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Live by the Sea (1995)

Where the lyrics of Live by the Sea take you, and where it was really made.

The title puns on a line from "(It's Good) To Be Free", a song that is also on the track list of this live video.

Key places

Oasis live at the Southend Cliffs Pavilion (1995)

Live show Cliffs Pavilion — Oasis played a gig at the Southend Cliffs Pavilion on 17 April 1995. This show was filmed and became the video release Live by the Sea. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live by the Sea: live video recording by the English rock band Oasis
• Released on DVD, VCD, and VHS
• Features Oasis' gig at the Southend Cliffs Pavilion on 17 April 1995
• Also includes the videos for "Rock 'n' Roll Star" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
• Title is a pun on a line from "(It's Good) To Be Free"

Recording

• Seventeen-track recording filmed on 17 April 1995
• Track list: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Columbia, Digsy's Dinner, Some Might Say, Live Forever, Up in the Sky, Acquiesce, Headshrinker, (It's Good) To Be Free, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Married with Children, Sad Song, D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?, Talk Tonight, Slide Away, Supersonic, I Am the Walrus
• All songs by Noel Gallagher, except "I Am the Walrus" by Lennon–McCartney
• Sad Song, D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?, and Talk Tonight form Noel Gallagher's solo acoustic set
• "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?" stopped halfway because Noel forgot the lines
• Line-up: Liam Gallagher (lead vocals, tambourine), Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (rhythm guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums)

Cover

• Front cover shows the familiar Oasis logo on a blue background instead of black
• Same logo used on the "Live Forever" single

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991.
• The original line-up was Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll; Noel Gallagher joined a few months later as the fifth member.
• Noel became the de facto leader and wrote the songs for the band's first four albums.

Members

• Current members are Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Bonehead, Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
• Former members include McGuigan, McCarroll and Alan "Whitey" White.

Career

• The band signed to Creation Records in 1993 and debuted with Definitely Maybe (1994), which topped the UK Albums Chart.
• (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) became the UK's best-selling album of the 1990s.
• Be Here Now (1997) became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history.
• The band disbanded in 2009 after Noel left, and reformed in 2024.
• They have sold over 100 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released onto VHS on 28 August 1995, after filming on 17 April 1995
• VCD release followed in 1996
• After Big Brother Recordings bought the Oasis catalogue, the album was re-released on DVD in 2001
• 2001 DVD edition includes bonus music videos for "Rock 'n' Roll Star" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
• Front cover uses a blue background instead of black, the same logo as on the "Live Forever" single

Records

• The album is Oasis' only live recording release with drummer Tony McCarroll
• No chart positions, sales figures, certifications, or awards are recorded in the source for this release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title is a pun on a line from the song "(It's Good) To Be Free", which is also on the track list.
• The album is the band's only live recording release with drummer Tony McCarroll.
• "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?" was stopped halfway through because Noel forgot the lines.
• The 2001 DVD adds bonus music videos for "Rock 'n' Roll Star" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol".
• The front cover uses the same Oasis logo as the "Live Forever" single, with a blue background instead of black.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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