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The First Tape
- Année : 1998
- Titres : 1) Womb To Tomb
2) Baj
3) I Am The Man
4) England
5) I Didn't Think So
6) What's It Got To Do With You
7) No Cause For Alarm
8) Have Fun
- Notes : Noel Gallagher's first-known recordings, in the form of a 30-minute demo cassette of eight songs recorded at home in 1988, were up for auction at Christies in London on April 30 '98. The tape, entered for auction by a former friend of Noel's, was expected to reach between £4,000 and £6,000. The tape was not sold as it failed to reach the asking price but was sold a few hours later to an unidentified buyer who paid £4000. These songs have never been heard in public apart from the 20 second clip of "Have Fun" that was available on certain websites at the time of the auction.
The NME review:
The sound quality is good and the songs are characterised by what sounds like a 12-string acoustic guitar, over which an electric guitar picks out melodies. An organ provides simple basslines. On a number of occasions Noel can be heard laughing with a friend who may be Paul Bardsley. At this time, Noel was playing with him in a band, Fantasy Chicken And The Amateurs, though the group never appeared in public. At the end of a song called 'Have Fun!!' Noel can be heard laughing and exclaiming "awesome" and "phenomenal".
Womb To Tomb
Reminiscent of the verses from 'D'You Know What I Mean?'. It starts triumphant - "Stand proud, your head held in the rain" - then darkens to, "You have to sacrifice pleasure to buy yourself a house".
Baj
Reminiscent of Lennon's 'I'm So Tired' from the 'White Album'. Lyrically, very personal and seemingly written from the viewpoint of a successful rock star being asked to put his name to various good causes - "You can't explain to your friends your feelings of guilt" - as well as highlighting the futility of terrorism: "Here's a million dollars go plant a bomb/ Here's a million dollars take another mother's son... Did it ever change anything?/Show me how"
I Am The Man
Musically, it brings to mind Julian Cope's 'Kolly Kibber's Birthday' from the World Shut Your Mouth' album. Lyrically, Noel is in self-mocking mood: "I am the man all alone who can't take the pressure/I am the man who gets sick in clubs and pubs/I am the man and I'll probably miss the last bus!".
England
A bitter indictment of Tory policies and the most politicised Noel has ever been in a song. The track opens in the busking manner of The Jam's 'That's Entertainment', then builds into a seething tale of disgust and resentment: "Morning breaks over a land where the power is held in the rich man's hand/Where the money lies to the South of me where real freedom will never be...". The song continues with the organ that underpins it becoming more prominent until an electric guitar picks out a melody over the top. The song ends: "I hope there is an atomic war and a great big bomb bounces through my door/'Cos I won't live to see another day in England".
I Didn't Think So
Noel recounting what's being going on in his life since he split with a girl. It breezes along at a fair old pace with an acoustic Spanish guitar solo reminiscent of The Beatles 'And I Love Her' from the A Hard Day's Night soundtrack album.
What's It Got To Do With You?
The shortest track on the tape running at about two minutes, again featuring a Spanish style solo, though this time played on an electric guitar. Could be about religion with lyrics such as: "There is another world/There has to be".
No Cause For Alarm!
Lots of laughing at the start accompanies a brief snatch of what sounds like Boston's 'More Than A Feeling' before a fast, screeching guitar riff crashes in, similar to Travis' 'Happy'. Then everything stops and Noel sings, "Hey you, out there in the cold". The song progresses with a multi-layered guitar barrage.
Have Fun
Starts off acoustically and sounds a bit like The Beatles' 'Bungalow Bill'. There are also echoes of 'All Around The World' as Noel sings, "Do you ever see the light/Did you feel last night/Did you see the time of day ticking away did you say there would be a better day". Of all the tracks on the cassette this is the closest to the songs on 'Be Here Now'.
Source: NME In August 2001 another cassette of Noel's early recordings turned up at Christies Auction House in London. The 5 track tape was dubbed 'Noel's Songs' circa 1988.
1) What's It Got To Do With You?
2) Hey You
3) What's Been Happenin'
4) But What If...
5) Gotta Have Fun
A 37 clip of 'But What If...' had been made available to the public. The tape was on sale for £1,500- £2,000 pounds.
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