MIKE OLDFIELD

Mike Oldfield, born in 1953, began very early in music. At age 11 he played the guitar in folk clubs. At age 15, he formed a duo with his sister Sally. At 16, he became a member of the band The Whole World. At 17, he began to work in his first solo album, Tubular Bells, that, after having been rejected by several recording companies, was released in 1973 by Virgin, achieving an unexpected success and launching Mike into fame. Part of this innovative music was utilized in the movie The Exorcist. With his artistic career well established, he has produced numerous recordings since then, besides live concert tours, and important activities such as composing the movie soundtrack for the film by David Puttnam The Killing Fields. His brother Terry is also a musician, yet one who prefers the New Age style.

Essential recordings:

-TUBULAR BELLS
-HERGEST RIDGE
-THE ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS
-OMMADAWN
-BOXED
-INCANTATIONS
-EXPOSED
-PLATINUM
-IMPRESSIONS
-Q.E.2.
-MUSIC WONDERLAND
-AIRBORN
-EPISODES
-FIVE MILES OUT
-CRISES
-DISCOVERY
-THE KILLING FIELDS
-THE COMPLETE MIKE OLDFIELD
-ISLANDS
-EARTH MOVING
-AMAROK
-HEAVEN'S OPEN
-TUBULAR BELLS II
-ELEMENTS (THE BEST OF MIKE OLDFIELD)
-THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
-VOYAGER
& Sally Oldfield:
-CHILDREN OF THE SUN
& Kevin Ayers & The Whole World:
-SHOOTING AT THE MOON
-SHOOTING AT THE MOON / JOY OF A TOY
& Kevin Ayers, Eno, Nico & Soporifics:
-JUNE 1ST 1974
& Kevin Ayers:
-WHATEVERSHEBRINGSWESING
-CONFESSIONS OF DR. DREAM & OTHER STORIES
-ODD DITTIES
-COLLECTION
& David Bedford:
-NURSES SONG WITH ELEPHANTS
-STARS END
-THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
-THE ODYSSEY
-INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANGELS
& Edgar Broughton Band:
-EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND
-BONDAGES
& Henry Cow:
-THE HENRY COW LEGEND
-UNREST
& Lol Coxhill:
-EAR OF THE BEHOLDER
& Pierre Moerlen's Gong:
-DOWNWIND
-LIVE
& Tom Newman:
-FINE OLD TOM
-FAIRIE SYMPHONY
& Lea Nicholson:
-THE CONCERTINA RECORD
& Pekka Pohjola:
-THE MATHEMATICIANS AIR DISPLAY
-KEESOJEN LEHTO
-SKUGGORNAS TJUVSTART
-MIKE & SALLY OLDFIELD & PEKKA POHJOLA
-THE CONSEQUENCES OF INDECISIONS
-SALLY & MIKE OLDFIELD & PEKKA POHJOLA
-MIKE OLDFIELD, SALLY OLDFIELD, PEKKA POHJOLA
& Skids:
-JOY
& Bram Tchaikovsky:
-STRANGE MAN CHANGED MAN
& Robert Wyatt:
-ROCK BOTTOM

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