The Quietus

An Ommadawn Chorus: Mike Oldfield’s Favourite Albums

"The thing is, despite what I’ve just done with this new album, I never listen to my old records. In fact, I never listen to anymusic," admits Mike Oldfield, speaking to tQ by phone from his home in ...
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Mike Oldfield’s Amarok began life as a protest against his label, but became much more

Reissued version is split into sections with his blessing. The only flaw is a triggering Margaret Thatcher impersonation ...
Yahoo

Mike Oldfield announces double-vinyl, half-speed remaster of Amarok reissue for October

Mike Oldfield will celebrate the 35th anniversary of his thirteenth studio album, Amarok, with a new remastered reissue. The album will be released as a double-vinyl, half-speed remaster through UMC ...
Liverpool Echo

1974: Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells

ORIGINALLY rejected for being ‘unmarketable’, Tubular Bells gained international recognition when its opening theme was chosen for the 1973 film The Exorcist. It was the first record released by the ...
The Conversation

50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music

Andy Bennett has received funding from the ARC. English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50 years ago, at the age of 17. The record, released two years ...