Mike Oldfield
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Biography
[Edit]Composer Mike Oldfield rose to fame on the success of Tubular Bells, an eerie, album-length conceptual piece employed to stunning effect in the film The Exorcist. Born May 15, 1953, in Reading, England, Oldfield began his professional career at the age of 14, forming the Sallyangie folk duo with his sister Sally; a year later, the siblings issued their debut LP, Children of the Sun. By the age of 16, he was playing bass with Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers' group the Whole World alongside experimental classical arranger David Bedford and avant-garde jazz saxophonist Lol Coxhill; within months, Oldfield was tapped to become the band's lead guitarist prior to recording the 1971 LP Shooting at the Moon.
Tubular Bells, originally dubbed Opus 1, grew out of studio time gifted by Richard Branson, who at the time was running a mail-order record retail service. After its completion, Oldfield shopped the record to a series of labels, only to meet with rejection; frustrated, Branson decided to found his own label, and in 1973 Tubular Bells became the inaugural release of Virgin Records. An atmospheric, intricate composition that fused rock and folk motifs with the structures of minimalist composition, the 49-minute instrumental piece (performed on close to 30 different instruments, virtually all of them played by Oldfield himself) spent months in the number one spot on the U.K. charts, and eventually sold over 16 million copies globally. In addition to almost single-handedly establishing Virgin as one of the most important labels in the record industry, Tubular Bells also created a market for what would later be dubbed new age music, and won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition in 1974.
The follow-up, 1974's Hergest Ridge (named after Oldfield's retreat in a remote area of Herefordshire) also proved phenomenally successful, and dislodged Tubular Bells at the top of the British chart. With 1975's Ommadawn, he explored ambient textures and world music; however, the emergence of punk left Oldfield baffled, and he retreated from sight for three years following the LP's release. He resurfaced with 1978's Incantations. Platinum, issued a year later, kept its eye on the clubs, and featured a dance version of the Philip Glass composition "North Star." With 1980's QE2, Oldfield moved completely away from his epic-length pieces and traveled into pop territory, a shift typified by the album's cover of ABBA's "Arrival." He continued in a pop vein for much of the 1980s, as albums like 1983's Crises, 1984's Discovery, and 1987's Islands encroached further and further upon mainstream accessibility.
In 1992, Oldfield teamed with producer Trevor Horn for Tubular Bells II, which returned him to the top of the U.K. charts. The Songs of Distant Earth appeared two years later, followed by a third Tubular Bells update in 1998. In 2003, Oldfield re-recorded Tubular Bells in celebration of its 30th anniversary, with John Cleese as master of ceremonies replacing the late Vivian Stanshall; the album was issued as a two-disc set including a video disc.
Light + Shade, a double-disc conceptual work of new studio material, appeared in 2006. An album-length classically influenced piece, Music of the Spheres, appeared in 2008, followed by a live offering. After a four-year break from his own work, Oldfield reentered the studio and began working on a return to pop/rock-influenced music. In early 2014 he emerged with Man on the Rocks.
Title: The Orchestral Tubular Bells
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical
Title: The Killing Fields (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered 2015]
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Rock
Title: The Complete Mike Oldfield CD2
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop
Title: Return to Ommadawn
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Electronica, Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Classical
Title: New Times
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical
Title: Music of the Spheres
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Trance, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Tr3S Lunas
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock
Title: Exposed
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical
Title: Tubular Bells Exclusive Box Set (CD3)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Amarok (HDCD Remaster)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock
Title: Tubular Bells Exclusive Box Set (CD1)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Tubular Bells (Digital Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock
Title: Dark Star - Live American Radio Broadcast (Live)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Mike Oldfield FM Broadcast July Vol. 1
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Mike Oldfield FM Broadcast July Vol. 2
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Discovery And The Lake (Deluxe Edition) (CD1)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Two Sides - The Very Best of Mike Oldfield
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock
Title: 10th Anniversary Of Tubular Bells Concert (CD1)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Title: The Best Of 1992-2003
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Ommadawn (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, New Age, Electronica, Rock, Alternative
Title: XXV: The Essential Mike Oldfield
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Ambient, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Orchestral Tubular Bells (HDCD Remaster)
Artist: Mike Oldfield, David Bedford
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock
Title: Man On The Rocks
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Celtic
Title: Tubular Bells III
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock, World Music, Pop, Progressive
Title: Tubular Bells II
Artist: Mike Oldfield
Genre: New Age, Electronica, Rock, World Music, Pop, Progressive
Collections
Title: 101 Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Christmas (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Joe - Christmas All The Way (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: C'Etait Mieux Avant: Les Annees 80 Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: New Wave, Reggae, Italo Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Acoustic
Title: NOW 100 Hits 80s Box Set 2019 (CD5)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Country, Italo Disco, Pop
Title: Hard To Find 45s On CDVolume 18: 70s Essentials
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Joe Top Volume 11 (CD3)
Title: Joe Top 2000 Volume 11 (CD3)
Title: De Pre Historie - De Jaren '70 Vol. 2 (CD7 - 1976)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Disco, Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: Euro Mania Vol. 57
Title: Fetenhits Rock Classics-Best Of (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: Enigmatic Vibes 2020
Genre: New Age
Title: 90s Vibe
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Grunge, World Music, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk, Folk
Title: Classic Pop-Rock Hits 2020 (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: COVID-19 (Final Ambient Edition) (CD5)
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Hits: The 80s Pop (CD3)
Genre: Hard NRG, Rock, New Wave, Reggae Fusion, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 70's Best 100 (CD1)
Title: Love Songs Best 100 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Extreme Flat ABS Songs For Fitness
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Trending Holiday Hits Volume 1 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The # 1: Super 70s Pop (CD3)
Title: Best Of 80s 2021
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos (Part 3) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Rockabilly, Pop Rock, Progressive
Title: NOW That's What I Call 12” 80s 2021 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call 12” 80s (CD4)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Nu Jazz, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: 80s Rock Down-The Ultimate Rock Anthems (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: NOW Yearbook 1983 (CD4)
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Indie, Folk
Title: Prog Rock Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: Big Blues Ballads 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Billboard Top 100 Romantics Hits (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Bravo Hits X-MAS Party (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Hits The Ultimate Collection (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: My Way. The Best Collection. Unformatted. Vol. 9
Genre: Disco, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 1-2-3꞉ The 70s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Total Eclipse Of The Moon (Enigmatic) (CD6)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Magic Radio 100% Summer: The 80s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Now Yearbook '83 (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Country, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Ultimate 80's Vol. 4
Title: Now Yearbook 79 Extra 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mood Halloween Horror 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook '79 Extra (3CD Collectors Edition) (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Now Yearbook '79 Extra (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Music For You Vol. 26
Title: Old But Gold 80's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Headphone & HiFi Test 2022
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Summer Essentials 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I80's Always On My Mind! Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Bruce Parry Presents Amazon/Tribe - Songs For Survival
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Alternative Rock
Title: Volumen 1 Internacional
Artist: Canciones De Verano
Genre: Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Bruce Parry Presents Amazon Tribe - Songs for Survival
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Alternative
Title: Top Of The Pops '75 (CD2)
Artist: Top Of The Pops