Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English musician,songwriter,and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973),which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a guitarist,Oldfield plays a range of instruments,which includes keyboards and percussion,as well as vocals. He has adopted a range of musical styles throughout his career,including progressive rock,world,folk,classical,electronic,ambient,and new age music.
Tubular Bells II is the fifteenth studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Mike Oldfield. It was released on 31 August 1992 by Warner Music UK and is the successor to his debut album Tubular Bells (1973). It was his first album for Warner after having worked with Virgin Records for twenty years. Like its predecessor,Tubular Bells II charted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and spun off a top 10 single,"Sentinel".
Tubular Bells 2003 is the 22nd studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield,released on 27 May 2003 by Warner Music Spain. It is a digital re-recording of his 1973 album Tubular Bells,released almost 30 years earlier. This is the final album in the Tubular Bells series.
Crises is the eighth studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield,released on 27 May 1983 on Virgin Records. Oldfield started recording the album towards the end of his 1982 tour supporting his previous record,Five Miles Out. It marked a continuation of Oldfield's experimentation with more accessible music which began in the late 1970s;side one contains the 20-minute "Crises" and side two contains a collection of shorter songs which feature vocalists Maggie Reilly,Jon Anderson,and Roger Chapman. Oldfield produced Crises with drummer Simon Phillips,who also plays on the album.
Incantations is the fourth studio album by English musician,songwriter,and producer Mike Oldfield,released on 1 December 1978 by Virgin Records. Following the release of his previous album Ommadawn (1975),Oldfield moved into a new home in Bisley,Gloucestershire,where he set up a new recording studio. He started on a follow-up in 1977 which took form as a double album with one,side-long track on each side of the LP record. Oldfield wished to use real incantations in the music,but ended up using folklore as a loose running theme,such as Dianna the Huntress. Though primarily instrumental,lyrical sections are adapted from works by poets Henry Longfellow and Ben Jonson. Oldfield completed the self-awareness seminar Exegesis while recording Incantations.
Platinum is the fifth studio album by English multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield,released on 23 November 1979 on Virgin Records. It was Oldfield's first album to include shorter songs and music written by others. A modified version of the album was released in the United States and Canada and titled Airborn.
Five Miles Out is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Mike Oldfield,released on 19 March 1982 by Virgin Records in the UK. After touring in support of his previous album,QE2 (1980),ended in mid-1981,Oldfield started on a follow-up with members of his touring band performing the music. The album features the 24-minute track "Taurus II" on side one and four shorter songs on side two. The songs "Family Man" and "Orabidoo" are credited to Oldfield and members of his touring band which included vocalist Maggie Reilly,drummer Morris Pert,and guitarist Rick Fenn.
"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 numerous charts around Europe.
Voyager is the 17th music album by Mike Oldfield,released in 1996 by Warner Music UK. It is a Celtic-themed album with new compositions intertwined with traditional pieces.
Tubular Bells III is the eighteenth studio album by English guitarist,songwriter,and producer Mike Oldfield. It was released on 31 August 1998 by Warner Music UK as the third instalment in his Tubular Bells album series. After relocating from England to the Spanish island of Ibiza in 1996,Oldfield started work on the album and gained inspiration to incorporate electronic music from the island's local bars and clubs.
Elements –The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield,released in 1993 by Virgin Records.
Earth Moving is the 12th record album by British musician Mike Oldfield,released in 1989. Unlike Oldfield's albums released prior to Earth Moving,the album contains no instrumental tracks.
"Pictures in the Dark" is a song by Mike Oldfield released as a single mainly in Europe in 1985. Singers on this single includes his girlfriend at the time,Anita Hegerland,Barry Palmer and well-known Welsh choirboy Aled Jones.
Pierre Moerlen was a French drummer and percussionist,best known for his work with Gong and Mike Oldfield and as Pierre Moerlen's Gong.
"Magic Touch" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield,released in 1987. It is from the album Islands.
"Islands" is a song by English musician Mike Oldfield,featuring Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on vocals. It features on Oldfield's 1987 album of the same name. It was written by Oldfield,who co-produced the track with Tom Newman and Alan Shacklock. The track was released as a single in September 1987 by Virgin Records.
Elements Box is a 4CD box set by Mike Oldfield released in 1993.
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 LaserDisc. A DVD edition of the video release,including additional extras,was produced in 2004.
"The Time Has Come" is a song by multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It appeared on his 1987 album Islands and was released as the second single from that album.
Man on the Rocks is the twenty-fifth studio album by British musician Mike Oldfield,released on 3 March 2014 on the Virgin EMI label. The album is Oldfield's second full album of exclusively songs with no long or instrumental pieces,the first being 1989's Earth Moving.
