Oasis Live Concerts, Radio Sessions, Soundchecks, Demos, Promos and Interviews
Performance Date:
October 29, 1994
Venue:
Wetlands, New York, USA
Quality:
A+ (SB)
Length:
75m
Source(s):
Audio CD/CDR Sources Fade Away (Audience Source) New York City (Flashbulb Records, FLBB011) New York City (Vulgartone, VU400) Second Bite of the Big Apple (Bayswater, bw-160) Wetlands '94 (DAT)
Digital Sources "Thieving Magpie" 2019 Remaster flac] "Thieving Magpie" 2023 Remaster [flac] Cassette Transfer
DVD Sources 1st Gen VHS Transfer (joakim) 1st Gen VHS Transfer (jonhky) Definitely Maybe ("Slide Away" only) Transfer from (AUD) PAL VHS
Release Notes
Uploader/Ripper: joakim/johnky/james/keke/NoelsOasis
Source 1: Soundboard - DAT - CD-R - FLAC
Source 2: Audience - 1st Gen VHS - DVD - AC3 - FLAC
As you know, Soundboard recording can't hear crowd noise.
So I have mixed AUD and SBD. As a result, You can listen to RNR Star Intro to Exit Tape in High quality.
Give A Huge Thanks to Original Uploaders/Tapers!
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (Exit Tape) [0:27]
Release Notes
UpUploader/Ripper: joakim/johnky/james/keke/NoelsOasis/asithappens/sadsongnet
Source 1: Soundboard - DAT - CD-R - FLAC
Source 2: Audience - 1st Gen VHS - DVD - AC3 - FLAC
Source: - FLAC
Post Production: WAV - Remaster/Remix/Matrix - FLAC
As you know, Soundboard recording can't hear crowd noise. So I have matrixed/remixed AUD and SBD.
Give a Huge Thanks to Original Uploaders/Tapers.
Second Bite of the Big Apple (Bayswater, bw-160) [1:17:21]
Introduction [0:29]
Rock 'n' Roll Star [5:04]
Columbia [4:44]
Fade Away [4:37]
Digsy's Dinner [3:02]
Shakermaker [5:20]
Live Forever [4:45]
Bring It On Down [5:04]
Up In The Sky [4:56]
Slide Away [6:09]
Cigarettes And Alcohol [5:03]
Married With Children [3:01]
Supersonic [5:57]
I Am The Walrus [11:32]
Rock 'n' Roll Star (encore) [7:07]
All The Young Dudes (pa) [0:25]
Release Notes
Oasis' live debut in the United States was on July 21, 1994 at the small live house "Wetlands Preserve" in New York (included on Bayswater's "FROM ENG. FIRST USA SHOW"). The same venue was chosen as the final date of the 1994 Definitely Maybe American tour. This work records the Wetlands Preserve performance on October 29, 1994, the last day of the American performance of this year, on a soundboard.
The soundboard sound source of this performance has been leaked for a long time, and although the concert itself is famous, those who have the previously released version will know that the sound of the instruments is extremely turned off, and only the vocals are in the foreground. It was an unbalanced performance, almost like an a cappella performance. There is also an audience recording from the same day, but the sound quality was poor even considering the era.
This work was recorded using the AI multi-band remastering method, which separates the soundboard sound source for each instrument, masters each one, and rebuilds them with a balanced balance. The sound of the day that had been buried until now has been revived beautifully, creating a wonderful sound that stands out from the previous releases. A solid press with beautiful picture disc specifications for permanent preservation.
DVD: "1st Gen" source ("johnky") [1:15:08]
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Columbia
Fade Away
Digsy's Dinner
Shakermaker
Live Forever
Bring It On Down
Up In The Sky
Slide Away
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Married With Children
Supersonic
I Am The Walrus
Rock 'n' Roll Star (Encore)
DVD: "joakim" source [1:17:25]
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Columbia
Fade Away
Digsy's Dinner
Shakermaker
Live Forever
Bring It On Down
Up In The Sky
Slide Away
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Married With Children
Supersonic
I Am The Walrus
Rock 'n' Roll Star (Encore)
Release Notes
This is a genuine 1st generation vhs transfer. A lot of traders have the 2nd generation transfer which traders have wrongly labelled. This version has been unsurfaced very recently and not many traders have, I got this from the guy that bought the VHS and also transferred it onto DVD. Please leave this info file in when sharing this dvd on other sites and blogs, Enjoy.
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Noel opens the show by asking the crowd "How y'all doing?"
The gig features a rare encore (by which time Liam has changed into a white shirt):
Liam: "Considering this is the last gig in America we'll do another one for ya..."
Noel: "What do you want to hear? Rock n Roll Star?"
Liam: "Rock n Roll Star, yes!"
New York City and Wetlands '94 (DAT) are the same excellent DAT recording, taken from the soundboard feed. This is the whole show except for the intro to Rock n Roll Star and 50 seconds between I Am The Walrus and Rock 'n' Roll Star which had to be cut to fit the gig onto a CD-R back in the day.
New York City from Flashbulb Records in Japan was released in 2000 and is a direct clone of the original New York City release on Vulgartone. The inlay incorrectly lists the gig as October 24, 1994 and the disc itself is printed up as "Big Apple".
In 2014 a trippy version of the "Slide Away" video was released on the official "Definitely Maybe" DVD, although it was (wrongly) attributed by the record company as being from the New Music Seminar gig on July 21, 1994. A high-gen bootleg seems to have been used as the source, so lots of creative effects have been applied to hide the poor quality source.
In 2019 a "Thieving Magpie" Remaster was released online combining the soundboard feed with the audio from a VHS transfer. This was updated in 2023 with a new version of the audio matrix and a synch with one of the better video sources.
In 2023 Japanese label Bayswater released an AI-enhanced version which remasters the instruments using latest separation technology.
There are a few different video sources in circulation that have been transferred from Promo VHS tapes, some higher gen than others. One that claims to be 1st gen runs for 1:15:08 and starts with "PLAY" captions (and "VIDEO CALIBRATION" flashes on screen around 04:00) but the biggest issue is the audio is only on the left channel.
The "joakim" source is superior - it runs for a couple more minutes (1:17:25), has better sound and seems to be from a lower generation VHS source.
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"VIDEO CALIBRATION" DVD ("1st Gen /johnky" VHS Source): [1:15:08]
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