Oasis audition tape up for sale

An early audition tape of Oasis attempting to secure a record deal is up for sale on internet auction site eBay.com.

The 13-year-old tape sees frontman Liam Gallagher performing without his trademark swagger and devoid of the rude persona he has cultivated in the British tabloids - Gallagher is very polite to label bosses in the footage.

The tape belonged to bandmember Noel Gallagher, who gave it to his friend David Bosmond, who placed it on eBay.com.

Bosmond says: "It's been gathering dust for years. It was Noel's only copy - he'd promised me, Guigsy's guitar, but he couldn't get it, so he gave me this instead."