Oasis have released an early live recording of their debut single ‘Supersonic’, marking the 30th anniversary of its release.
The live recording is from a live Oasis show at the Limelight in Belfast on 4 September 1994. Just before they took to the stage, Oasis had discovered that their debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ had hit top spot in the UK Album Charts.
Now, this live recording of ‘Supersonic’ is available on limited edition physical single formats, including a replica of the original 1994 CD single.
This release also includes the white label demo of ‘Columbia’, and an individually numbered pearl coloured 7″ vinyl. These singles are also available here.
Listen to the original recording of the track below.
“the right band at the right time”
The studio version of this iconic Oasis track was recorded at Liverpool’s Pink Museum Studio in late 1993.
It was subsequently released as their debut single on 11 April 1994, reaching number 31 on the UK singles chart.
“It was a sell out 500 people at the gig and tickets only £6.75! The Sunday of the week the debut album was released, the Limelight show was the right venue, for the right band at the right time”, said David Neely, the book at Belfast’s Limelight in 1994.
Neely also added, “I remember around 6.30pm (in the dark days before mobile phones) that a call came into the office from Radio One, saying the band had just went to Number 1 in the album charts. It was a show that is now claimed by thousands that they were there – simply a show that is legendary in these parts”.
Back in March, Oasis had confirmed plans to re-release ‘Supersonic’ as a physical single, to celebrate the track’s 30th anniversary.
Former frontman Liam Gallagher confirmed this on Instagram, “To celebrate 30 years of Supersonic, the original CD single and a limited edition pearl-coloured and numbered 7” release on April 12th, 2024″.
Earlier this month, another iconic Oasis hit ‘Wonderwall’ was named the most streamed song from the 1970s to 1990s. More on that here.
