OASIS DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH ORIGINAL SEALED ALBUM

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Oasis

Don't Believe The Truth Original 2005 Release Sealed Album In Gatefold Sleeve With Print

Big Brother Records Cat Number RKIDLP30

Record Mint / Sleeve Mint

Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 30 May 2005. It reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000, and is the 32nd fastest selling album ever in the UK. The album entered the U.S. charts at #12, with 65,000 copies sold in the first week, the highest any Oasis album had reached there since 1997's Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. Don't Believe the Truth went triple platinum in the U.K. in the first week of 2006 (900,000+ sales), and in the U.S. has sold more than 200,000 copies.[1][2]

Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the band members. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem Archer and Noel Gallagher contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime drummer Alan White.

Liam Gallagher also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel to a typically Noel-written Oasis album.

The band embarked on a massive worldwide tour that started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour, visiting 26 countries and playing to 3.2 million people at a total of 113 concerts. This resulted in the making of Lord Don't Slow Me Down, a film later released on DVD.[3]

Considered a rebirth for the band, Don't Believe The Truth received positive reviews. The album won two Q Awards: a special People's Choice Award and Best Album. Critics praised the new sound and the straightforwardness of the drumming of Zak Starkey after a decade of the drumming presence of Alan White.

During interviews, the band has commented very positively on the album about the creation of it, have complimented Archer and Bell on their creativity and contribution of their multiple tracks making the record sound, described by Noel as "Fresh and a Breath Of New Life for Us all." Noel Gallagher said to NME: "The finished album is my favourite one of the last four. Because we're all contributing to the songwriting there's a different feel to it. In fact, the only songs that sound like Oasis are Andy Bell's funnily enough." On 'Rock Profiles' Interviews, both Gallagher and Bell had commented that during their hiatus in 2004, that they had to make a record for their fans and to inspire the people who had become interested in them in the first place. Stating that they had nothing to lose since most of their fans and critics had been displeased since the release of Be Here Now, they could make a new and defining record.

In 2008, Don't Believe the Truth was voted the 14th best British album of the last 50 years by a poll conducted by Q Magazine and HMV.[5]

Track listing

1. "Turn Up the Sun" (Andy Bell) – 3:59
2. "Mucky Fingers" (Noel Gallagher) – 3:56
3. "Lyla" (N. Gallagher) – 5:10
4. "Love Like a Bomb" (Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer) – 2:53
5. "The Importance of Being Idle" (N. Gallagher) – 3:40
6. "The Meaning of Soul" (L. Gallagher) – 1:43
7. "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel" (L. Gallagher) – 3:25
8. "Part of the Queue" (N. Gallagher) – 3:48
9. "Keep the Dream Alive" (Bell) – 5:46
10. "A Bell Will Ring" (Archer) – 3:08
11. "Let There Be Love" (N. Gallagher) – 5:29