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OLDFIELD Mike
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 15.05.1953 (Reading, GB, as Michael Gordon Oldfield)
OLDFIELD Mike (photo)

Appearances:

1968-69 The Sallyangie
? Barefoot
3/70-71 Kevin Ayers And The Whole Wide World (bg,g)
cca 9/74 Robert Wyatt
cca 3/81-cca 6/81 Oldfield Music

Former Members:

Pepi Lemer (voc, cca 3/80); Wendy Roberts (voc, cca 3/80); Maggie Reilly (voc, cca 3/81)
Nico Ramsden (g, cca 3/80)
Hansford Rowe (bg, cca 3/80); Rick Fenn (bg, cca 3/81)
Peter Lemer (kb, cca 3/80); Tim Cross (kb, cca 3/80-cca 3/81)
Pierre Moerlen (perc, cca 3/80); Benoit Moerlen (perc, cca 3/80); Mike Frye (perc, cca 3/80-cca 3/81); Morris Pert (perc, cca 3/81)
Pete "Bimbo" Acock (sax, cca 3/80)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Tubular Bells
produced by: Mike Oldfield/Tony Newman/Heyworth
featuring: Tom Newman (g), Jon Field (fl), Stan Broughton (ds), Lindsay Cooper, Vivian Stanshall		25.05.1973Virgin1 3
2.Hergest Ridge
produced by: Mike Oldfield/Tony Newman		23.08.1974Virgin1 87
3.The Orchestral Tubular Bells
& The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, prod. David Bedford/Mike Oldfield		17.01.1975Virgin17
4.Ommadawn
produced by: Mike Oldfield
featuring: Jubula, Pierre Moerlen, Sally Oldfield, Clodagh Simmonds		28.10.1975Virgin4
5.Boxed
(4LP)
produced by: Mike Oldfield		29.10.1976Virgin22
6.Incantations
(2LP)		11/1978 Virgin14
7.Exposed Live
(2LP)
featuring: Pierre Moerlen (ds), Mike Frye, Benoit Moerlen, David Bedford, Nico Ramsden (g), Phil Beer (g), Pekka Pohjola (bg), Peter Lemer (kb), Tim Cross (kb), Maddy Prior (voc), Nigel Warren Green (cello)		27.07.1979Virgin16
8.Impressions
(2LP)		1979 Tellydisc
9.Platinum
produced by: Tom Newman		23.11.1979Virgin24
10.Airborn
(2LP, in the USA)		1980 Virgin
11.Mike Oldfield's Music Wonderland1980 Virgin Germany
12.Q.E.2
produced by: David Hentschel/Mike Oldfield		07.11.1980Virgin27
13.Airborn
(2LP)		12/1980 Virgin
14.Episodes1981 Virgin France
15.Mike & Sally Oldfield & Pekka Pohjola1981 Happy Bird
16.Five Miles Out
produced by: Mike Oldfield/Tom Newman
featuring: Maggie Reilly (voc), Tim Cross (kb), Morris Pert (ds), Rick Fenn (bg,g), Pierre Moerlen (ds), Tim Renwick (bg,g)		20.03.1982Virgin7
17.Crisis
produced by: Mike Oldfield/Simon Phillips		27.05.1983Virgin6
18.Discovery6/1984 Virgin15
19.Killing Fields11/1984 Virgin97
20.The Complete Mike Oldfield
(2LP)		10/1985 Virgin36
21.Islands
featuring: Jon Anderson (voc), Kevin Ayers (voc), Bonnie Tyler (voc)		9/1987 Virgin29 138
22.A Virgin Compilation
(US promo)		1987 Virgin
23.Earth Moving7/1989 Virgin30
24.Amarok5/1990 Virgin49
25.Heaven's Open
featuring: Simon Phillips (ds), Dave Levy (bg), Mickey Simmonds (kb), Andy Longhurst (kb), Courtney Pine (sax)		3/1991 Virgin
26.Tubular Bells II
produced by: Trevor Horn		01.09.1992WEA1
27.Elements - The Best Of Mike Oldfield
(4CD)		13.09.1993Virgin5
28.The Songs Of Distant Earth21.11.1994WEA24
29.The Voyager19.08.1996WEA12
30.XXV - The Essential Mike Oldfield17.11.1997WEA
31.Tubular Bells III31.08.1998WEA4
32.Guitars24.05.1999Warner Music40
33.The Millennium Bell14.12.1999Warner Music
34.The Best Of Tubular Bells6/2001 Virgin60
35.Tres Lunas
(2CD)		27.05.2002Warner Music
36.Tubular Bells 20035/2003 Warner Music51
37.Light + Shade
(2CD)		26.09.2005Universal
38.The Platinum Collection3/2006 Virgin36
39.Music Of The Spheres17.03.2008UCJ9
40.Sight and Sound: The Millennium Bell - Live in Berlin24.06.2008WEA
41.The Collection
(2CD)		04.06.2009Mercury11
42.Incantations (Deluxe Edition)
(2CD/DVD)		23.07.2011UMC70
43.Original Album Selection: Six Albums 1973-1980
(6CD box set)		26.07.2012UMC
44.Two Sides - The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield7/2012 Mercury6
45.Live in Germany 198006.11.2012Immortal
46.Tubular Beats05.02.2013Ear Music
47.Moonlight Shadow: The Collection30.04.2013Spectrum Music
48.Crises: 30th Anniversary
(3CD/2DVD box set)		26.09.2013UMC
49.Man On The Rocks
produced by: Stephen Lipson		03.03.2014Virgin12
50.The Studio Albums - 1992-2003
(8CD box set)		20.10.2014Rhino
51.The Best Of: 1992-2003
(2CD)		22.04.2015Warner Bros
52.The Space Movie23.10.2015
53.The 1984 Suite29.01.2016Mercury
54.Nuclear15.04.2016
55.Original Album Series11.11.2016Rhino
56.Collaborations25.11.2016Virgin/EMI
57.Return To Ommadawn20.01.2017Mercury4
58.Carnegie Hall 199311/2018

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Tubular Bells (Theme From Exorcist)2/1974 Virgin 7
2.The Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells) / Froggie Went A-Courting
produced by: Mike Oldfield		21.06.1974Virgin30
3.Don Alfonso / In Dulce Jubilo (for maureen)07.02.1975Virgin
4.In Dulce Jubilo / On Horseback
produced by: Mike Oldfield		14.11.1975Virgin4
5.Ommadawn (excerpt) / On Horseback
(v USA)		11/1975 Virgin
6.Portsmouth / Speak (Tho' You Only Say Farewell)
produced by: Mike Oldfield		29.10.1976Virgin3
7.Portsmouth / Algiers
(v USA)		11/1976 Virgin
8.William Tell Overture / Argiers25.02.1977Virgin
9.Cuckoo Song / Pipe Tune
& Les Penning		25.11.1977Virgin
10.Take 4 EP
(Portsmouth / In Dulci Jubilo / Wreckorder Wrondo / Sailor's Hornpipe)		12/1978 Virgin72
11.Guilty / Excerpt from "Incantations"
12" + Guilty (live)		4/1979 Virgin21
12.Blue Peter / Woodhenge30.11.1979Virgin19
13.Arrival / Polka (live)9/1980 Virgin
14.Sheba / Wonderful Land11/1980 Virgin
15.The Singles EP
(William Tell Overture / Blue Peter / Polka / Cuckoo Song / Pipe Tune / Portsmouth)		1981 Virgin Japan
16.Five Miles Out / Punkadiddle (live)19.02.1982Virgin43
17.Family Man / Mount Teidi5/1982 Virgin45
18.Mistake / (Waldberg) The Peak9/1982 Virgin
19.Moonlight Shadow / Rite Of Man
& Maggie Reilly		06.05.1983Virgin2
20.Shadow On The Wall / Taurus 3
& Roger Chapman		9/1983 Virgin95
21.Crime Of Passion / Jungle Gardenia
& Barry Palmer		1/1984 Virgin61
22.To France / In The Pool
12" + Bones
& Maggie Reilly		6/1984 Virgin48
23.Tricks Of The Light / Afghan
12" + Tricks Of The Light (instrumental)
& Barry Palmer & Maggie Reilly		17.09.1984Virgin91
24.Etude (Theme from The Killing Fields) / Evacuation11/1984 Virgin
25.Pictures In The Dark / Legend
12" + The Trap
& Anita Hegerland & Paul Miles Kingston		11/1985 Virgin50
26.Shine / The Path
& Jon Anderson		4/1986 Virgin100
27.In High Places / Poison Arrows
12" + Jungle Gardenia		5/1987 Virgin
28.Islands / The Wind Chimes Part One
12",CD + When The Night's On Fire
& Bonnie Tyler		9/1987 Virgin100
29.The Time Has Come / Final Extract From The Wind Chimes Part 211/1987 Virgin
30.Magic Touch / The Wind Chimes (part 1)
(v USA)		11/1987 Virgin
31.Flying Start / The Wind Chimes (part 2)2/1988 Virgin
32.Moonlight Shadow (extended) / Rite Of Man / To France / Jungle Gardenia6/1988 Virgin
33.Earth Moving / Bridge To Paradise
12",CD + Earthmoving (disco mix)		7/1989 Virgin93
34.Innocent / Earthmoving (club version)6/1989 Virgin97
35.(One Glance Is) Holy1989 Virgin
36.Hostage
(promo)		1990 Virgin
37.Etude (Nuforen Advert) / Gakkaen08.12.1990Virgin
38.Heaven's Open / Amarok Excerpt I: Intermission / Amarok Excerpt V: Green Green II1/1991 Virgin
39.Gimme Back / Excerpt II From Amarok
12" + Excerpt III From Amarok
(v Německu)		1991 Virgin
40.Sentinel (Single Restructure) / Early Stages28.09.1992Virgin10
41.Tattoo / Sentinel (live) / Silent Night
CD2 + Maya Gold / Moonshine / Reprise		07.12.1992WEA29
42.The Bell / Sentinel Restructure05.04.1993WEA50
43.Moonlight Shadow / In The Pool / Bones9/1993 Virgin52
44.In Dulce Jubilo - The Mike Oldfield Christmas EP
(In Dulci Jubilo / Wonderful Land / Portsmouth / Vivaldi Concerto In C)		19.11.1993Virgin
45.Hibernaculum / Moonshine
CD + The Spectral Song Of The Boat Men		05.12.1994WEA47
46.Variations On A Rhythm1/1995 Voiceprint
47.Let There Be Light (Indian Lake mix) / Let There Be Light (BT's entropic dub)8/1995 WEA51
48.The Voyager8/1996
49.Woman Of Ireland14.10.1996WEA70
50.Man In The Rain02.11.1998WEA
51.Far Above The Clouds12.04.1999Warner Bros53
Far Above The Clouds (Jam & Spoon mixes & Timewriter mix)07.06.1999Kinetic
52.To Be Free5/2002
53.Thou Art In Heaven8/2002
54.Tubular Bells (Part One)10/2013

Videos:

1. Tubular Bells Live In Concert - 1984, Wot Video, live, 27 min
2. The Essential Mike Oldfield - 1984, Video, live, 70 min
3. The Wind Chimes - 10/1988, Virgin
4. Tubular Bells II (The Performance Live At Edinburgh Castle) - 10/1992, Warner Music Vision, live 65 min
5. The Best Of Mike Oldfield - Elements - 9/1993, Polygram Video, 52 min
6. Live At Montreux 1981 - 8/2006, Eagle, live, 105 min
7. Live in Germany 1980 - 6.11.2012, Immortal, live

Movies:

1. The Exorcist (1974, music by - Tubular Bells)
2. Reflections (1977, music by)
3. Space Movie (1979, directed by Tony Palmer, music by)
4. Killing Fields (1985, music by, directed by Roland Joffe)

Bibliography:

Sean Moraghan: Mike Oldfield - A Man And His Music (1993, Britannia Press)
Richard Newman: The Making Of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells (1993, Music Maker Books)
Mike Oldfield: Z jiného světa (2009, Volvox Globator)

Awards:

LP Tubular Bells (25.5.73, Virgin)

- best-selling LP '74 #3 (New Musical Express)
- Top Album Of 1975 (New Musical Express)
1974 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Miscellaneous Instruments
1974 Grammy Awards - Best Instrumental Composition ("Tubular Bells (Theme From "The Exorcist")")
1975 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Miscellaneous Instruments
1976 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Miscellaneous Instruments
1977 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Miscellaneous Instruments
2018 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Tubular Bells", 1973)

WWW Links:

http://www.swcp.com/lazlo-bin/discogs?oldfield
http://www.mikeoldfield.com

Various:

1/1977 stage performance David Bedford: The Odyssey (g)

appeared on the LP:

Edgar Broughton Band: Edgar Broughton Band (5/71, Harvest)
Lol Coxhill: Ear Of The Beholder (6/71, Dandelion)
Kevin Ayers: Whatevershebringswesing (7.1.72, Harvest)
David Bedford: Nurses Song With Elephants (2/72, Dandelion)
Kevin Ayers: Confessions Of Doctor Dream And Other Stories (24.5.74, Island)
Henry Cow: Unrest (31.5.74, Virgin)
Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico, Brian Eno: June 1, 1974 (28.6.74, Island)
Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (26.7.74, Virgin)
David Bedford: Star's End (1.11.74, Virgin, g,bg)
Tom Newman: Fine Old Tom (4/75, Virgin)
Kevin Ayers: The Joy Of A Toy / Shooting At The Moon (6/75, Harvest)
David Bedford: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (12.9.75, Virgin)
Edgar Broughton Band: Bandages (7.5.76, Harvest)
David Bedford: The Odyssey (8.10.76, Virgin)
Pekka Pohjola: Skuggornas Tjuvstart (1977, Love)
Pekka Pohjola: Keesojen Lehto (1977, Love)
Gong: Gong Live (1977, Virgin)
David Bedford: Instructions For Angels (9/77, Virgin)
Gong: Downwind (2/79, Arista)
Lea Nicholson: The Concertina Record (1980, Kicking Mule)
The Skids: Joy (11/81, Virgin)
David Bedford: Star Clusters, Nebulae, And Places In Devon (1983)
Sally Oldfield: Natasha (1990, CBS)
Kevin Ayers: Still Life With Guitar (1992, Permanent)

produced by LP:
Pekka Pohjola: The Mathematician's Air Display (8/77, Virgin)

on the SP "Don Alfonso" (2/75) appeared:
David Bedford (voc), Chris Cutler (ds), Kevin Ayers (wine bottles)

on the LP "Crises" (5/83) appeared:
Maggie Reilly (voc), Phil Moerlen (ds), Simon Phillips (ds), Phil Spalding (bg), Graeme Pleeth (kb), Simon House (viol), Roger Chapman (voc)

on the LP "Discovery And Lake" (7/84) appeared:
Maggie Reilly (voc), Simon Phillips (ds), Phil Spalding (bg), Barry Palmer (voc), Mickey Simmonds (kb), Harold Zuscgameder (synths)


Press References:

Big Beng!
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19974411.12.199727Forum kritikumalbum review
19992210.06.19998Infokus
19992424.06.199927Forum kritikumalbum review
19992712.08.199950Livegig review
19994416.12.19996Infokus
20021114.06.200225interview, discography
20021114.06.200243Forum kritikumalbum review
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19793 75Ze světa
19828 235Ze světa
19913 28Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
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19732707.07.197314
19742522.06.19745
1975318.01.197519Albumsalbum review
19754004.10.19754
19754325.10.19751
19754325.10.197536interview
1976821.02.197630Albumsalbum review
19763711.09.19764
19764506.11.197636Singles Extra!single review
19774903.12.197718Singlessingle review
19782815.07.19785News
19784204.11.19781
19791231.03.197920Singlessingle review
19791414.04.197932interview
19791812.05.197926Caught In The Actgig review
19792904.08.197921Albumsalbum review
19794127.10.197943Any Questions?
19794424.11.19794News
19794501.12.197928Singlessingle review
19794501.12.197929Albumsalbum review
19795229.12.19797After Darkinterview
19801008.03.19803News
19803618.10.198038Any Questions?discography
19811511.04.19818profile
1982820.02.198212Singlessingle review
19831907.05.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19832228.05.198313Singlessingle review
19832228.05.198329Albumsalbum review
19844415.12.198427Albumsalbum review
19923819.09.199234Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
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1973002.06.197324
1973016.06.197339Albumsalbum review
1973023.06.197321
1973030.06.197338Front Row Reviewsgig review
1973014.07.197339
1973021.07.197312
1973003.11.197329
1974016.02.19742News Desk - Recording News
1974011.05.197427Albumsalbum review
1974020.07.197421Thrills
1974027.07.197420Thrills
1974003.08.19743News Desk
1974024.08.19743News Desk
1974024.08.197420
1974007.09.19743News Desk
1974014.09.19743News Desk
19743821.09.19745
1974019.10.19743News Desk
1974023.11.19742News Desk
1975023.08.19758Thrills
1975004.10.19752News Desk - Recording News
1975001.11.197512Thrills
1975001.11.197521Plattersalbum review
1976030.10.197632Plattersalbum review
Populár
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19932 22Gramorecenziealbum review
Rock & Pop
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1991231.01.199120Recenzealbum review
19911730.08.199121Recenzealbum review
19921814.09.19923Hot
19922208.11.199210profile, discography
1995231.01.199528Recenzealbum review
199611 86Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
199810 108Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19997 8Rock & Top
19998 44interview
20002 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20019 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20036 14Pel&Mel
20037 72Recenze CDinterview, album review, discography
200511 67Recenzealbum review
20069 72Recenze DVD
20085 66Recordalbum review
20098 68Recordalbum review
20099 74Record - Knihy
20099 86Loop - Detoxprofile