Unseen Oasis photos to go on display at free exhibition

A brand-new and free Oasis exhibition is launching in London later this month to celebrate the 25th anniversary year of the band’s seminal debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.

Entitled ‘Masterplan 25 – Michael Spencer Jones - Iconic & Unseen Photographs of Oasis’, the completely free and ticketless exhibition runs at h Club London in Covent Garden from Friday 22nd November 2019 to Sunday 12th January 2020.

As the title suggests, the exhibition features the work of esteemed rock photographer Michael Spencer Jones, who shot the famous covers to Oasis’s 1994 debut ‘Definitely Maybe’, 1995 follow-up ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’ and 1997’s ‘Be Here Now’ featuring, of course, a submerged Rolls Royce in a swimming pool.

Alongside seeing the artwork, attendees will also be able to immerse themselves in the album sleeves – there’s a Definitely Maybe room featuring props from the cover image, plus a cut-in-half 1973 Rolls Royce Phantom coming out from the floor of the gallery.

The exhibition will feature original artwork from a series of Oasis singles including Supersonic (1994), Live Forever (1994), Cigarettes & Alcohol (1994), Whatever (1994), Some Might Say (1995), Roll With It (1995), Wonderwall (1995) and Don’t Look Back In Anger (1995), some featuring Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher.

Spencer Jones not only created the iconic sleeves for many of Oasis’ early releases, he also toured with the band and captured a smorgasbord of images of them on stage, backstage and during down time.

Other highlights include behind the scenes recording sessions at Rockfield Studios, unseen photography of Oasis on tour and previously unseen outtakes from their famous covers.

Various letters, scraps of paper, original handwritten lyrics and props from Spencer Jones' series of shoots with the band will also be on display for the first time in the UK.

Together with the iconic and unseen images in the exhibition, Spencer Jones commentary will be displayed alongside the images giving fans an in-depth and unique backstory.

“I am delighted to be exhibiting my work with Oasis at h Club London, especially the shots and artefacts fans will never have seen before,” says Michael Spencer Jones.

“Seen from the digital matrix in which we now live, Oasis were the last gasp of air in the analogue age; the last great rock’n’roll band before Zuckerberg, before iPhones and before the internet began to shape and control our lives. I hope this exhibition gives fans a chance to pause and reflect and look back upon a time when the face and image of Britain was being revolutionised from below."

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