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Elements Box
''Elements Box'' is a 4CD box set by Mike Oldfield released in 1993. Disc artwork Each CD covers a different period of time in Oldfield's work and has a different cover; disc one's cover is red, depicting fire, disc two's cover is blue, depicting water, disc three's cover is also blue, depicting the sky (i.e. air) and disc four's cover is green depicting a plant and seeds (i.e. earth) - the four elements. Track listing Disc 1 # "Tubular Bells Part 1" # "Tubular Bells Part 2" # "Hergest Ridge" (Excerpt) # "In Dulci Jubilo" # "Portsmouth" # "Vivaldi Concerto in C" Disc 2 # "Ommadawn" (Part 1) # " On Horseback" # "William Tell Overture" # "Argiers" # "First Excursion" # "Sailor's Hornpipe" # "Incantations" Part Two (Excerpt, including "The Song of Hiawatha") # " I'm Guilty" # "The Path" # " Blue Peter" # "Woodhenge" # "Punkadiddle" (Live) # "Polka" (Live) Disc 3 # "Platinum" (Parts 3 and 4) – 8:03 # " Arrival" – 2:47 # "Taurus I" – 10:18 # " QE2" – 7:39 # "Wond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Oldfield
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Blue Peter (Mike Oldfield Instrumental)
"Blue Peter" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1979 on the Virgin label. It is a rendition of the theme tune for the British children's television show '' Blue Peter'' and was used by the show between 1979 and 1989. It is a new version of the original theme tune "Barnacle Bill", written by Herbert Ashworth-Hope. ''Blue Peter'' The royalties from the single went to the Cambodia appeal launched by the children's show. It charted at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. Mike Oldfield's version of the ''Blue Peter'' theme was the first time the arrangement had changed since the programme began in 1958, and it had its genesis in his appearance on the programme in 1979 to demonstrate how modern pop music was created using multi-track recording techniques. The result was liked enough by both the viewers and programme producers to be retained as the permanent theme, and Oldfield additionally recorded a new version of the programme's closing music, which runs for just 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricks Of The Light
"Tricks of the Light" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield released in 1984 and is from the Virgin Records album ''Discovery''. Maggie Reilly and Barry Palmer perform vocals for this song. The single's B-side, "Afghan" (working title "Celtic", is a non-album track, and was recorded at the same time as the ''Discovery'' album. The single also features an instrumental version of "Tricks of the Light". Music video The music video for "Tricks of the Light" is a mock-live performance of the song and focuses on a girl in the audience. Interspersed are non-concert scenes of the same girl with and without sunglasses. Oldfield plays a Fender Stratocaster in the video and a Fairlight CMI The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. — with links to some Fairlight history and photos It was based on a commercial lic ... appears on stage. The clip is available on the ' ... [...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 ... [...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. Th ... [...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" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield Song)
"Foreign Affair" is a song written by Maggie Reilly and Mike Oldfield, which first appeared on Oldfield's 1983 album ''Crises'' on Virgin Records. The song was originally recorded during the ''Crises'' sessions between November 1982 and April 1983 at Oldfield's studio in Denham, Buckinghamshire. On "Foreign Affair", Oldfield plays a Fairlight CMI and Roland strings. Maggie Reilly provides vocals, and the co-producer Simon Phillips plays Tama Drums and a shaker. Oldfield performed the song on tour extensively in the 1980s. The song has since been featured on compilations such as '' The Platinum Collection'', '' Collection'', '' Elements Boxset'' and ''Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield''. Sylver cover In 2009 the Belgian group Sylver covered "Foreign Affair" on their fifth album, '' Sacrifice''. The song reached number three on the Belgian Singles Chart. The song was released in Germany on 20 November 2009, but only as a download In computer networks, download means ... [...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] |
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 wro ... [...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 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheba (song)
"Sheba" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1980. It is from the album '' QE2''. In many countries the Shadows cover, "Wonderful Land", was the A-side, while the B-side was "Sheba". Vocals on "Sheba" were performed by Maggie Reilly, and drum parts were played by Phil Collins; Oldfield plays all other instruments. The lyrics to "Sheba" are simply vocalisations set to the backing track. "Wonderful Land" is an instrumental, and is a cover, originally released as a single by The Shadows in 1962. Track listing # "Sheba" – 3:33 # "Wonderful Land "Wonderful Land" is an instrumental piece written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded and released as a single by The Shadows in February 1962. It stayed at number one for eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, a feat only Elvis Presley (in 1960), th ..." (edit) – 2:50 "Wonderful Land" video The video for "Wonderful Land" again shows Oldfield playing various instruments, including a violin, which he has claimed not t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderful Land
"Wonderful Land" is an instrumental piece written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded and released as a single by The Shadows in February 1962. It stayed at number one for eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, a feat only Elvis Presley (in 1960), the Shadows and the Archies (in 1969) managed in the whole of the 1960s. Background and release Lordan had previously written the hugely successful "Apache", which the Shadows had recorded. On writing the song, Lordan said "I got the first phrase and it took me six months to get to the middle. I knew it had to have a second part and I couldn't think of anything". The basic track was recorded on 12 May 1961, with tom-tom overdub and extra drumming recorded on 6 July. However, there was something missing with the song and the Shadows kept it unreleased. Whilst the group were on tour, producer and musician Norrie Paramor added French horns and strings on 18 January 1962. Hank Marvin came up with the title, "Wonderful Land", referring to America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |