A tambourine used in the recording of the 1995 Oasis album was sold at auction in the UK for seven times its estimated value, according to the BBC. Liam Gallagher, former lead singer of the band, played instrument during the recording of Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova before playing outside.
“The tambourine was used during the recording of (What’s The Story) ‘Morning Glory’. It was badly damaged at the end of the session and was going to be thrown away. But I claimed it,” said Nick Brine, the album’s sound engineer.
The tambourine was sold for £3,600 online by auctioneers Hansons in Derbyshire to an internet bidder who wanted the “opportunity to own a slice of British rock history”. The estimated value of the instrument is £300 (R$2,200) to £500 (R$3,661).
“The price took my breath away and his musical pedigree proved irresistible to bidders,” said Josh McCarthy, an evaluator at Hansons.
The album was named the best of the last 30 years at the Brit Awards and one of the best sellers of all time, while the hit Wonderwall was the first song of the 1990s to reach a billion streams on Spotify.
“This album means a lot to so many people, it changed a lot of people’s lives,” said Nick, who has also worked with Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen and The Stone Roses.
Nick said the tambourine is full of history and has been used by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The Verve and Kasabian.
“It has been used on many recordings since then by bands like Teenage Fanclub, The Darkness, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Seasick Steve, Steve Harley, Supergrass and The Verve.”
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