Noel Gallagher’s signed Epiphone EJ-200 acoustic guitar, used through the creation of Oasis’ second album (What is the Story) Morning Glory?, heads to public sale at Sotheby’s. The lot additionally features a handwritten lyric sheet for ‘Do not Look Again in Anger’ and a Rickenbacker 12-string guitar that Gallagher performed for a decade.
Public sale Particulars
This marks the primary public sale for the EJ-200, with estimates starting from £45,000 to £60,000. On-line bidding opens tomorrow, Thursday, April 9. A letter of authenticity verifies the guitar’s function all through the manufacturing of the landmark 1995 album.
Guitar Provenance and Knowledgeable Insights
Craig Inciardi, Sotheby’s New York-based popular culture specialist, notes that the mannequin stays typical of Gallagher’s most well-liked devices as we speak. “It was fairly extraordinary how they managed to report it in such a quick time frame,” Inciardi stated of the album’s 15-day recording course of. “[Gallagher] was simply so prolific on the time … with the quantity of songs that have been popping out of him, it is nearly unprecedented. And should you take a look at that album and also you take a look at the observe itemizing, it seems to be like a best hits album.”
Gallagher gifted the guitar to a roadie, who later bought it to the present proprietor, a devoted Oasis fan related to the band’s inside circle. Inciardi describes it as a “holy grail” for collectors, highlighting how such traditionally vital devices have seen rising values.
Album Legacy
(What is the Story) Morning Glory? boasts classics like ‘Wonderwall,’ ‘Champagne Supernova,’ ‘Some Would possibly Say,’ and ‘She’s Electrical.’ It bought 350,000 copies in its debut week, surpassing 22 million worldwide and rating among the many prime 50 albums ever. The report held the UK Quantity One spot for 10 weeks and earned Oasis the BRIT Award for Finest British Album in 1996.
Current Oasis Highlights
Oasis marked the album’s thirtieth anniversary final 12 months with a reissue that includes 5 unplugged hit variations. Additionally they celebrated three many years of ‘Wonderwall’ through a limited-edition 7-inch singles field set. The band carried out a number of tracks from the album throughout their huge Dwell ’25 reunion tour.
In 2025, a guitar reportedly smashed by Liam Gallagher on the evening of Oasis’ cut up fetched public sale bids after beforehand promoting for £325,000. Noel’s Epiphone Les Paul from the Undoubtedly Perhaps period bought at public sale in 2024.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight just lately detailed his new Oasis documentary, confirming its four-hour size and concentrate on the Gallagher brothers’ stage return. Noel Gallagher commented, “I’ve solely seen a tiny little little bit of it and it’s tough to have an opinion on it as a result of I’m solely little snippets. Everybody who has seen it, or seen extra of it than I’ve, has stated that it’s wonderful. If it even captures 5 per cent of what that tour was, it’ll be astonishing. Wanting ahead to it.” He added, “The gigs have been wonderful, notably those in Manchester, and I’m sort of misplaced for phrases for it, actually. The gigs spoke for themselves.”
Earlier this 12 months, Noel revealed a return to the recording studio, although particulars stay unclear on whether or not it includes new Oasis materials. He had talked about being “again at work” after his Christmas break. Final month, Noel praised Liam as being on “spectacular kind” whereas the brothers watched Manchester Metropolis declare the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium.
