In August, as an estimated 14 million people scrabbled for tickets to next year’s Oasis reunion, the mid-90s Britpop movement was back making headlines once again.

Britpop was a cultural scene legendary for launching offbeat alternative bands into the mainstream, from Pulp and Suede to The Verve, culminating in Blur and Oasis’s battle for the number one chart position in 1995 with their respective singles Country House and Roll With It.

So a new book from respected music journalist Miranda…