The Masterplan
Compilation album of B-sides by Oasis
Released	November 2, 1998 (UK) November 3, 1998 (U.S.)
Recorded	February 6, 1994 – July 1997
Genre	Rock
Length	66:28
Label	Creation (UK) CRELP 241 (LP) CRECD 241 (CD) Big Brother (UK) RKIDLP009 (LP) RKIDCD009 (CD) Epic EK 69647 (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Owen Morris, Noel Gallagher
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link New Musical Express link Pitchfork Media (3.7/10) link Rolling Stone RS 801 Q October 2000
Oasis chronology
Be Here Now (1997)	The Masterplan (1998)	Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000)

The Masterplan is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album. It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached #2 in the UK where it went platinum, and #51 in the United States. However, it did gain top spot in various charts around the world, going on to sell in excess of 2 million copies. This is an album cover. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 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Noel Gallagher revealed in the Autumn of 2005 that a follow-up to The Masterplan could be released in 2006. He told NME magazine that "The only thing we’ve got that might be in the pipeline next year will be another B-sides album, all the B-sides from Standing… to this lot." Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Oasis, first released on February 28, 2000. ...

Track listing

All tracks written by Noel Gallagher, unless stated otherwise. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ...

1. "Acquiesce" – 4:24 ("Some Might Say")
2. "Underneath the Sky" – 3:21 ("Don't Look Back in Anger")
3. "Talk Tonight" – 4:21 ("Some Might Say")
4. "Going Nowhere" – 4:39 ("Stand by Me")
5. "Fade Away" – 4:13 ("Cigarettes & Alcohol")
6. "The Swamp Song" – 4:19 ("Wonderwall")
7. "I Am the Walrus" (Live) – 6:25 ("Cigarettes & Alcohol") (Lennon/McCartney)
8. "Listen Up" – 6:21 ("Cigarettes & Alcohol")
9. "Rockin' Chair" – 4:35 ("Roll With It"/"Morning Glory")
10. "Half the World Away" – 4:21 ("Whatever")
11. "(It's Good) to Be Free" – 4:18 ("Whatever")
12. "Stay Young" – 5:05 ("D'You Know What I Mean?")
13. "Headshrinker" – 4:38 ("Some Might Say")
14. "The Masterplan" – 5:22 ("Wonderwall")

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Miscellanea

• The album was originally meant to be only released in areas such as the United States, where it was only possible to find the tracks on European import singles which can be very expensive.
• The versions of "Listen Up" and "I Am the Walrus" are edits of their original releases on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single. "Listen Up" has 8 bars edited out during the guitar solo (4:3–4:39). "I Am the Walrus", with a fade-out, finishes at 6:25, whereas the original runs fully to a natural conclusion at 8:14.
• "I Am the Walrus" was given its correct recording location and date on the sleevenotes. On its original release on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single, the location listed was the Glasgow Cathouse, in June 1994. However, in promotional interviews for The Masterplan, Noel revealed that it was actually recorded at the soundcheck for a gig at a Sony Music seminar at Gleneagles, Scotland, in February 1994. He said the credit was changed because he thought "recorded at a Sony seminar" would "look shit".
• Chris Griffiths was given a co-writing credit for "Rockin' Chair". On its original release on the "Roll with It" single in 1995, Noel Gallagher was credited as the sole songwriter.
• "Acquiesce" was released as a radio single in the United States, and a promotional video was created for this purpose. It consisted of a live performance of the song from Manchester's G-MEX, recorded on December 14, 1997, and various bits of behind-the-scenes footage of the band on tour. For the video, both Liam's and Noel's vocal tracks were overdubbed over the originals recorded live in Manchester.
• All of the B-Sides from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Some Might Say" singles appear on this album.

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Charts

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Singles — Billboard (North America)

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