Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket including 16 page insert and digital download. Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by Britpopsters Oasis, released in 2002 by Big Brother Records. The album was written and recorded with a back-to-basics sound with a more rock feel to it; the more crude and simple sound differs from the musical grandiosity of their previous records, Be Here Now (1997) and Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), being more comparable to their early work. Heathen Chemistry would prove to be last album to feature the band's longtime drummer, Alan White, who left in early 2004, with Noel Gallagher claiming White's commitment to the band was not adequate.