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 is the debut studio album by the British musician Mike Oldfield,released on 25 May 1973 as the first album on Virgin Records. It comprises two mostly instrumental tracks. Oldfield,who was 19 years old when it was recorded,played almost all the instruments.
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".
Exposed is the first live album by English musician Mike Oldfield,released as a double album on 27 July 1979 by Virgin Records in the UK. It was recorded at various locations across Europe during Oldfield's debut concert tour as a solo artist,following the release of his fourth studio album Incantations (1978). The album features Incantations and his debut album Tubular Bells (1973) performed in their entirety,plus Oldfield's 1979 non-album single "Guilty" as the encore.
Hergest Ridge is the second studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield,released on 28 August 1974 by Virgin Records. The unexpected commercial and critical success of his debut album,Tubular Bells (1973),affected Oldfield,who decided against touring and avoided the press with his newfound fame. Instead,he retreated to Hergest Ridge on the England–Wales border and wrote the follow-up,which he recorded in 1974 at The Manor in Oxfordshire,with Tom Newman returning as co-producer. Similar to Oldfield's first,the album is a single composition split into two parts covering different moods and musical styles.
Amarok is the thirteenth studio album by English multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield,released in May 1990 by Virgin Records. Oldfield originally conceived it as an "angry protest album",showcasing his musical technique. It is presented as a single sixty-minute track of continuous,uninterrupted but constantly changing music.
"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.
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.
This is the albums discography of English musician Mike Oldfield.
"In Dulci Jubilo"/"On Horseback" is a double A-side single and third overall by English musician Mike Oldfield,released in November 1975 by Virgin Records. It features an instrumental version of the German traditional Christmas carol "In dulci jubilo" and Oldfield's second version of the song following an earlier recording released as the B-side to his previous single,"Don Alfonso". The song "On Horseback" is the final and previously untitled section to "Ommadawn " from his third studio album Ommadawn,released just one month before. The single is certified Silver by the British Phonograph Institute for selling 200,000 copies in the UK.
"Mike Oldfield's Single" is the debut single by the English musician Mike Oldfield,released in 1974.
Boxed is a 1976 compilation album of music written and performed by Mike Oldfield. It features four channel quadraphonic remix versions of his first three albums:Tubular Bells,Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn. An additional fourth LP contains new musical collaborations with other artists.
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.
Tubular Bells II,The Performance Live at Edinburgh Castle is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield released in 1992.
Tubular Bells III,The Premiere Performance is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield released in 1998.
Music Wonderland is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield released in 1981 on Virgin Records. The album has since been reissued worldwide on CD.
The Complete Tubular Bells is a compilation album that comprises the three main releases under the name of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield,released in 2003 alongside Tubular Bells 2003.
Return to Ommadawn is the twenty-sixth and final studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield. It was released on 20 January 2017 on Virgin EMI Records and is the sequel to his 1975 album Ommadawn. The CD/DVD-Audio set contains a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album. Return to Ommadawn is the last studio album Oldfield released before the announcement of his retirement in 2023.
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