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released as a single mainly in Europe in 1985 (see

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). Singers on this single includes his girlfriend at the time,

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, Barry Palmer and well-known Welsh

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. Since the song was not connected to an album it was rare until it was released on compilation albums such as '' Collection'' in 2002 and '' The Platinum Collection'' in 2006. A music video was released for this single and Anita Hegerland and Aled Jones both appear in the video, but Barry Palmer does not; his vocals are mimed by Oldfield. The video includes many computer graphics. The video was available on ''

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'' ( VHS and Laserdisc) and is also on the

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version of ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield''.

Track listing

7-inch vinyl

# "Pictures in the Dark" (4:18) # "Legend" (2:24)

12-inch vinyl

# "Pictures in the Dark" (Extended Version) (5:54) # "Legend" (2:24) # "The Trap" (2:37)

Charts

References

* Mike Oldfield songs 1985 songs Songs written by Mike Oldfield Virgin Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub