Alan McGee, the man who discovered Oasis, has revealed that he originally thought the band were fascists.

Speaking to Uncut, McGee said the group's original practice space used to have a Union Jack hanging in it, which at the time was a symbol usually associated with right-wing parties.

"My little Manchester mate, Debbie Turner, shared a practice space with this band that had a Union Jack on the wall,” he said.

“I remember looking at the Union Jack and asking, 'Are they fascists?' and she said, 'Yes.' She was taking the piss, of course. She added, 'They’re called Oasis'.”

Speaking in more detail about the bands practice room, McGee added: "It was a psychedelic Union Jack, sitting alongside pictures of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

“But it was still a Union Jack – and back then, before the whole Cool Britannia bollocks, a Union Jack meant you had to be right-wing.

"I truly didn’t have a clue. I didn’t put the name Oasis together with Noel. I just thought, ‘Fascist.’"

Oasis will release their new studio album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', on October 6th. It will preceded by the single 'The Shock Of Lightning', which is released a week earlier.

(by Jason Gregory)