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The Complete Mike Oldfield
''The Complete Mike Oldfield'' is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released on 21 October 1985 by Virgin Records in the UK. The double album is subdivided into four sections, with ''The instrumental'' section and ''The Vocal'' section containing shorter pieces, and ''The Complex'' section and ''The Live'' section containing excerpts from Oldfield's longer pieces. Some versions of the vinyl have fewer or different tracks, with "The Instrumental Section" missing "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Portsmouth", while other versions replaced " Mistake" with "Pictures in the Dark". Track listing Side 1 - The Instrumental Section # "Arrival" – 2:47 # "William Tell Overture" – 3:55 # " Cuckoo Song" – 3:13 # "In Dulci Jubilo" – 2:50 # "Portsmouth" – 2:02 # "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:37 # "Guilty" – 4:04 # "Blue Peter" – 2:07 # "Waldberg" (The Peak) – 3:24 # "Wonderful Land" – 3:39 # " Etude" (Theme from ''The Killing Fields'') – 3:07 Side 2 - The Vocal Section # "Moonli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Oldfield
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Guilty (Mike Oldfield Instrumental)
"Guilty" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979 on Virgin Records. It reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. It is notable for being Oldfield's first obvious attempt to capitalise on a current musical trend, in this case disco/dance music. The UK 12" edition was originally issued on pale blue vinyl. Recording The composition came from Oldfield's desire to create an up-tempo tune based on a more interesting chord structure than what was typical to disco music; it is built on the circle of fifths chord previously used as the leitmotif of the musician's album ''Incantations''. When Oldfield was in New York recording ''Platinum'' and "Guilty" he recorded a disco arrangement of his first album, ''Tubular Bells''. A version of Free's "All Right Now" was also recorded during these sessions. Music video The music video for "Guilty" is in a colourful cartoon style. A promo video for "Guilty 2013" was released by earMusic, which features a shortened version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergest Ridge (album)
''Hergest Ridge'' is the second studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 28 August 1974 by Virgin Records. The unexpected commercial and critical success of his debut album ''Tubular Bells'' (1973) affected Oldfield, who decided against touring and avoided the press with his newfound fame. Instead, he retreated to Hergest Ridge on the England–Wales border and wrote the follow-up, which he recorded in 1974 at The Manor in Oxfordshire, with Tom Newman returning as co-producer. Similar to Oldfield's first, the album is a single composition split into two parts covering different moods and musical styles. The album was No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks before it was displaced by ''Tubular Bells'', marking one of the few times an artist has overtaken themselves on the chart in this manner. In 2010, the album was reissued with new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, bonus material, and new artwork. Background and recording A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tubular Bells
Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Their sound resembles that of church bells, carillon, or a bell tower; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within an ensemble.James Blades and James Holland. "Tubular bells". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed August 18, 2015Oxfordmusiconline.com/ref> Each bell is a metal tube, in diameter, tuned by altering its length. Its standard range is C4–F5, though many professional instruments reach G5. Tubular bells are often replaced by studio chimes, which are a smaller and usually less expensive instrument. Studio chimes are similar in appearance to tubular bells, but each bell has a smaller diameter than the corresponding bell on tubular bells. Tubular bells are sometimes struck on the top edge of the tube with a rawhide- or plastic-headed hammer. Often, a sustain pedal will be attached to allow extended ringing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommadawn
''Ommadawn'' is the third studio album by English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 25 October 1975 on Virgin Records. ''Ommadawn'' peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, No. 74 in Canada, and No. 146 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The song that concludes "Ommadawn (Part Two)", entitled " On Horseback", was released as a single in November 1975 with Oldfield's non-album track "In Dulci Jubilo". The album reached gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry within two months, signifying 100,000 copies sold. In 2010, Mercury Records issued a remastered edition containing new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Oldfield and extra material. Oldfield had wanted to make '' Amarok'' (1990) a sequel album to ''Ommadawn'', but the idea was not realised until he released '' Return to Ommadawn'' (2017). Background and recording By the end of 1974, Oldfield had been propelled to worldwide fame due to the unexpected critical and commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow On The Wall (song)
"Shadow on the Wall" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1983 by Virgin Records. English rock singer Roger Chapman performs vocals on the song and it is taken from Oldfield's ''Crises'' album. The song was a hit single especially in Germanic countries. The music video for "Shadow on the Wall" depicts an interrogation scene and was directed by Keith McMillan. The song also features on Roger Chapman's compilation albums, such as 1994's ''King of the Shouters'' where the song has been 'remastered'. An "acoustic" mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix were released on the 2013 reissue of ''Crises''. The song has been covered by a number of artists including Swedish metal band Arch Enemy. B-side The B-side is "Taurus 3", a short, fast-paced flamenco-guitar piece, which is notably different from Oldfield's long multi-themed pieces, "Taurus" and "Taurus 2", on '' QE2'' and ''Five Miles Out'' respectively. Track listing 7 inch #"Shadow on the Wall" – 3:09 #"Taurus 3" – 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To France
"To France" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It is from the album ''Discovery'' and features Maggie Reilly on vocals. The musical theme used in "To France" was also used on the first track on side two of the ''Discovery'' album, "Talk About Your Life". The B-sides for the single are the non-album tracks "In the Pool" and "Bones". The B-sides later re-appeared on the re-issue of the "Moonlight Shadow" single in 1993. The music video that appears on the ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield'' video for "To France" is a mock-live performance of the song. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video. Track listing ; 7" Single # "To France" (4.33) # "In the Pool" (3.40) ; 12" Single # "To France" (extended version) (5:32) # "In the Pool" (3:40) # "Bones" (3:19) Charts The song reached the top 10 in a number of countries in 1984 and topped the French charts for one week in October 1984. Weekly charts Year-end charts Maggie Reilly ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Of Passion (Mike Oldfield Song)
"Crime of Passion" is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals. Song analysis The front cover features a sepia photograph of Mike Oldfield's mother Maureen, who died in January 1974, ten years before the release of this single. The song was released between Oldfield's albums ''Crises'' and ''Discovery''. The music video for "Crime of Passion" takes place in a surrealistic children's play room featuring books, giant blocks (with letters on them), a girl on a swing, a military drummer and a clown. In the video Oldfield performs in a 'mechanical' fashion with Ovation and Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ... guitars, while Palmer sits on a box and sings. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Miles Out (song)
"Five Miles Out" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1982 by Virgin Records. It is from the album ''Five Miles Out'' and predominantly features vocals by Maggie Reilly, but also includes vocals by Oldfield himself. The B-side, a live version of "Punkadiddle", was recorded during Oldfield's European tour 1980. Song analysis The song (and the music video) has an unusually complex structure for its length, and is mainly inspired by a near tragic airplane flight Oldfield was a passenger on, in which an inexperienced pilot flew a small craft directly into a violent storm. Having acquired a pilot licence afterwards, Oldfield here, among other things, makes an extensive use of air travel vocabulary to portray exchanges between a pilot in distress being caught in a storm, and a traffic controller. This is sung through a vocoder, representing radio communication, while Reilly's vocals are bare and lyrical, offering comfort and support. The song also quotes motifs from ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Man (Mike Oldfield Song)
"Family Man" is a pop rock song written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert, and Maggie Reilly. It became a hit song in 1982 for Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly as the vocalist. Hall & Oates achieved success a year later with their cover version. In 2009, Maggie Reilly recorded another version of the song for her solo studio album ''Looking Back Moving Forward''. Mike Oldfield version Background The song "Family Man" was first recorded and released as a single by musician Mike Oldfield in 1982 on Virgin Records. It was taken from his studio album ''Five Miles Out'', with vocals performed by Maggie Reilly. In the UK the single was released as a standard black 7-inch vinyl and a 7-inch picture disc featuring a photographic portrait of Oldfield. The single cover depicts a scene where a gentleman in a black suit sitting at a bar, being approached from behind by a woman in a red outfit. Lyrical content According to an interview in 1998, Oldfield wrote all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, ''Crises'', of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number one on a number of charts around Europe. Release The single peaked at number four in the British charts, making it Oldfield's second-highest ranked single after "Portsmouth", which reached number three in 1976. "Moonlight Shadow" was successful throughout Europe; it reached number one in many countries, including Italy, Austria, Switzerland for four weeks and Norway for six weeks. It spent four weeks at number two in West Germany, hit number six in Australia, and peaked at number three in New Zealand and France. It was re-released as a maxi-CD single in 1993 to promote Oldfield's '' Elements'' box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing Fields (album)
''The Killing Fields'' is the 10th record album by Mike Oldfield, released on 26 November 1984 by Virgin Records in the UK. It was the soundtrack album for the British drama film of the same name based on the experiences of two journalists in the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It is the only full-length film score written by Oldfield. The music was orchestrated by David Bedford. ''The Killing Fields'' was re-released in a remastered edition format on 29 January 2016, as per all previous albums which were originally released on the Virgin label. History Though Oldfield's music had been used in films before (see ''The Exorcist'' and '' The Space Movie''), this was the first time he had written specifically for film, and so far the only time. Oldfield composed the album on a Fairlight CMI. Like many soundtracks, the album is not a comprehensive record of all the Oldfield music used in the film. Most notably, the music accompanying the darkroom sequence does not feature on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
