Oasis's musical inspirations are famously plentiful: from The Beatles and The Kinks, to T-Rex, Slade and even an iconic Coca-Cola ad.
It's a terrifying thought, but without this fledgling rock 'n' roll education, Liam and Noel Gallagher's utter domination of 90s British popular culture might never have taken root.
Peter Howard, then, can make a genuine claim to changing the course of music history.
Owner of Sifter Records in Burnage, Manchester since 1977, he is the man who helped shape the future Live Forever stars' early tastes in singles, albums and everything in between.
The boys repaid the favour, immortalising Mr Howard, aka Mr Sifter, in their 1994 hit Shakermaker in a line penned by Noel just before their ascent to superstardom.
