It was the album that arguably introduced the curtain down on Brit Pop, that short-lived second the place jangly, aspirational indie music dominated airwaves throughout the UK. 

However for these of us with elephant like reminiscences it’s can also be 25 lengthy years – or, considerably depressingly, 1 / 4 of a century – since Oasis launched their third album, Be Right here Now. 

On 21st August 1997, lengthy earlier than the arrival of streaming providers and digital downloads, followers flocked to native report retailers for a replica of the album, already engaged by its distinctive cowl artwork – an homage to the late, nice Keith Moon. 

Right here we go: Oasis star Liam Gallagher poses for a photograph in behind the scenes snaps taken from the set of their now infamous Be Right here Now cowl shoot at Shares Home in Tring, Hertfordshire  

Impressed by a legendary story concerning the late Who drummer driving his Rolls Royce right into a swimming pool, photographer Michael Spencer Jones was employed to shoot the quilt within the sprawling grounds of Shares Home in leafy Hertfordshire. 

The focus would in fact be the automotive, an compulsory Rolls, submerged beneath the water of its outside pool – an emblem of the band’s standing as one of many greatest band’s on the earth. 

However he can be unaware of the chaos that may guarantee as he ready for what ought to have been an easy day’s work on the 182-acre Georgian property on April 16th, 1997. 

Sharing behind the scenes photographs from what he readily describes as a ‘chaotic’ shoot, Spencer Jones admits a mixture of phrase of mouth and extreme ingesting turned it right into a nightmare. 

Centre-piece: The focus of the shoot can be an compulsory Rolls Royce, submerged beneath the water of its outside pool – an emblem of the band’s standing as one of many greatest band’s on the earth

Graft: A crane and a submerged platform have been used to ease the luxurious automotive within the sprawling Georgian property’s pool 

Left a bit: Members of the manufacturing crew regarded on because the automobile was gently eased in the direction of the pool forward of the shoot 

‘Whether or not or not Keith Moon drove a Rolls Royce, a Lincoln Continental, a Chrysler Wimbledon or certainly some other automotive for that matter right into a swimming pool and whether or not or not the pool had water in it on the time does not likely matter,’ Spencer Jones recalled. 

‘The purpose is that regardless of the state of affairs, it was a lavish assertion of rock’n’roll extra, and was due to this fact an important foundation for an album cowl.’

However the shoot quickly went awry as information of the riotous band’s presence within the normally sleepy English village began to unfold, prompting rabid followers to congregate exterior Shares Home – the previous residence of Victor Lowness,  Govt Director for Playboy journal.

Spencer Jones recalled: ‘Phrase of Oasis “obtained out” and what ought to have been a closed and personal shoot turned a public one. Because it turned darkish the chaos descended with an increasing number of folks getting on to the set together with lodge friends, lodge workers, folks from the native village, the press, firemen, policeman and many others. 

Do not thoughts me: Liam is pictured having fun with a beer between photographs on the Hertfordshire set of photographer Michael Spencer Jones’ Be Right here Now cowl shoot 

Security first: Fencing surrounded the pool previous to the shoot, which Michael Spencer Jones admits rapidly descended into chaos

Banter: Liam and Noel let their hair down alongside the purple moped that may later be immortalised on the album’s cowl

Let’s speak:Liam chats on a brick-like cell phone whereas ready to be known as for one more shot on the Hertfordshire set  

Exhausting at work: A crane is seen lifting the white Rolls Royce earlier than depositing it within the outside pool of Shares Home

‘At one level I used to be discovering it tough to get close to the digital camera; additionally by this time lots of people together with the band have been starting to really feel the results of the alcohol that that they had been ingesting in the course of the day.’ 

He added: ‘As this was all taking place an outdated 78rpm report that Liam had introduced with him courting from the 1930’s was taking part in on the outdated gramophone seen to the precise of the shot.’

Initially the quilt was going to be an evening time shot however by evening time the shoot had descended into chaos.

‘The quilt to Be Right here Now was initially going to be an evening time shot. So taking photographs in the course of the day was a again up plan. It was a really lengthy shoot. The daytime session went effectively however come night time every thing simply descended into absolute chaos. 

‘It’s nice to re-visit a number of the photographs and particularly the evening time model which I’ve restored for the 25th anniversary.’ 

Going, going, gone: The automotive slowly sinks beneath the floor the place it sat on a specifically put in platform 

Cigarettes and alcohol: Liam enjoys a smoke on set. Spencer Jones admits the band quickly turned inebriated after ingesting all day on the Georgian property 

Nightmare: The shoot quickly went awry as information of the riotous band’s presence within the normally sleepy English village began to unfold, prompting rabid followers to congregate exterior Shares Home

Recollections: ‘The daytime session went effectively however come night time every thing simply descended into absolute chaos,’ Spencer Jones recalled 

A deluxe version of Be Right here Now was launched on 19th August to honour the album’s milestone 25th anniversary, together with a silver-coloured double heavyweight LP, a double image disc and cassette. 

The 12 observe album, which incorporates the hit single D’You Know What I Imply?, acquired widespread acclaim following its unique launch, promoting greater than 1,000,000 copies that yr and topping the charts in 15 totally different international locations. 

The complete set of behind the scenes portraits can be found through www.spellboundgalleries.com.  

Beforehand: Initially the quilt was going to be an evening time shot however by evening time the shoot had descended into chaos

There it’s: Be Right here Now, which incorporates the hit single D’You Know What I Imply?, acquired widespread acclaim following its unique launch, promoting greater than 1,000,000 copies that yr and topping the charts in 15 totally different international locations