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film, looking back on British

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band

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'' world tour which took place from May 2005 to March 2006. The film is directed by Baillie Walsh. It went platinum in the UK.http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33047 BPI website

Pre-release

A handful of fans-only private screenings took place around the world with the world premiere of the film at the Directors Guild Theater in

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on 4 November 2006 as part of the CMJ Film Festival. The UK television premiere was on

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on 19 November, at 11:50pm, although it was a heavily edited version with approximately 40 minutes cut from the original 95 minute version. The film was unveiled to coincide with Oasis'

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'', released on 20 November 2006. A preview of the film was included on the Let There Be Love DVD single, released in November 2005. The film features a new Oasis song also called " Lord Don't Slow Me Down", written by

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and recorded during the

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sessions, Gallagher described it as being ''"one of the best things, like

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and

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combined, and it's got two drum solos on it!"''. He has also said that his girlfriend thought it was the only Oasis song you could dance to. The song was left off ''Don't Believe the Truth'' because Gallagher felt that including it would have meant he'd have been singing too many songs on the record. Italian footballer

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also appears in the video signing a shirt for Noel.

DVD release

''Lord Don't Slow Me Down'' was released on DVD on 29 October 2007. The DVD set contents: Disc One: * Documentary tour film ''Lord Don’t Slow Me Down'' in stereo and surround sound. * Bonus audio commentary featuring the members of the band * A Noel Gallagher Q&A session with the fans filmed in

in 2006 Disc Two: Oasis live at

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on 2 July 2005 in HD with stereo and surround sound. This concert has also been shown regularly on the HD music television channel, "Rave". # "Fuckin' in the Bushes" # "Turn Up the Sun" # " Lyla" # "

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" # " Live Forever" # "Mucky Fingers" # "

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" # "The Meaning of Soul" # "

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" # Unique footage and pictures sent in by fans who attended the concert

Certifications

References

External links

Official Oasis Website

'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' webcast preview on MSN Music

Oasis Rock forum

Review at Bandidge.com
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