Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (video)

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Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield
Elements DVD.jpg
Video by
Mike Oldfield
ReleasedOctober 1993 (1993-10) (VHS & Laserdisc)
29 November 2004 (DVD)
Recorded1972–1991
Genre Progressive rock, new-age, pop
Length93:04 (DVD)
Label Virgin
Producer Mike Oldfield and others
Mike Oldfield chronology
Tubular Bells II Live
(1992)		Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield
(1993)		 Tubular Bells III Live
(1998)

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. [1] A DVD edition of the video release, including additional extras, was produced in 2004.

Mike Oldfield English musician, multi-instrumentalist

Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

Virgin Records UK record company

Virgin Records Ltd. is a British record label founded by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman in 1972. It grew to be a worldwide phenomenon over time, with the success of platinum performers such as Aaliyah, George Michael, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Roy Orbison, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Keith Richards, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, dc Talk, the Smashing Pumpkins, Mike Oldfield, Gorillaz, Lewis Capaldi and Spice Girls, among others.

VHS Consumer-level analog video tape recording and cassette form factor standard

VHS is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes. Developed by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in the early 1970s, it was released in Japan on September 9, 1976 and in the United States on August 23, 1977.

Contents

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.

<i>Tubular Bells II</i> 1992 studio album by Mike Oldfield

Tubular Bells II is the 15th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. The album – the first for his new record label, Warner Bros., following an acrimonious departure from Virgin after twenty years – was a sequel to Oldfield's 1973 Tubular Bells. Another sequel, Tubular Bells III, followed in 1998.

Track listing

  1. "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as opening theme)
  2. "Tubular Bells" (excerpt from part one - live)
  3. "In Dulci Jubilo"
  4. "Incantations" (excerpt from part four)
  5. "Étude"
  6. "Five Miles Out"
  7. "Moonlight Shadow"
  8. "Islands"
  9. "Shadow on the Wall"
  10. "Sentinel" (restructure)
  11. "Tattoo" (live at Edinburgh Castle)
  12. "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as closing theme)

Bonus material

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

<i>The Space Movie</i> 1979 film by Tony Palmer

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DVD

Although the DVD was released in 2004, it only features the works which Oldfield produced when he was signed to Virgin Records (until 1991). The DVD also includes The Wind Chimes video release as a bonus feature.

<i>The Wind Chimes</i> 1988 video by Mike Oldfield

The Wind Chimes is a video album by Mike Oldfield released in 1988 on VHS and Laserdisc by Virgin. It features the full video album for 1987's Islands along with a number of Oldfield's other music videos from the 1980s.

Track listing

  1. "Tubular Bells" (Part 1) – Live (Second House BBC TV performance - 1973) (24:59)
  2. "Don Alfonso" (4:29)
  3. "In Dulci Jubilo" (3:05)
  4. "Portsmouth" (2:03)
  5. "William Tell Overture" (3:54)
  6. "Guilty" (4:11)
  7. "Blue Peter" (2:19)
  8. "Wonderful Land" (2:53)
  9. "Five Miles Out" (4:17)
  10. "Moonlight Shadow" (3:43)
  11. "Shadow on the Wall" (3:12)
  12. "Crime of Passion" (3:42)
  13. "Tricks of the Light" (3:56)
  14. "To France" (4:30)
  15. "Étude" (2:24)
  16. "Pictures in the Dark" (5:10)
  17. "Shine" (3:24)
  18. "Innocent" (3:31)
  19. "Earth Moving" (4:04)
  20. "Heaven's Open" (3:18)

Extras

<i>Islands</i> (Mike Oldfield album) 1987 studio album by Mike Oldfield

Islands is the 11th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1987 by Virgin. Guest singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland, and Jim Price. A different track list and cover was used for the American edition.

Islands (Mike Oldfield song) song of Mike Oldfield

"Islands" is a single by English musician Mike Oldfield and features Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on vocals. The single was released in September 1987 and is from the album of the same name, Islands. Andy Mackay Played the oboe on "Islands".

The Time Has Come (Mike Oldfield song) 1987 single by Mike Oldfield and Anita Hegerland

"The Time Has Come" is a song by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It appeared on his 1987 album Islands and was released as the 2nd single from that album.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Oldfield videos". Amadian.net. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
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