The Ocean Colour Scene story should already be the stuff of legends; a rip-roaring rock'n'folk odyssey set to a backdrop of 21 years of U.K pop culture at its very best.
In its 21 year existence Ocean Colour Scene have notched up nine albums, three of which went Top 5 - 1996's Moseley Shoals, 1997's Marchin' Already and 1999's One From The Modern - and a run of nine successive Top 20 hit singles commencing with 1996's The Riverboat Song. They supported Oasis at their massive Knebworth shows that same year, and two years later helmed the biggest arena tour of any UK band to date.
Having just completed a handful of gigs for the release of 21 the Box Set, including selling out London's Royal Albert Hall, their achievements have truly been phenomenal.
From their days as Breton-shirt wearing disciples of The Stone Roses (debut single 'Sway') to million-selling Britpop superstars ('Marchin' Already' bumped Oasis' 'What's the Story...' from the top spot in 1997) to long-term touring allies with Paul Weller, their story is inseparable from the greats of modern British rock.
In October last year Ocean Colour Scene played a handful of gigs to celebrate 21 years finishing off at the Royal Albert Hall which was a sell out, and so far this year they have just done The Moseley Shoals Tour playing at sold out venues across the UK where they performed the album from start to finish, including some songs that have never been played live.
Universal will re-issue the Moseley Shoals album in several deluxe formats on 7th March.
