Chris and Tony Griffiths mentored Oasis in their early days gigging and recording in Liverpool.
It was the early hours of the morning, but the bar of the Columbia hotel in London's Lancaster Gate was packed with musicians who were in the capital for gigs, or just hanging out at what had become the go-to haunt for artists and performers in the early 1990s.
Behind the enigmatic young man swaggering his way into the bar was Tony Griffiths, one of the two brothers who were the creative engine of the Liverpool band The Real People.As Prowse remembers it, the Real People bass player and singer told him it was "his mate Liam". The recording he'd heard was Supersonic, which was written and recorded in one day in December 1993 at the Pink Museum Studio in Lark Lane, Liverpool, with the Real People's Tony Griffiths on backing vocals.
Chris and Tony would meet the Gallagher brothers in 1992, while the Real People were on tour with the Inspiral Carpets, for whom Noel was a roadie. But, he says, there was a "rawness and an energy" to their sound that the Real People were able to help develop, culminating in the recording of Supersonic.Chris Griffiths said he told Noel Gallagher that he could see Liam was a star before he'd even heard him sing
Following the single's release in April 1994, Definitely Maybe came out in the August, and the Oasis star rose fast."Noel was a good musician, but he was no Steve Craddock. A lot of it was down to Liam, his attitude and his voice. Other city gigs followed, during which the band honed their performances, and by the time of their Krazy House gig in support of The Real People they were "absolutely stunning", says McManus, who is now the head of UNESCO City of Music."I think they were," says McManus. "They spent a lot of time here, they were obviously influenced a lot by the Beatles and The Real People.
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