 2006-11-15 itunes amazon
Stop the Clocks Compilation 2006-11-15 itunes amazon
Stop the Clocks EP EP 2006-11-08 itunes amazon
Let There Be Love Single 2005-11-28 itunes amazon
The Importance of Being Idle Single 2005-08-22 itunes amazon
Live Manchester 2005 Live 2005-07 itunes amazon
2005-06-17: Molson, Toronto, ON,… Live 2005-06-17 itunes amazon
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