For a band that has not released a proper new song in 16 years, any fresh Oasis content is like manna from heaven for the band’s die-hard fans. Especially if it’s a refresh of one of their all-time classics.
On Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) the reunited Britpop icons dropped “Morning Glory (Unplugged),” a thrilling, stripped-down version of the title track from their 1995 sophomore album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? The song, which appears on the upcoming (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 30th anniversary deluxe edition (Oct. 3), was produced and mixed by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Noel’s London studio, Lone Star Sound.
The acoustic guitar and tambourine jam puts the focus directly on singer Liam Gallagher’s urgent vocals until a mid-song piano break that adds a jazzy interlude to the otherwise driving, stripped-down arrangement. At press time no information was available on when the unplugged version was recorded or who performs on it.
In addition to the title track refresh, the 30th anniversary Morning Glory edition will feature unplugged versions of four other classics from the album, including “Cast No Shadow,” “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova” and the previously released live favorite B-side “Acquiesce.”
After a triumphant North American swing, Oasis will continue their sold-out reunion tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday (Sept. 27) and Sunday (Sept. 28), returning to the famed venue where they played to more than 400,000 over a five-night stand in July and early August.
The tour will then move on to a series of shows in South Korea and Japan in late October before a run of five concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia and a wind-down series of November gigs in Buenos Aires, Argentina and São Paulo, Brazil.
Listen to “Morning Glory (Unplugged)” below.