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| March 02, 2010 from McGuitar |
| A new album in the making? Fanny, Mike Oldfield's wife, is talking about a project called Telecaster. See the link above.
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| January 17, 2010 from McGuitar |
Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn will also be re-released in April. More information soon.
For those of you wondering why mikeoldfield.com is offline, don't panic. The site will soon be up with new information!
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| April 15, 2009 from McGuitar |
Universal has released details of the new versions of Tubular Bells due for release on June 8th on the Mercury label.
It will be available in four different physical versions and two different digital download versions, including:
- A 2 CD compilation, with a new stereo remix of Tubular Bells, plus a hits collection, aimed at introducing new listeners to Mike's music.
- A deluxe edition, with 2 CDs and a DVD, featuring the stereo remix, the original mix, a new 5.1 remix and video of the BBC Second House performance of Tubular Bells Part One.
- A vinyl release of the original mix.
- An ultimate edition, including the new stereo remix, Mike Oldfield's Single, the original mix, the vinyl edition, the 5.1 remix, a 5.1 remix of Mike Oldfield's Single, the video of the Second House performance, the 1971 demos and a never heard before scrapped first mix of Tubular Bells from Spring 1973.
If that wasn't already enough, the ultimate edition will also include a 60 page hardback book, plectrums, a poster, a facsimile of the Manor Studios brochure, a facsimile concert ticket, a postcard and recording information.
This will be a limited edition of 500, each one signed and numbered by Mike Oldfield, available from mikeoldfield.com, which is due to be relaunched next week.
Mercury/Universal will be promoting the release with a special event on June 6th at 6pm, where bells will be rung in locations throughout the world, footage of which will then be available on mikeoldfield.com
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| September 03, 2008 from McGuitar |
| Coming soon - a new song from Mike Oldfield featuring the Anuta tribe: Song for Survival. It will be released on a BBC series Amazon Tribe compilation CD, so there will be other artists featured too. Release date expected to be september 22.
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| March 06, 2008 from McGuitar |
| There are rumours about more than one concert with possible locations in Spain - Madrid and Barcelona.
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| March 01, 2008 from McGuitar |
News in brief:
Order your "Music of the Spheres" CD from Play.com and you might end up with one of the 200 signed ones.
There's a long article on Mike Oldfield in The Times.
There will be a digital audio single called Spheres, available at your online music stores March 3rd.
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| February 11, 2008 from McGuitar |
| According to reliable sources, the premiere of MOTS will be taped and available as a limited edition.
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| January 24, 2008 from McGuitar |
| The premiere of Music of the Spheres will be on March 7th in the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. Universal is currently investigating the possibility for fans to visit the concert as well.
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| January 22, 2008 from McGuitar |
| The Oldfield family has a new member: Eugene. Read more about it on Mikeoldfield.com. Congrats Mike & Fanny!
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| December 26, 2007 from Menno |
| UPDATED: Set your alarm clocks. On december 27, at 19:30 dutch time (18:30 GMT), the channel Nederland 3 will air an interview with Mike Oldfield. It will be re-run at 00:15AM the next day (23:15 GMT). You can watch it online: top2007.radio2.nl.
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| October 01, 2007 from McGuitar e.a. |
| Perhaps you have heard it already, but release of "Music of the Spheres" has been postponed until Januari 2008. Except giving personal reasons, an detailled reason has not been given.
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| September 24, 2007 from Oldfield.nl |
"Oh look, it's Tubular Bells classique!".
This was probably the first thought that entered my mind when I heared the new album "Music of the Spheres". But it kind-a grows on you. It's certainly, as some people described in our guestbook, a refreshing sound from the more artificial sounds Mike delivered lately. Don't take us wrong - even Light and Shade had some excellent tunes! And although I think there are instances in this musical adventure that I thought to myself "why the heck did you stop playing????", I will be first in line to buy it.
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| June 21, 2007 from Gigwise |
| Got a little money to spare? About 25.000 to 35.000 GBP? Mike Oldfield will sell one of his Fender guitars, used on Tubular Bells in 1973. All the proceeds will go to charity.
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| June 01, 2007 from The Wharf |
| The Wharf has a nice piece about / interview with Mike Oldfield about his past: "The tortured route of Tubular Bells"
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| May 21, 2007 from This is London |
| An interview with Mike about his autobiography Changeling can be found on the This is London website.
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| May 21, 2007 from Oldfield.nl |
| Mike is a little upset with the Mail on Sunday newspaper (as well as EMI). The newspaper is giving away free copies of Tubular Bells (1). News about this can be found at NME.COM, Gigwise, Digital Spy and PR Inside.
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| December 06, 2006 from Sonic State |
| If you have a spare US$100.000, you can buy a Fairlight CMI (and support a charity) which is up for auction on eBay. The Fairlight is signed by 44 Pop Stars, including Mike Oldfield.
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| July 18, 2006 from WebWire |
| Mike has a new toy: A Euphonix System 5-MC Integrated DAW Controller. In the article Mike also explains why he chose this toy...
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| May 26, 2006 from McGuitar |
Good news (better if you live in or near Germany). Mike Oldfield will play in Germany on 18 shows "Night of the Proms". More info on Mike Oldfield's Website and a german site called Presse Mitteilung. Tickets can be bought at Eventim.
Sorry for the delay - I've seem to have some lost e-mail. :-(
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| May 04, 2006 from AntiMusic.com |
| On AntiMusic.com you can find some more information about the Montreaux DVDs (yes, DVDs, apart from Mike Oldfield there were other bands that played there as well in the past 40 years).
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| April 07, 2006 from McGuitar |
| There's a interview you can download from the dutch Radio 4. Thanks McGuitar.
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| March 13, 2006 from McGuitar |
What are Mike's most favorite tracks? You can find them on Ken Bruce Tracks of My Years. In short they are:
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
It's A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
Mad World - Gary Jules
The Rise & Fall Of Flingel Blunt - The Shadows
A Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Bird On A Wire - Leonard Cohen
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Moonlight Shadow - Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly
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| February 23, 2006 from McGuitar |
Some news:
An official date has been set for the Montreux DVD: may 15. See: Pinnacle Vision website
During an interview on BBC 2 february 23, Mike's working on a new album consisting of 3 tracks in 70's style.
Thanks McGuitar!
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| January 26, 2006 from MikeOldfield.com |
Mike has this to say on his website (under 'news'):
Hello you !
It has surely been a time of big changes and realisations these last few months, not least of which has been the writing of my Autobiography. This is nearing completion with the help of my co writer Jon Collins and hopefully will be published this year if not early next. During the process of bringing this book to life I have realised a great many things about myself and my position in the scheme of things.( Oh for the gift of hindsight ! ) This will surely influence my future personally and creatively.
I have contractually three and a half more years to work on a new piece of music so this will give it a chance to evolve and mature nicely. Meanwhile look out for some promotion for the Platinum Collection , the book , and who knows what else the fates may send . With all my best wishes : )
Mike.
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| January 11, 2006 from McGuitar / MOIS |
MIKE OLDFIELD - Platinum Collection
Release date: 13 March 2006
With a career span of over 30 years Mike Oldfield is truly part of rock music royalty. From his ground breaking introduction with 'Tubular Bells' to his hit singles such as 'Moonlight Shadow' and 'In Dulci Jubilo' his music has spanned a generation and with this 3 CD set, a career of essential music is all brought together for the first time.
This fantastic collection separates Mike's career into 3 distinct sections.
Disc 1 covers the early part of Mike's career, a period when Mike released the aforementioned 'Tubular Bells' along with the chart successes 'In Dulci Jubilo' and 'Portsmouth'. Also included on Disc 1 are excerpts from hit albums such as 'Hergest Ridge', 'Ommadawn' and 'Incantations'.
Disc 2 covers the period from 1979 to 1984, a period in which Mike released an astounding 7 albums along with the smash singles such as 'Moonlight Shadow', 'Blue Peter' and 'Guilty'. Other stand out tracks on this disc include 'Family Man', 'Crime Of Passion' and 'Tricks Of The Light'.
Disc 3 covers the period from 1985 up to the end of Mike's recording time with Warner's and includes the top 10 hit 'Sentinel' along with tracks from 'Heaven's Open', 'Amarok' and music from 'The Millennium Bell' album. Including archive photos and a newly commissioned interview with Mike, this collection will be an essential item for the die-hard followers along with the thousands and thousands of fans for whom Mike Oldfield is a household name.
Cat No: MIKECDX17
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| October 21, 2005 from McGuitar |
| As some of you probably know, if you purchased the Mike Oldfield's Light+Shade on conrad.de, you could download a bonus track called Cook's tune. You can now purchase this track seperately.
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