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The location on the sleeve of Oasis’s first ever number one single Some Might Say is Cromford railway station in Derbyshire.

Located on the Derwent Valley Line which operates from Matlock to Derby and back, Cromford station sits between Matlock Bath and Whatstandwell stations. Designed by G.H. Stokes, it’s a Grade II listed building which was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway.

The waiting room featured on the sleeve has been out of use for some time, but with the station being recently purchased by the Arkwright Society - a charity who conserve Derbyshire’s industrial monuments - it is hoped a forthcoming refurbishment will restore it to its former glories.

Although it’s not immediately clear, Oasis’s Gallagher brothers appear in the photograph - Noel holds the watering can on the platform while Liam stands on the footbridge, while the other stars of the shoot are friends and relatives of art director Brian Cannon.

Amazon are currently stocking the rare Japanese import of Some Might Say while eil.com have plenty of rarities in their dedicated Oasis Collectors Store.

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