It's Oasis Versus The Beatles

Now You Decide

Forget the Britpop wars of a decade past. Noel and Liam are about to embark on the chart battle they've been hankering for their whole lives - Oasis v The Beatles.

The Burnage boys release their greatest hits collection Stop The Clocks on November 20 - the same day Love by the Fab Four hits shop shelves. Legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, 80, and his son Giles, 37, have remixed some of The Scouse foursome's very finest treasures for the new collection.

The Gallaghers have made no bones about their slavish adoration of the works of John, Paul, George and Ringo and will be watching their first week sales figures particularly closely. And let's not forget - the last high-profile chart scrap Oasis were involved in ended in their defeat.

In 1995 Blur famously brought forward the release of their Country House single so it would be in direct competition with Oasis's Roll With It.
The southern lads relegated Oasis to No2. It proved a pyrrhic victory, mind, with Blur crumbling as Damon, 38, sought refuge in numerous side projects while the Gallaghers and their gang went on to become one of the biggest bands on the planet. And now Noel and Liam are hoping they can pull off the ultimate triumph - by beating their heroes to the top spot.

Noel once said: "The Beatles are the be-all and end-all. Where it starts and where it finishes. Everything we do is inspired by The Beatles and our ambition is to go where we want to."

Whereas Liam modestly added: "Our band is hugely gifted. We are geniuses. Musical history is simply Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols and Oasis. That's it."

My spy tells me: "They lost out to Blur 10 years ago and are keen to avenge that defeat."

Source: Daily Star