Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield

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Real Name:
Michael Gordon Oldfield
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Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which established Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also well known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece, "In Dulci Jubilo".

Father to Noah Hegerland Oldfield & Greta Hegerland-Oldfield
Brother of Terry Oldfield and Sally Oldfield.
Sites:
mikeoldfieldofficial.com, mikeoldfield.org, amadian.net, Facebook, imdb.com, MySpace, oldfieldexposed.blogspot.com, orabidoo-mikeoldfield.net, progarchives.com, tubular.net, Wikipedia, YouTube
Aliases:
MOT2, The Voyager (4)
In Groups:
Kevin Ayers And The Whole World, The Mike Oldfield Group, The Sallyangie
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V2001 Tubular Bells — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells (Album, Comp) Virgin V2001 South Africa 1973 Sell This Version
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V 2013 Hergest Ridge — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge (Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2013 Ireland 1974 Sell This Version
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VR-13-115 The Orchestral Tubular Bells — Mike Oldfield The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra With Mike Oldfield The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra With Mike Oldfield - The Orchestral Tubular Bells (Album) Virgin, Virgin VR-13-115 US 1975 Sell This Version
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PZ 33913 Ommadawn — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Ommadawn (Album) Virgin, Virgin PZ 33913 US 1975 Sell This Version
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RL 14-5 Hergest Ridge — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge ‎(LP, Transcription) AFRTS RL 14-5 US 1975 Sell This Version
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811 924-1 Children Of The Sun — Mike Oldfield The Sallyangie Featuring Sally* And Mike Oldfield The Sallyangie Featuring Sally* And Mike Oldfield - Children Of The Sun (Album) Transatlantic Records 811 924-1 Germany 1978 Sell This Version
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L 70111/2, L-70,111, L-70,112, VDT 101 Incantations — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Incantations (Album) Virgin, Virgin L 70111/2, L-70,111, L-70,112, VDT 101 Australia 1978 Sell This Version
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TMS2-70004 Exposed — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Exposed (Album) Virgin TMS2-70004 Argentina 1979 Sell This Version
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2473 793 Platinum — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Platinum (Album) Virgin 2473 793 France 1979 Sell This Version
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TCV 2153 Airborn — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Airborn (Comp, Album) Virgin TCV 2153 Canada 1979 Sell This Version
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V2181 QE2 — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield QE2 (Album) Virgin V2181 UK 1980 Sell This Version
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90133, B 90096 The Consequences Of Indecisions — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield The Consequences Of Indecisions (Album) Happy Bird, Happy Bird 90133, B 90096 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
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204 500, 204 500-320 Five Miles Out — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Five Miles Out (Album) Virgin 204 500, 204 500-320 Europe 1982 Sell This Version
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TCV-2262 Crises — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Crises (Album) Virgin TCV-2262 Sweden 1983 Sell This Version
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V 2328 The Killing Fields (Original Film Soundtrack) — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield The Killing Fields (Original Film Soundtrack) (Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2328 Ireland 1984 Sell This Version
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50 259, 502 59 Discovery — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Discovery (Album) Virgin 50 259, 502 59 France 1984 Sell This Version
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TCV2466, TCV 2466 Islands — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Islands (Album) Virgin TCV2466, TCV 2466 1987 Sell This Version
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VG 50461 Earth Moving — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Earth Moving (Album) Virgin VG 50461 Greece 1989 Sell This Version
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105666 Amarok — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Amarok (Album) Virgin, Virgin 105666 Chile 1990 Sell This Version
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TC-VG 50537 Heaven's Open — Mike Oldfield Michael Oldfield* Heaven's Open (Album) Virgin, Virgin TC-VG 50537 Greece 1991 Sell This Version
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V990618-2 Tubular Bells II — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells II (Album) WEA V990618-2 Brazil 1992 Sell This Version
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ZWIC 5197 The Songs Of Distant Earth — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield The Songs Of Distant Earth (Album) WEA, WEA, WEA ZWIC 5197 South Africa 1994 Sell This Version
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VP191CD Variations On A Rhythm Of Mike Oldfield — Mike Oldfield David Bedford, Tom Newman (2) & Mike Oldfield David Bedford, Tom Newman (2) & Mike Oldfield - Variations On A Rhythm Of Mike Oldfield (Album) Voiceprint VP191CD Europe 1995 Sell This Version
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0630-15896-2 Voyager — Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Voyager (Album) WEA 0630-15896-2 Taiwan 1996 Sell This Version
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VP180CD The Garden Of Love — Mike Oldfield Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill, Six Beautiful Girls Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill, Six Beautiful Girls - The Garden Of Love (MiniAlbum) Voiceprint VP180CD Europe 1997 Sell This Version

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Celvin97

Celvin97

January 21, 2019
One of the best musican I have ever heard. In my opinion the biggest masterpiece from him is Ommadawn.
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UndercoverMusiclover

UndercoverMusiclover

June 8, 2016
His period with Maggie Reilly was the best. Her voice is brillant. They should do something together again.
Mrmilano

Mrmilano

August 28, 2014
How brilliant is Mike Oldfield!
How relevant is his early discography to this day and age.
all 3 Tubular Bells albums are of major significance in music.
My personal favourite is The Songs of Distant Earth, an incredible journey into the world of the metaphysical and the unreal.

Brought back to the world spotlight during the 2012 Olypmics reignited his career and a new generation has started to follow.

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Sentido

Sentido

January 25, 2013
Hi,

Everybody knows Mike Oldfield from his soundtrack:: Exorcist (Tubular bells) & his latest presence at the Olympic Games in London 2012.

I bought Amarok when I was 15 years of age. Now I'm 38 years old.
Amarok is one of the albums that I listen so once in a while and that for the last 23 years...

The CD cover has a little story inside about 2 men who are walking to a huge 'Golden statue' that's making a noise or sound witch can be felt and heard. But you can't explain it to someone else.

Yesterday when I cleaned up a secondhand Denon Micro set AMP. I first listened to Amarok to test the system.

I truly believe that Mike Oldfield made a Masterpiece with this.
Throughout the Musical sound scape, Mike uses all kinds of techniques & sounds in such a way, that the most stupid listener is forced to finds the zero point of truthfully knowing how Sounds, Instruments, Harmonie, Rhythm & Natural structures are blend together.
If you hear the Golden Statue? Then Mike has penetrated your brain and has given you the most beautiful gesture you can get.

:: Natural connection between brain and ear ::

Musical shock therapia I want to call it.
I still can enjoy the programming of different styles and there blending.

I've been a Studio Amateur DJ who was keen on a proper, tight, smooth blending mix.
Amarok was my foundation to find other great music.

Regards,

Marcel S
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Crijevo

Crijevo

April 14, 2004
Personally, as much as I feel respect for Oldfield (mostly because of his earlier work), his current adventures in new age or whatever that's called seem more like a big fart - too ambitious and lush orchestrations but no particular direction... and sometimes it's just too serious to be taken seriously...

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