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Heaven's Open (song)
"Heaven's Open" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was the lead single from the album of the same name. The various formats were backed by a mix of the A-side which featured a melodic guitar line not included in the album version, along with two excerpts from '' Amarok'', Oldfield's previous album. Oldfield was credited as "Michael" on this release, while producer and long-term collaborator Tom Newman was listed as "Thom Newman". This is also from the last of Oldfield's albums with Virgin Records. Demo version The song that became "Heaven's Open", was originally an early version of "Man in the Rain", planned for Oldfield's ''Islands'' album, with vocals by Barry Palmer. To get a 'loose' feel to the song, Oldfield encouraged the musicians to have a few drinks; this version however was deemed as ''too loose'' and not used. Oldfield performed the vocals himself on the final version. Music video The music video is available on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Oldfield
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Islands (Mike Oldfield Album)
''Islands'' is the 11th album by Mike Oldfield, released on 28 September 1987 by Virgin in the UK. Guest singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland, Max Bacon, and Jim Price. A different track list and cover was used for the American edition. Music videos, producers and singers ''Islands'' was also released as a full-length VHS video album. For each track a video was made and released, often mixing state of the art (for the time) computer-generated images with real life images. This was released as part of ''The Wind Chimes'' video. The album boasts the largest number of co-producers out of all of Oldfield's work; production was handled by Michael Cretu (later of Enigma fame), Geoffrey Downes, Tom Newman, Simon Phillips, Alan Shacklock, and Oldfield himself. Singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland, Max Bacon, and Jim Price. Album artwork The UK front cover artwork was of a tropical island, and hidden in the surroundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Written By Mike Oldfield
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Mike Oldfield Songs
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1991 Singles
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Zagreb Film
Zagreb Film is a Croatian film company principally known for its animation studio. From Zagreb, it was founded in 1953. They have produced hundreds of animated films, as well as documentaries, television commercials, educational films and several feature films. Zagreb Film produced the cartoon series '' Professor Balthazar'' ( hr, Profesor Baltazar), created by Zlatko Grgić, about an amusing professor who solved various imaginative problems. Another popular cartoon of theirs was '' Inspector Mask'' (). History Zagreb Film was founded in 1953 with the main profile of an animated films production company. Since then, more than 600 animated films, 14 feature films, about 600 documentaries and 800 commercials as well as 600 educational films were produced in this studio. The company operates at three locations; one with ateliers for artists, shooting equipment, small theater and one with film warehouse, video multiplication room and administration. The third location is used for c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PRS Guitars
Paul Reed Smith Guitars, also known as PRS Guitars, is an American guitar and amplifier manufacturer located in Stevensville, Maryland. The company was founded in 1985 in Annapolis, Maryland by Paul Reed Smith. Products manufactured by PRS include electric & acoustic guitars, basses, and amplifiers. History Beginning: 1985-1995 Paul Reed Smith set up a partnership to create a factory in Annapolis, Maryland. and set off work on producing guitars. The company's first outing was for the 1985 NAMM Show where they debuted the PRS Custom. Featuring a mahogany neck set into a mahogany body with a maple cap, a patented vibrato, customized tuning pegs, and custom rotary pickup switching with high quality electronics, the guitar represented influences from both old and new; something striking in the midst of an industry that was producing "high tech" guitars. "I saw Adrian Belew on King Crimson's ''Beat'' tour in 1982," says Smith, "and the sound he was getting out of his guitar wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elements – The Best Of Mike Oldfield (video)
''Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield'' is a video collection by Mike Oldfield released in October 1993. It was released by Virgin Records on VHS and Laser disc. A DVD edition of the video release, including additional extras, was produced in 2004. Video The video also includes material from two tracks from ''Tubular Bells II'', an album which Oldfield produced for Warner Music, his then current record label, and some versions included bonus material. Track listing # "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as opening theme) # "Tubular Bells" (excerpt from part one - live) # "In Dulci Jubilo" # "Incantations" (excerpt from part four) # "Étude" # "Five Miles Out" # "Moonlight Shadow" # "Islands" # " Shadow on the Wall" # "Sentinel" (restructure) # "Tattoo" (live at Edinburgh Castle) # "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as closing theme) Bonus material * ''Tubular Bells'' Live from BBC Second House * An excerpt of "Incantations" from ''The Space Movie'' * An exclusive interview DVD Although th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Palmer (British Singer)
Barry Palmer (born 1958) is an English singer. He was a replacement for singer Helmut Köllen in the German band Triumvirat in 1976, and appeared on the albums '' Old Loves Die Hard'' and '' Pompeii'' in 1977. He later joined Mike Oldfield on his ''Discovery'' album in 1984, sharing vocals with Maggie Reilly. He has also released two solo albums. Biography and career Born in Worcestershire, England, Palmer began his singing career in the early 1970s when he joined Scarborough-based band Brave New World as their lead singer. Brave New World were a five-piece band who played all their own original material but were also influenced by bands such as Family, Fairport Convention and Wishbone Ash. After Brave New World disbanded in 1972/73, Palmer pursued a solo singing career and released his first single titled "Always". This was quickly followed up with the release of a second single titled "Getaway" in 1974, which was influenced by the style of T. Rex. In 1974, Palmer sang lead an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man In The Rain
"Man in the Rain" is a pop rock song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It was included on the album '' Tubular Bells III'' and released as a single on 5 October 1998 by Warner Music. The vocals were performed by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon. History "Man in the Rain" is similar in style to Oldfield's 1983 hit, " Moonlight Shadow", from which "Man in the Rain" borrows sampled drums. An early version of "Man in the Rain" was also written shortly after "Moonlight Shadow". Another early demo version of "Man in the Rain" was recorded for Oldfield's ''Islands'' album, with vocals by Barry Palmer; this version later turned into the song " Heaven's Open". "Man in the Rain" was also the working title for the album '' Heaven's Open''. Although Cara Dillon performs on the album, she was not present at the ''Tubular Bells III'' première concert at Horse Guards Parade in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven's Open
''Heaven's Open'' is the 14th record album performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1991. It was his last album on Virgin, and also the only album he released under the name Michael Oldfield, instead of Mike Oldfield. The producer of the album, Tom Newman's name is also spelled out in a similar manner, as Thom Newman. History By 1991 and the release of Heaven's Open, Oldfield was happy to leave Virgin Records. The final goodbye to Virgin appears at the very end of "Music from the Balcony", where quiet laughter and Oldfield's voice saying "Fuck off!" can be heard. ''Heaven's Open'' is Oldfield's only album where he performs all the lead vocals himself, due to his having come to terms with the sound of his own voice. After leaving Virgin, Oldfield released the anticipated ''Tubular Bells II'' in 1992 with Warner Brothers. Connections to other Oldfield albums The album's cover is a reworked version of a photo originally taken for ''Tubular Bells'', when the working title wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
