MIKE OLDFIELD

UK DISCOGRAPHY 1973-1985


25 May 1973 LP (+CD) TUBULAR BELLS
  1. Tubular Bells (Part One) 25.00
  2. Tubular Bells (Part Two) 23.50 [including "The Sailor's Hornpipe" 1.36] (LP: Virgin V 2001)
Recorded autumn 1972/spring 1973.

28 June 1974 7" Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme from Tubular Bells)

    Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme from Tubular Bells) 4.33/Froggy Went A-Courting 4.27 (7": Virgin VS 101)
28 Aug 1974 LP (+CD) HERGEST RIDGE
  1. Hergest Ridge (Part One) 21.40
  2. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) 18.51 (LP: Virgin V 2013)
Recorded spring 1974.

Jan 1975 LP (+CD) THE ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS

  1. Tubular Bells (Part One) 26.10
  2. Tubular Bells (Part Two) 24.36 (LP: Virgin V 2026)
Recorded September 1974. Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Mike Oldfield on Guitar.

Jan 1975 various artists 2-LP V

21 Feb 1975 7" Don Alfonso
    Don Alfonso 4.13/In Dulci Jubilo [first version] 2.51 (7": Virgin VS 117)
B-side recorded Nov 1974.

28 Oct 1975 LP (+CD) OMMADAWN

  1. Ommadawn (Part One) 19.23
  1. Ommadawn (Part Two) 13.54
  2. On Horseback 3.23 (LP: Virgin V 2043)
Recorded Jan-Sep 1975.

14 Nov 1975 7" In Dulci Jubilo

    In Dulci Jubilo 2.49/On Horseback 3.23 (7": Virgin VS 131)
The A-side is a new version recorded in Oct 1975.


29 Oct 1976 'quadrophonic remix' 4-LP box (+ 3-CD) BOXED

    LP 1:
  1. Tubular Bells (Part One) 25.55 [Quadrophonic remix by Alan Perkins and Phil Newell]
  2. Tubular Bells (Part Two) 25.47 [Quadrophonic remix by Perkins/Newell] [including the original "The Sailor's Hornpipe" 3.54]
    LP 2:
  1. Hergest Ridge (Part One) 21.33 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield]
  2. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) 18.40 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield]
    LP 3:
  1. Ommadawn (Part One) 20.06 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield and Phil Newell]
  2. Ommadawn (Part Two) 17.17 [Quadrophonic remix by Oldfield/Newell] [including the original "On Horseback"]
    LP 4:
  1. David Bedford: The Phaeacian Games 3.58 (from the LP "The Odyssey" 1976) [guitar by Mike Oldfield]
  2. David Bedford: Extract from "Star's End" 7.33 (from the LP "Star's End" 1974) [co-production and guitar/bass guitar by Mike Oldfield]
  3. David Bedford: The Rio Grande 6.37 (from the LP "The Rime of the Ancient Marine" 1975) [guitar by Mike Oldfield]
  4. Mike Oldfield & David Bedford: First Excursion 5.56 [recorded Aug 1976, guitar by Mike oldfield]
  1. Mike Oldfield: Argiers 3.59 [trad., arranged and produced by Mike Oldfield, recorded in Jan 1976]
  2. Mike Oldfield: Portsmouth 2.02 [trad., arranged and produced by Mike Oldfield, recorded in Jan 1976]
  3. Mike Oldfield: In Dulci Jubilo 2.49 [Quadropnonic remix by Phil Newell]
  4. Mike Oldfield: Speak (Tho You Only Say Farewell) 2.54 [recorded Nov 1974; Quadropnonic remix by Phil Newell]
    (4-LP: Virgin VBOX1)
    3-CD BOX:
  1. Tubular Bells (Part One) 25.55 [Quadrophonic remix by Alan Perkins and Phil Newell]
  2. Tubular Bells (Part Two) 25.47 [Quadrophonic remix by Perkins/Newell] [including the original "The Sailor's Hornpipe" 3.54]
  3. David Bedford: The Rio Grande 6.37 (from the LP "The Rime of the Ancient Marine" 1975)
  4. Mike Oldfield: Portsmouth 2.02
  5. Mike Oldfield: In Dulci Jubilo 2.49 [Quadropnonic remix by Phil Newell]
  1. Hergest Ridge (Part One) 21.33 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield]
  2. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) 18.40 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield]
  3. David Bedford: Extract from "Star's End" 7.33 (from the LP "Star's End" 1974)
  4. Mike Oldfield: Argiers 3.59
  5. Mike Oldfield: Speak (Tho You Only Say Farewell) 2.54
  1. Ommadawn (Part One) 20.06 [Quadrophonic remix by Mike Oldfield and Phil Newell]
  2. Ommadawn (Part Two) 17.17 [Quadrophonic remix by Oldfield/Newell] [including the original "On Horseback"]
  3. David Bedford: The Phaeacian Games 3.58
  4. Mike Oldfield & David Bedford: First Excursion 5.56 (3-CD 1989: CDBOX1)
29 Nov 1976 7" Portsmouth
    Portsmouth 2.02/Speak (Tho' You Only Say Farewell) 2.54 (7": Virgin VS 163)


11 Feb 1977 7" The William Tell Overture

    The William Tell Overture 3.55/Argiers 3.59 (7": Virgin VS 167)
Recorded in Jan 1976.

25 Nov 1977 7" Cuckoo Song

    Cuckoo Song 3.13/Pipe Tune 3.27 (7": Virgin VS 198)


24 Nov 1978 2-LP (+ CD) INCANTATIONS

  1. Incantations (Part One) 19.08
  2. Incantations (Part Two) 19.36 [includes "The Song of Hiawatha"]
  1. Incantations (Part Three) 16.58
  2. Incantations (Part Four) 17.01 [includes "Hymn to Diana"] (2-LP: Virgin VDT 101)
Recorded Dec 1977 - Sept 1978.

1 Dec 1978 retrospective 12" EP Take 4

    Portsmouth 2.02 [1976]/In Dulci Jubilo 2.49 [1975] //
    Wrekorder Wrondo 2.31 [new track]/The Sailor's Hornpipe 1.36 [1973] (12": Virgin VS 238)


6 April 1979 7"/12" Guilty

    Guilty 4.04/Incantations (excerpt from Part Four) 4.10 (7": Virgin VS 245)

    Guilty 6.44 (long version)/Guilty 4.04 (12": VS 245-12)

17 July 1979 live 2-LP (+ 2-CD) EXPOSED
  1. Incantations (Parts One and Two) 26.31
  2. Incantations (Parts Three and Four) 20.50
  1. Tubular Bells (Part One) 28.42 //
  2. Tubular Bells (Part Two) 12.00
  3. Guilty 5.37 (2-LP: Virgin VD2511; 2-CD: VD 2511)
Recorded live in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and England during March and April 1979.


23 Nov 1979 LP (+ CD) PLATINUM

  1. Platinum Part 1: Airborne 5.06
  2. Platinum Part 2: Platinum 6.06
  3. Platinum Part 3: Charleston 3.17
  4. Platinum Part 4: North Star / Platinum Finale 4.49

  5. Woodhenge 4.05
  6. Into Wonderland 3.46 [on first LP pressings and on some CD editions: "Sally" 5.00]
  7. Punkadiddle 5.46
  8. I Got Rhythm 4.44 (LP: Virgin V 2141)
30 Nov 1979 7" Blue Peter
    Blue Peter 2.07/Woodhenge 4.05 (Virgin VS 317)
Theme for UK BBC TV children's show "Blue Peter". Some reissues had a different version of Blue Peter.


12 Sep 1980 7" Arrival

    Arrival 2.46/Polka (live) 3.34 (Virgin VS 374)
A-side is a cover of an ABBA song. B-side recorded live on European tour (1979? 1980?).

31 Oct 1980 LP (+ CD) QE2

  1. Taurus 1 (10.16)
  2. Sheba 3.33
  3. Conflict 2.48
  4. Arrival 2.46 //
  5. Wonderful Land 3.38
  6. Mirage 4.40
  7. Q.E.2 / Q.E.2 Finale 7.38
  8. Celt 3.06
  9. Molly 1.15 (LP: Virgin V 2181)
28 Nov 1980 7" Sheba
    Sheba 3.33/Wonderful Land 2.50 [edit] (Virgin VS 387)


18 Feb 1982 7" Five Miles Out

    Five Miles Out 4.19/Punkadiddle (live) 5.37 (Virgin VS 464)
B-side recorded live on European tour (1979? 1980?).

19 March 1982 LP (+ CD) FIVE MILES OUT

  1. Taurus II (including "The Deep Deep Sound") 24.43 //
  2. Family Man 3.45
  3. Orabidoo 13.03
  4. Mount Teide 4.10
  5. Five Miles Out 4.19 (LP: Virgin V 2222)
28 May 1982 7" Family Man
    Family Man 3.45/Mount Teide 4.10 (Virgin VS 489)
20 Aug 1982 non-LP 7" Mistake
    Mistake 2.55/Waldberg (The Peak) 3.24 (Virgin VS 541)


6 May 1983 7"/12" Moonlight Shadow

    Moonlight Shadow 3.38/Rite of Man 2.21 (7": Virgin VS 586)

    Moonlight Shadow (Extended) 5.18/Rite of Man 2.21 (12": VS 586-12)

27 May 1983 LP (+ CD) FIVE MILES OUT
  1. Crises 20.40 //
  2. Moonlight Shadow 3.38
  3. In High Places 3.33
  4. Foreign Affair 3.53
  5. Taurus 3 (2.25)
  6. Shadow on the Wall 3.09 (LP: V 2262)
Recorded November 1982 to April 1983.

16 Sep 1983 7"/12" Shadow on the Wall

    Shadow on the Wall 3.09/Taurus 3 (2.25) (7": Virgin VS 625)

    Shadow on the Wall (Extended) 5.07/Taurus 3 (2.25) (12": VS 625-12)


3 Jan 1984 non-LP 7"/12" Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion 3.37/Jungle Gardenia 2.44 (7": Virgin VS 648)

    Crime of Passion (Extended) 4.08/Jungle Gardenia 2.44 (12": VS 648-12)


16 June 1984 7"/12" To France

    To France 4.44/In the Pool 3.40 (7": Virgin VS 686)

    To France (Extended) 5.32//In the Pool 3.40/Bones 3.19 (12": VS 686-12)

25 June 1984 LP/CD DISCOVERY
  1. To France 4.37
  2. Poison Arrows 3.57
  3. Crystal Gazing 3.02
  4. Tricks of the Light 3.52
  5. Discovery 4.35 //
  6. Talk about Your Life 4.24
  7. Saved by a Bell 4.39
  8. The Lake 12.10 (LP: Virgin V 2308)
1 Sep 1984 7"/12" Tricks of the Light
    Tricks of the Light 3.52/Afghan 2.45 (7": Virgin VS 707)

    Tricks of the Light 3.52//Afghan 2.45/Tricks of the Light (Instrumental) 3.56 (12": VS 707-12)


26 Nov 1984 soundtrack LP/CD THE KILLING FIELDS

  1. Pran's Theme 0.48
  2. Requiem for a City 2.10
  3. Evacuation 5.13
  4. Pran's Theme 2 (1.41)
  5. Capture 2.23
  6. Execution 4.47
  7. Bad News 1.14
  8. Pran's Departure 2.06) //
  9. Worksite 1.16
  10. The Year Zero 0.28
  11. Blood Sucking 1.18
  12. The Year Zero 2 (0.37)
  13. Pran's Escape / The Killing Fields 3.17
  14. The Trek 2.02
  15. The Boy's Burial / Pran Sees the Red Cross 2.43
  16. Good News 1.46
  17. Étude 4.38 (LP: Virgin V 2328)
26 Nov 1984 soundtrack 7"/12" Étude
    Étude (edit) 3.07/Evacuation (edit) 4.11 (7": Virgin VS 731)

    Étude 4.38/Evacuation 5.13 (12": VS 731-12)


1 Oct 1985 coll-2LP/2-CD THE COMPLETE MIKE OLDFIELD

    LP 1 Side A - The Instrumental Section:
  1. Arrival 2.47
  2. In Dulci Jubilo 2.50
  3. Portsmouth 2.02
  4. Jungle Gardenia 2.37
  5. Guilty 4.04
  6. Blue Peter 2.07
  7. Waldberg (The Peak) 3.24
  8. Wonderful Land 3.39
  9. Etude (theme from The Killing Fields) 3.07
    LP 1 Side B - The Vocal Section:
  1. Moonlight Shadow 3.36
  2. Family Man 3.47
  3. Mistake 2.55
  4. Five Miles Out 4.19
  5. Crime of Passion 3.37
  6. To France 4.33
  7. Shadow on the Wall (Extended) 5.08
    LP 2 Side A - The Complex Section:
  1. Excerpt from Ommadawn 6.59 ['Boxed' remix]
  2. Excerpt from Tubular Bells 7.59 ['Boxed' remix]
  3. Excerpt from Hergest Ridge 4.20 ['Boxed' remix]
  4. Excerpt from Incantations 4.41
  5. Excerpt from The Killing Fields (Evacuation) 4.07
    LP 2 Side B - The Live Section:
  1. Sheba 3.28
  2. Mirage 5.12
  3. Platinum (Including North Star / Platinum Finale) 14.28
  4. Mount Teide 4.07 (2-LP: Virgin MOC 1)
    CD 1:
  1. Arrival 2.47
  2. William Tell Overture 3.55
  3. Cuckoo Song 3.13
  4. In Dulci Jubilo 2.50
  5. Portsmouth 2.02
  6. Jungle Gardenia 2.37
  7. Guilty 4.04
  8. Blue Peter 2.07
  9. Waldberg (The Peak) 3.24
  10. Wonderful Land 3.39
  11. Etude (theme from The Killing Fields) 3.07
  12. Moonlight Shadow 3.36
  13. Family Man 3.47
  14. Mistake 2.55
  15. Five Miles Out 4.19
  16. Crime of Passion 3.37
  17. To France 4.33
  18. Shadow on the Wall (Extended) 5.08
    CD 2:
  1. Excerpt from Ommadawn 6.59 ['Boxed' remix]
  2. Excerpt from Tubular Bells 7.59 ['Boxed' remix]
  3. Excerpt from Hergest Ridge 4.20 ['Boxed' remix]
  4. Excerpt from Incantations 4.41
  5. Excerpt from The Killing Fields (Evacuation) 4.07
  6. Sheba 3.28
  7. Mirage 5.12
  8. Platinum (Including North Star / Platinum Finale) 14.28
  9. Mount Teide 4.07 (2-CD: CDMOC 1)


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