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Oasis has taken legal action to prevent an auction of unheard recordings valued between £1.2m and £1.6m, which were listed by Littleton Auctions in Worcestershire earlier this month. The collection consists of 209 DAT tapes, 73 analogue cassettes, and three MiniDiscs made by the band’s former sound engineer Huw Richards from 1994 to 2001. Owain Richards, Huw's son, who was selling the recordings, confirmed that a legal dispute is ongoing and agreed to postpone the auction while the matter is resolved. The auction house will proceed with other music memorabilia as planned on Saturday.

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Noel and Liam Gallagher have launched legal action against Oasis's former sound engineer Huw Richards, his son Owain, and Worcestershire-based auction house Littleton Auctions to stop them from selling intimate audio recordings of the band. The collection includes 209 DAT tapes, 73 analogue cassettes, and three MiniDiscs valued between £1.2m and £1.6m. Huw Richards collected these recordings while working with Oasis from the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994 until 2001. The tapes reportedly capture soundchecks, rehearsals, and candid conversations between the brothers during this period and are said to be the only recording of their Loch Lomond concert in 1996. Littleton Auctions has since withdrawn the recordings from an auction scheduled for October 3 due to the legal proceedings initiated by the Gallaghers.

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🔮 In September Littleton Auctions in Worcestershire, England, listed the collection made by the band’s former sound engineer, Huw Richards, with a guide price of between £1.2m and £1.6m. Richards worked with Oasis from the release of their 1994 debut Definitely, Maybe until 2001.

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In September Littleton Auctions in Worcestershire, England, listed the collection made by the band’s former sound engineer, Huw Richards, with a guide price of between £1.2m and £1.6m. Richards worked with Oasis from the release of their 1994 debut Definitely, Maybe until 2001.

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A collection of unheard Oasis recordings, including 63 live shows, hours of rehearsals and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher, has been pulled from auction after legal action taken by the band. asserted

collection → include → band

Richards → list → 2001

The collection of 209 DAT tapes, 73 analogue cassettes and three MiniDiscs were being sold by the sound engineer’s son, Owain Richards. asserted

collection → sell → son

“Littleton Auctions confirms that the Oasis recordings known as The Desk Tapes have been withdrawn from our October 3 auction in light of legal proceedings,” the auction house’s managing director, Ben Homer, told the BBC. asserted

director → confirm → BBC

“We are very disappointed that we cannot offer this significant archive as planned. asserted

we → disappoint → archive

In an interview with the Times in September, Owain Richards, also a sound engineer, called the collection “a piece of history”. asserted

Richards → call → history

He said the audio remained in sufficiently good condition, but as Oasis retained the intellectual property rights, the recordings can’t be released by a potential new owner without the band’s cooperation. asserted

recordings → say → cooperation

“It is true that Oasis have sued me and my father to try to prevent the auction of the tapes made by my father many years ago,” Richards told the BBC on Wednesday. asserted

Richards → sue → Wednesday

“We have agreed to postpone the auction [of the tapes] to enable the legal dispute to be resolved either by litigation or otherwise in an orderly way.” asserted

dispute → agree → way

Littleton Auctions will continue with the auction on Saturday, with other music memorabilia up for sale including an original Kangol Oasis tour parka from Richards’ collection, plus signed Nirvana photographs, autographs of two of the Rolling Stones members, and a guitar signed by Brian May. uncertain

Auctions → continue → May

“The rest of the sale is unaffected and will take place as normal,” said Homer. asserted

Homer → take → place

“We respect the legal process and will make no further comment on the proceedings at this stage.” asserted

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Last month, Noel and Liam Gallagher attended the world premiere of documentary film Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger at Venice film festival followed by its UK premiere in London. asserted

Noel → attend → London

The band also recently announced its Live ’27 world tour following their successful reunion tour in 2025. asserted

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Oasis have been approached for comment. asserted

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Oasis take legal action to stop sale of unheard recordings valued at more than £1m

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