Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is a British 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, percussion, and vocals. He has adopted a range of musical styles throughout his career, including progressive rock, world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new age music.
In the late 1970s, Oldfield began to tour and release more commercial and song-based music, beginning with Platinum (1979), QE2 (1980), and Five Miles Out (1982). His most successful album of this period was Crises (1983), which features the worldwide hit single "Moonlight Shadow" with vocalist Maggie Reilly. After signing with WEA in the early 1990s, Oldfield's most significant album of the decade was Tubular Bells II (1992) and he experimented with virtual reality and gaming content with his MusicVR project. In 2012, he performed at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games held in London. Oldfield's discography includes 26 studio albums, nine of which have reached the UK top-ten. His most recent album is Return to Ommadawn (2017).
1973 - Tubular Bells (2009, Remastered, 2CD)
1974 - Hergest Ridge (2010, Remastered, 2CD)
1975 - Ommadawn (2010, Remastered, 2CD)
1978 - Incantations (2011, Remastered, 2CD)
1979 - Platinum (2012, Remastered, 2CD)
1980 - QE2 (2012 Remastered, 2CD)
1982 - Five Miles Out (2013 Remastered, 2CD)
1983 - Crises (2013 Remastered, 3CD)
1984 - Discovery And The Lake (2016 Remastered, 2CD)
1984 - The Killing Fields (2016 Remastered)
2014 - Man on the Rocks (2014, 3CD)
2017 - Return to Ommadawn
1973 - Tubular Bells
CD 1 – The 2009 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 00:56:03:
01. Tubular Bells {Part One} (2009 stereo mix by Mike Oldfield) - 26:01
02. Tubular Bells {Part Two} (2009 stereo mix by Mike Oldfield) - 23:17
Bonus Tracks:
03. Mike Oldfield's Single (Bonus Track) - 3:56
04. Sailor's Hornpipe (original version with Viv Stanshall - Bonus Track) - 2:48
CD 2 – The original 1973 stereo album mix - 00:48:48 :
01. Tubular Bells (Part One) (The Original 1973 Stereo Album Mix) - 25:30
02. Tubular Bells (Part Two) (The Original 1973 Stereo Album Mix) - 23:18
1974 - Hergest Ridge
CD 1 – The 2010 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 00:44:11:
01. Hergest Ridge (Part One) - 19:22
02. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) - 18:50
Bonus Tracks:
03. In Dulci Jubilo (For Maureen) (B-side of single) - 2:47
04. Spanish Tune (1974 Promotional single - Previously unreleased) - 3:11
CD 2 – The original 1974 stereo album mix - 01:18:55 :
01. Hergest Ridge {Part One} (original 1974 stereo mix) - 21:34
02. Hergest Ridge {Part Two} (original 1974 stereo mix) - 18:45
Bonus Tracks:
03. Hergest Ridge {Part One} (1974 demo recording - Previously unreleased) - 20:23
04. Hergest Ridge {Part Two} (1974 demo recording - Previously unreleased) - 18:13
1975 - Ommadawn
CD 1 – The 2010 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 00:51:20:
01. Ommadawn {Part One} (2010 stereo mix by Mike Oldfield) - 19:06
02. Ommadawn {Part Two} / On Horseback (2010 stereo mix by Mike Oldfield) - 17:25
Bonus Tracks:
03. In Dulce Jubilo (single A-side) - 2:53
04. First Excursion - 5:55
05. Argiers - 4:00
06. Portsmouth (single A-side) - 2:01
CD 2 – The original 1975 stereo album mix - 00:48:48 :
01. Ommadawn {Part One} (original 1975 stereo mix) - 19:12
02. Ommadawn {Part Two} / On Horseback (original 1975 stereo mix) - 17:17
Bonus Tracks:
03. Ommadawn {Lost Version} (1975 demo) - 17:10
1978 - Incantations
CD 1 – The 2011 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 01:17:02:
01. Incantations (Part One) (2011 Remaster) - 19:09
02. Incantations (Part Two) (2011 Remaster) - 19:35
03. Incantations (Part Three) (2011 Remaster) - 17:00
04. Incantations (Part Four) (2011 Remaster) - 17:04
Bonus Tracks:
05. Guilty (2011 Remaster) - 4:14
CD 2 – 2011 stereo mix - 00:54:23 :
01. Diana - 6:37
02. Northumbrian - 2:57
03. Piano Improvisation - 5:40
04. Hiawatha - 9:03
05. Canon For Two Vibraphones - 2:51
06. William Tell Overture - 3:57
07. Cuckoo Song - 3:24
08. Pipe Tune - 3:29
09. Wrekorder Wrondo - 2:37
10. Guilty - 6:42
11. Diana - Desiderata - 7:05
1979 - Platinum
CD 1 – The 2012 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 00:44:11:
01. Platinum {Part One}: Airborne - 5:06
02. Platinum {Part Two}: Platinum - 6:06
03. Platinum {Part Three}: Charleston - 3:17
04. Platinum {Part Four}: North Star / Platinum Finale - 4:44
05. Woodhenge - 4:05
06. Into Wonderland - 3:46
07. Punkadiddle - 5:46
08. I Got Rhythm - 4:48
Bonus Tracks:
09. Platinum (Live Studio Session) - 5:12
10. North Star (2012 Mike Oldfield Remix) - 8:09
11. Blue Peter - 2:09
CD 2 – Recorded live at Wembley Arena - 01:19:14 :
01. Platinum Live - 20:43
02. Punkadiddle Live - 5:18
03. I Got Rhythm Live - 5:08
04. Polka Live - 3:43
05. Incantations Live - 22:32
06. Tubular Bells {Part Two} Live - 8:57
07. Guilty / Tubular Bells {Part One} Finale Live - 6:33
08. Blue Peter / Portsmouth Live - 3:53
09. William Tell Live - 2:28
1980 - QE2
CD 1 – The 2012 stereo mixed by Mike Oldfield - 00:50:01:
01. Taurus 1 - 10:16
02. Sheba - 3:33
03. Conflict - 2:52
04. Arrival - 2:50
05. Wonderful Land - 3:38
06. Mirage - 4:41
07. QE2 - 7:38
08. Celt - 3:05
09. Molly - 1:20
Bonus Tracks:
10. Polka (live 1980) - 3:39
11. Wonderful Land (single version) - 2:54
12. Shiva - 3:35
CD 2 – Live from The European Adventure Tour - 01:19:25 :
01. Taurus (Live) - 11:17
02. Sheba (Live) - 3:28
03. Mirage (Live) - 5:15
04. Conflict (Live) - 5:19
05. Ommadawn (Live) - 21:58
06. Punkadiddle (Live) - 5:45
07. Tubular Bells {Part One} (Live) - 18:59
08. QE2 (Live) - 4:55
09. Portsmouth (Live) - 2:28
1982 - Five Miles Out
CD 1 – The Original Album Remastered - 00:57:46:
01. Taurus II - 24:45
02. Family Man - 3:46
03. Orabidoo - 13:04
04. Mount Teidi - 4:11
05. Five Miles Out - 4:23
Bonus Tracks:
06. Waldberg (The Peak) [bonus track, B-side of single] - 3:28
07. Five Miles Out [demo version] - 4:11
CD 2 – Live in Cologne, 4th December 1982 - 01:19:55 :
01. Tubular Bells Part One [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 23:12
02. Sheba [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 4:23
03. Mirage [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 5:38
04. Family Man [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 3:45
05. Taurus II [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 25:33
06. Mount Teidi [live] - 4:21
07. Five Miles Out [with Maggie Reilly] [live] - 7:24
08. Guilty [live] - 5:38
1983 - Crises
CD 1 – The Original Album Remastered - 01:05:07:
01. Crises - 20:58
02. Moonlight Shadow [with Maggie Reilly] - 3:39
03. In High Places [with Jon Anderson] - 3:34
04. Foreign Affair [with Maggie Reilly] - 3:54
05. Taurus 3 - 2:26
06. Shadow On The Wall [with Roger Chapman] - 3:14
Bonus Tracks:
07. Moonlight Shadow [with Maggie Reilly - unplugged mix] - 3:37
08. Shadow On The Wall [with Roger Chapman - unplugged mix] - 3:24
09. Mistake [with Maggie Reilly - single A-side] - 2:57
10. Crime Of Passion [with Barry Palmer - single A-side] - 4:12
11. Jungle Gardenia [single B-side] - 2:47
12. Moonlight Shadow [with Maggie Reilly - 12 inch single version] - 5:17
13. Shadow On The Wall [with Roger Chapman - 12 inch single version] - 5:10
CD 2 – Live at Wembley Arena 22nd July 1983 Disc 1 - 00:48:25 :
01. Woodhenge / Incantations Part Three - 8:10
02. Sheba - 3:24
03. Ommadawn Part One - 8:53
04. Mount Teidi - 4:10
05. Five Miles Out - 5:03
06. Tubular Bells Part One - 18:45
CD 3 – Live at Wembley Arena 22nd July 1983 Disc 2 - 01:11:49 :
01. Taurus I - 9:15
02. Taurus II [with Maggie Reilly] - 23:09
03. Crises - 23:15
04. Moonlight Shadow [with Maggie Reilly] - 5:29
05. Shadow On The Wall [with Roger Chapman] - 6:26
06. Family Man [with Maggie Reilly & Roger Chapman] - 4:15
1984 - Discovery And The Lake
CD 1 – The Original Album Remastered - 01:00:36:
01. To France (with Maggie Reilly) - 4:43
02. Poison Arrows (with Barry Palmer) - 3:53
03. Crystal Gazing (with Maggie Reilly) - 3:03
04. Tricks Of The Light (with Barry Palmer & Maggie Reilly) - 3:53
05. Discovery (with Barry Palmer) - 4:34
06. Talk About Your Life (with Maggie Reilly) - 4:24
07. Saved By A Bell (with Barry Palmer) - 4:38
08. The Lake (Instrumental) - 12:14
Bonus Tracks:
09. To France (with Maggie Reilly) (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) - 5:34
10. In The Pool (Bonus Track) - 3:42
11. Bones (Bonus Track) - 3:21
12. Afghan (Bonus Track) - 2:42
13. Tricks Of The Light (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) - 3:55
CD 2 – The 1984 Suite - 00:37:43 :
01. To France (with Maggie Reilly) - 4:48
02. The Lake - 13:43
03. The Killing Fields - 2:44
04. Etude - 4:38
05. The Royal Mile - 3:37
06. Zombies - 3:45
07. Discovery (with Barry Palmer) - 4:28
1984 - The Killing Fields (
01. Pran's Theme - 0:49
02. Requiem For A City - 2:11
03. Evacuation - 5:14
04. Pran's Theme 2 - 1:40
05. Capture - 2:24
06. Execution - 4:48
07. Bad News - 1:12
08. Pran's Departure - 2:06
09. Worksite - 1:17
10. The Year Zero - 0:28
11. Blood Sucking - 1:18
12. The Year Zero 2 - 0:38
13. Pran's Escape / The Killing Fields - 3:17
14. The Trek - 2:02
15. The Boy's Burial / Pran Sees The Red Cross - 2:44
16. Good News - 1:46
17. Etude - 4:43
Bonus Tracks:
18. Evacuation (Single Edit) - 4:11
19. Etude (Single Edit) - 3:07
2014 - Man on the Rocks
CD 1 – Vocal Versions - 00:59:39:
01. Sailing - 4:46
02. Moonshine - 5:50
03. Man on the Rocks - 6:11
04. Castaway - 6:35
05. Minutes - 4:52
06. Dreaming in the Wind - 5:29
07. Nuclear - 5:04
08. Chariots - 4:39
09. Following the Angels - 7:05
10. Irene - 4:00
11. I Give Myself Away - 5:11
CD 2 – Instrumental - 00:59:37 :
01. Sailing - 4:47
02. Moonshine - 5:49
03. Man on the Rocks - 6:12
04. Castaway - 6:38
05. Minutes - 4:52
06. Dreaming in the Wind - 5:34
07. Nuclear - 5:04
08. Chariots - 4:26
09. Following the Angels - 7:07
10. Irene - 3:59
11. I Give Myself Away - 5:09
CD 3 – Bonus Disc - 01:18:35 :
01. Sailing (Demo Recording) - 4:14
02. Moonshine (Demo Recording) - 5:25
03. Man On The Rocks (Demo Recording) - 5:41
04. Castaway (Demo Recording) - 6:25
05. Minutes (Demo Recording) - 4:29
06. Dreaming In The Wind (Demo Recording) - 5:28
07. Nuclear (Demo Recording) - 4:55
08. Chariots (Demo Recording) - 3:54
09. Following The Angels (Demo Recording) - 6:25
10. Irene (Demo Recording) - 3:59
11. I Give Myself Away (Demo Recording) - 5:09
12. Sailing (Alternative Mix) - 4:46
13. Dreaming In The Wind (Alternative Mix) - 5:29
14. Following The Angels (Alternative Mix) - 7:05
15. I Give Myself Away (Alternative Mix) - 5:12
2017 - Return to Ommadawn
01. Return to Ommadawn Pt. I - 21:11
02. Return to Ommadawn Pt. II - 20:58
