Select Magazine August 1997 Oasis Noel Liam Gallagher Prodigy Glastonbury SKU 1494

Original Select Magazine – August 1997, Issue No. 85, with an extensive Oasis special dominating the issue and the band featured across the front cover.

This is a particularly strong late-1990s Britpop issue, published at the height of Oasis mania and shortly before the release of Be Here Now. The cover promotes a world-exclusive Oasis issue with 30 pages of interviews and pictures, making this a highly relevant period magazine for Oasis, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher and 1990s British music collectors.

The front cover features Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Alan White, with the large headline:

“Nice planet. We’ll take it!”

and “The Oasis Issue – 30 pages of interviews & pictures.”

Extensive Oasis Special

The photographed contents page confirms a substantial Oasis section beginning on page 34 and running across multiple individual features.

Highlights include:

• The Band – page 34
  A group-focused feature bringing the five members together.
• Liam – page 46
  A dedicated Liam Gallagher interview, billed as an early solo interview and presented as an in-depth look at the Oasis frontman.
• The Other Three – page 54
  Coverage of the other Oasis members away from the Gallagher brothers.
• The Songs – page 60
  A major examination of Oasis songs, presented as a comprehensive look at the band’s catalogue.
• Noel – page 80
  A dedicated Noel Gallagher feature discussing subjects including marriage, America and the wider Oasis story.

For an Oasis collector, the amount of contemporary material in this single issue is one of its strongest selling points. It captures the group while they were still one of the biggest bands in Britain and provides period photography, interviews and commentary rather than later retrospective coverage.

Glastonbury 1997 Pull-Out

The magazine also includes a substantial 16-page Glastonbury 1997 pull-out, and this is clearly visible in the supplied photographs.

The photographed opening spread carries the headline “Glastonbury ’97 – We won!” and describes the famously muddy festival, with coverage presented as a full souvenir-style report.

The pull-out is advertised as covering:

• Reviews
• Celebrity encounters
• Backstage stories
• Festival photographs
• Festival atmosphere and mud-soaked scenes
• A broad account of the 1997 event

The photographed spread shows festivalgoers heavily covered in mud and describes the event as one of the strongest Glastonbury festivals despite the famously difficult weather conditions.

This section is especially interesting as an original contemporary record of Glastonbury Festival 1997, rather than a later retrospective.

Other Major Music Coverage

The contents and cover also advertise a wide selection of significant 1997 artists and features, including:

• The Prodigy – album coverage, with Liam Howlett quoted on the front cover
• Primal Scream – live special
• Manic Street Preachers
• Paul Weller
• The Verve
• Orbital
• Tribal
• Additional reviews, singles and contemporary alternative-music coverage

The front cover specifically promotes a Prodigy album feature, with Liam Howlett describing the record as a new-wave rock record.

Inside the Magazine

The contents page shows a broad mixture of music journalism and late-1990s culture, including:

• Fact! – page 4
• Faction – page 16
• Louder – page 18
• First Bass – page 30
• Oasis Special – from page 34
• Glastonbury Pull-Out – page 63
• Reviews – page 91
• Singles – page 112
• Cultural Vacuum – page 114
• Listings – page 122
• Personals – page 125
• Think Tank – page 133
• Readers’ Lives – page 134
• House Beautiful – page 136
• Quantick’s World – page 138

The issue therefore offers much more than the cover feature, with reviews, live reports, humour, contemporary fashion/consumer references, music listings and period advertising throughout.

Magazine Details

• Publication: Select
• Full Date: August 1997
• Issue: No. 85
• Original Price: £2.30
• Main Feature: Oasis
• Main Cover Subjects: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher and Oasis
• Additional Coverage: The Prodigy, Primal Scream, Manic Street Preachers, Paul Weller and others
• Special Feature: 16-page Glastonbury 1997 pull-out
• Genre: Britpop / Indie / Alternative / Rock
• Language: English
• Format: Original printed music magazine
• SKU: 1494

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age-related and handling wear. Please study all supplied photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

Visible condition points include:

• General light surface wear from storage and handling
• Some rubbing and small marks to the front cover
• Wear along the spine and outer edges
• Light corner wear and softening
• Noticeable creasing around the upper-right cover area
• Slight waviness/curling to the cover and page edges
• Lower corners and bottom edge show light rubbing
• Interior pages shown remain colourful and clearly readable
• The contents page appears securely attached
• The Glastonbury pull-out shown is present and opens correctly
• No major internal tears are obvious in the supplied photographs
• No obvious handwriting or heavy staining is visible in the photographed sections

Overall this appears to be a good used vintage copy for its age, retaining strong colour and excellent period content but with the normal handling and storage wear expected from a magazine dating from 1997.

Collector Appeal

A strong issue for collectors of:

Oasis, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Britpop, Glastonbury Festival, The Prodigy, Primal Scream, Manic Street Preachers, Paul Weller, 1990s indie music and Select Magazine.

The combination of the 30-page Oasis special, extensive Gallagher interviews and the Glastonbury 1997 pull-out makes this a particularly appealing period issue from one of the defining years of Britpop.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be carefully protected for dispatch. Depending on the size and weight of the finished parcel, it may be packed using stiff cardboard, protective bubble wrap and/or a cardboard box to help reduce the risk of bending, crushing and additional edge or corner damage during transit.

SKU 1494