Oasis - What's the story morning glory

850 €

Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]

Technical Identification Sheet

RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID)	939519
Excel File Row	435
Date Added to Archive	27/09/2026, 14:16:34
Pressing Year	1995
Pressing Type (Press)	1ST
Country of Pressing	UK
Record Label	Creation Records
Stereo / Mono	STEREO
Catalogue Number	CRE LP 189
Barcode	N/A
Matrix / Runout Side A	CRELP 189 A1 - DAMONT AR ("Gatefold""Original front - Purple Sticker promo £ 9,99""Damont 1st press""Creation Records""Black inner sleeve + OASIS postcard 2II")
Matrix / Runout Side B	CRELP 189 B1 3 DAMONT A
Matrix / Runout Side C	CRELP 189 C2 DAMONT AK
Matrix / Runout Side D	CRELP 189 D2 2 DAMONT N
Sleeve Condition	NM
Media Condition	NM
Inner Sleeve Condition	NM
Genre	Pop/Rock
External Link	View Original Release ↗

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Story & Background

The cover of *What's the Story Morning Glory?*, iconic and immediately recognisable, was immortalised on a cold London morning in 1995, specifically on Berwick Street in Soho, a place at the time famous for its record shops. The idea of Brian Cannon, art director of Microdot, was to capture a snapshot of everyday life, a "moment" that reflected the album's title. The two men crossing paths in the foreground, almost colliding, are not random characters: one is Sean Rowley, at the time a DJ for Radio London and a well-known figure in the music scene, the other is Brian Cannon himself. The choice not to include the band members was deliberate; it aimed to create an aura of universality and mystery, letting the music speak for itself. A lesser-known detail is that the man cleaning the windows, semi-hidden, was a last-minute addition to suggest the idea of "cleaning up rock and roll", a bold visual metaphor that Creation Records enthusiastically embraced for its epochal release.