Stop the Clocks
Along with the regular 18-track album, a limited edition set with a bonus DVD was also released. The special edition includes a 32-page booklet, the 40-minute EPK (entitled 'Lock the Box' and featuring Noel and Liam talking about the songs on the record), the full-length trailer for Oasis new rockumentary film Lord Don't Slow Me Down, "Champagne Supernova" featuring John Squire live at Knebworth in August 1996, "Fade Away" live at the Chicago Metro in October 1994, and a picture gallery. It is encased in a gatefold digipak with a slipcase designed to preserve the set.
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Promotional material
- The Stop the Clocks EP featuring the 1995 b-sides "Acquiesce" and The Masterplan was released in promotion of the compilation on 2006-11-13. New promo videos of those two songs were made and circulated to the music channels, but neither of them featured any of the band in person.
- A promo with the Lynch Mob Beats Mix '95 of "Champagne Supernova" was also issued.
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Cover
The cover was designed by Sir Peter Blake, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but also well recognized within the genre for his work on the cover of Paul Weller's Stanley Road album.
According to Blake, he chose all of the objects in the picture at random, but the sleeves of Sgt. Pepper's and Definitely Maybe were in the back of his mind. He claims, "It's using the mystery of Definitely Maybe and running away with it." Familiar cultural icons which can be seen on the cover include Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, Michael Caine (replacing the original image of Marilyn Monroe, which couldn't be used for legal reasons) and the seven dwarfs from Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
Blake also revealed that the final cover wasn't the original one. That design featured an image of the shop 'Granny Takes A Trip' on the Kings Road in Chelsea, London.
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References
- ^ British Phonograhipc Industry BPI
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut", Billboard.com, November 29, 2006.
- ^ Liam Gallagher: my Oasis best of. NME (2006-11-24).
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External links
- Official Oasis Website
- Italian Oasis Website
- Oasislive.it
- Oasis Rock forum
- Oasis Australia
- Official press release
- Official track-listing
- Oasis Music and Videos
- Listen To Oasis
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