Mike Flowers Pops, The Vinyl Records
Mike Flowers (born Mike Roberts) and his 13-piece band the Sounds Superb Singers were part of London's live lounge music and cabaret revival in 1995 when they were asked to provide cover versions of hit songs for a Radio One program. Their first song, an easy listening version of "Wonderwall" by Oasis, was heard by Chris Evans, who played it on another program -- his popular breakfast show -- joking that it was the original. Their cover became so popular after this exposure that it made it into the charts, peaking at number two, while the Oasis original was still in the charts itself.