I think it was the (whats the story) morning glory deluxe edition release. Although i still don't understand why those albums couldn't have been released in the same quarter (or month).

Probably had to move house again. And all the haircuts!

I think it was the reissues. The same office deals with both Oasis and HFB. They probably just don't have the staff to properly coordinate 2 major releases. They aren't a big operation so someone would have ended up getting shafted.

he'll still be touring through the summer. He'll want some time off. And I think he has gotten to like living with his albums for a while before release. I'll bet it'll be released Spring next year.

Another 6 months of touring. A few months off. Then back to the grind early next year.

It'd be great if they released an advance single before the end of the year. I think Noel was benefitted by an October release vs and Spring though. He was still in people minds around Christmas as a gift.

They had time to arrange all the promotion oct-dec 2014 .. the FB launch, the radio show take overs, local radio interviews, print interview, mastertapes, chat shows.. but couldn't get the album actually 'out'? .

They went through the effort of launching the album without the album launching, the had arguably more press in that window than when the album came out.
It was defo 'held back' my go to conspiracy always the AA rumblings behind the scenes of co writing / producing / whatever legal issues or whatever reasons but that album was pulled from last quarter launch window not being able to coordinate as they had a lot of in place

This logic works for me. Legal nonsense. Great point about launching an album that fall without actually releasing one. Was very very strange at the time. Way too much press for just a single from an album another 5 months away.

I would probably get a heart attack if that'd happen.

There won't be any new material for the spring/summer tour, Noel already warned us about that. Then, we know there's a documentary/Knebworth release lined up, probably for the summer, and he said the BHN reissue wouldn't be ready "before late 2016".

Noel said he was been writing lots of songs with brass and the recent picture shows him recording the ensemble. This would indicate, as some other user pointed out, that he's in the late stages of the recording process. It wouldn't make sense to ask the brass band to come to the studio a million times; might as well record all the tracks at once. If that is indeed the case, then he could easily finish the recordings before going on the road in March.

Then, he has a break during May and June. He could use this gap for the mixing/mastering (and remember he's going to America, where CY was mastered, in July).

With all this in mind, I wouldn't be surprised if we got a new single late in the year. That would place the album release between November 2016/March 2017. The BHN reissue would be released around the 20th anniversary of the album when the next tour is well advanced.

I think it all makes perfect sense and we can look forward to good times.

My bet is on March 2017, although releasing it at the end of 2016 would made much more sense and seems wiser.

Depends on when his tour ends really.

I could see Noel finishing this over the summer, and then taking a 6 month break before he released this. I would guess along the same lines of March 2017.

Since Heathen Chemistry we've always had a 3 year gap between noel albums.

I'll expect the new album in 2018 until I hear anything concrete to suggest otherwise.

march 2017 at the earliest removing anything like Noel hating the album and binning it etc because I think the end of this year will be abit too soon after CY and he probably going to want to take a break between the end of this tour and the start of the next album cycle.

Well for the AA album he could just make it a free download from his website or like $5. No physical release and it won't impact his precious "I'm #1" streak. Everybody wins.

I think it wouldn't kill his streak immediately.

I think his name would be enough to secure a number one. Now, the aftermath of that album would be interesting. Would there be a DGSS effect where DGSS sold based on name, then BE got chopped down in sales because of DGSS?

Maybe.