On this day, 7 Jan 1994, Manchester rock band Oasis started recording their debut album Definitely Maybe at the Monnow Valley Studio, South Wales. When released in August 1994, it became the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK, (though since surpassed in 2006 by Arctic Monkeys). The album went on to sell over 12 Million copies worldwide.
The Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth has been used by countless artists which include the Stereophonics, The Stone Roses and Black Sabbath since it began recording in 1975.
Set up originally as a rehearsal space alongside Monmouth’s famous Rockfield Studio by brother’s Charles and Kingsley Ward, when they split in the 80s, Charles took over Monnow and turned it into an independent recording studio.
