Oasis · Album, 1995
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
15 sourced items across 5 sectionsVerified12Reported3
This is an album-level record: the sources describe how the album as a whole was recorded, not one song. Where a detail belongs to a single song, the row says so.
Songs this record stands for: Some Might Say, Wonderwall. We found nothing specific to these songs, so this album record is the closest account we have.
What the sources do and do not say
Sound On Sound Classic Tracks interview with Owen Morris. Only the Mellotron, the Kurzweil strings and the DSP4000 vocal pitch correction are tied to Wonderwall by name; the microphone, amp and drum details describe the album tracking setup at Rockfield, and the drum details are hedged. The Wonderwall guitars were acoustic and no acoustic guitar gear is named.
Lead vocal
2 items
Liam Gallagher
Microphone
The real chain
Neumann U 47 fet
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Lead vocal microphone in the simple tracking setup Morris describes for the album sessions.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Mix effects
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Eventide DSP4000
VerifiedOne song
Pitch quantiser used on Liam Gallagher's lead vocal to nudge out-of-tune lines slightly.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Eventide H3000 Factory Mk II
multi-effect
Eventide's plugin version of the H3000, the DSP4000's predecessor. It does not contain the DSP4000's programs.
Electric guitars
5 items
Noel Gallagher and Bonehead
Instrument
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Epiphone Casino
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Electric guitar played by Bonehead and by Noel Gallagher across the album sessions.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Amplifier
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Marshall Combo amplifier (model not stated)
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Amp used by Bonehead for his electric guitar on the album sessions.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5
amp and cabinet simulator
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Vox AC30
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One of the amps Noel Gallagher used for his electric guitar parts on the album sessions.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro
amp and cabinet simulator
Its AC Box amp is modelled on the Vox AC30.
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- IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5 (Includes an AC30-style amp model)
Microphone
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Shure SM57
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Microphone paired with a U87 on the guitar amps in the album tracking setup.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann U 87
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Microphone paired with an SM57 on the guitar amps in the album tracking setup.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Bass
2 items
Noel Gallagher
Amplifier
The real chain
Recorded direct (DI), no amplifier
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Bass recorded direct as well as via the miked amp, in the album tracking setup.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Microphone
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Electro-Voice RE20
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Microphone on the bass amp in the album tracking setup.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Drum kit
4 items
Alan White
Instrument
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Gretsch Drum kit (model not stated)
Verified
Alan White's basic kit during the Rockfield sessions, which Morris was not fond of.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
drum instrument
A sampled drum instrument. It does not claim to be this kit or drum.
Microphone
The real chain
Electro-Voice RE20
Reported
Believed to be the bass drum microphone, according to Morris's recollection of the setup.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Shure SM57
Reported
Probably a couple of these on the snare, per Morris's recollection.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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The real chain
Neumann U 47
Reported
Probably two of these on the rack and floor toms, per Morris's recollection.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Mellotron and strings
2 items
Bonehead
Instrument
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Unidentified Mellotron
VerifiedOne song
Played by Bonehead using its cello sound, playing root notes in place of his usual strummed chords on Wonderwall.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Kurzweil Strings keyboard (model not stated)
VerifiedOne song
Strings that Morris says he added during the mix of Wonderwall.
Source: Sound On Sound, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Sources
- Classic Tracks: Oasis ‘Wonderwall’, Sound On Sound, 2012-11. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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