Mike Oldfield rarities CD

[Rufus]

31-track double album featuring disc of rarities, remixes and b-sides to launch this month
A Mike Oldfield compilation featuring 31 tracks including a disc of rarities and remixes will be launched on April 27, it’s been confirmed.

The Best Of: 1992-2003 will be released by Rhino Records and focuses on his time with Warner Bros, drawing on his eight studio releases from the period between 1992’s Tubular Bells II and Tubular Bells 2003.

It’s described as “a fascinating snapshot of an exciting period in Oldfield’s illustrious career. His tenure at Warner Bros is a constantly surprising, ever-evolving body of work. It’s a quiet gift that goes on giving.”

A second disc contains rarities, remixes and b-sides and includes electronic outfit the Orb’s mix of Oldfield track Sentinel which was released as a single in 1992.

The album is currently available to pre-order.

His last album was 2014’s Man On The Rocks, his first studio recording since 2008’s Music Of The Spheres.

Tracklist
Disc 1: Singles
1.Sentinel – Single Restructure
2.Tattoo – Single Edit
3.The Bell – Remix (MC Viv Stanshall)
4.Hibernaculum
5.Let There Be Light
6.The Voyager
7.Women Of Ireland – Lurker Edit
8.Man In The Rain
9.Far Above The Clouds – Timewriter’s Radio Mix
10.Cochise
11.Out Of Mind
12.Pacha Mama
13.Sunlight Shining Through Cloud
14.Amber Light
15.To Be Free – Single Remix
16.Thou Art in Heaven – Radio Edit
17.Introduction 2003 – Single Remix
18.The Sailor’s Hornpipe 2003
Disc 2: Rarities & Remixes
1.Early Stages
2.Silent Night
3.The Bell – Remix (MC Billy Connolly)
4.The Spectral Army
5.The Song Of The Boatmen
6.Indian Lake
7.Mike’s Reel
8.Sentinel – Orbular Bells Mix
9.Let There Be Light – BT’s Pure Luminescence Remix
10.Women Of Ireland – System 7 12” Mix
11.Far Above The clouds – Jam & Spoon Mix
12.To Be Free – Soultronik Mix-tical Mix
13.Thou Art In Heaven – Pumpin’ Dolls

[GuitarGeek]

DAMMIT! Where the frell is Pictures In The Dark?! It's like someone is deliberately being a drannit by not including it on any of the Oldfield best ofs!

[Kcrimso]

DAMMIT! Where the frell is Pictures In The Dark?! It's like someone is deliberately being a drannit by not including it on any of the Oldfield best ofs!

This is "The Best Of: 1992-2003" so that song is quite naturally excluded.

[GuitarGeek]

This is "The Best Of: 1992-2003" so that song is quite naturally excluded.

Oh well, I guess that's what I get for not reading the OP carefully enough. Even still, Pictures In The Dark has only ever appeared on CD on a couple now out of print best ofs, and I think my point that someone's being a dick by keeping unavailable still holds.

[JJ88]

It was on the 3-cd 'The Platinum Collection', most of the non-album singles were on that. Failing that it will almost certainly turn up on a remaster of a relevant album- the Virgin album remasters are still ongoing.

[rcarlberg]

Not interested in other people's remixes of Mike tracks. I got a lot of MO rarities in the Elements boxed set a few years ago. Here's an idea Mike, how about recording something new???

[rickawakeman]

How about recording something new and better than the tepid "Man on the Rocks?" And I'm a fan of Mike's '80s output...

[Patelena396]

Not interested in other people's remixes of Mike tracks. I got a lot of MO rarities in the Elements boxed set a few years ago. Here's an idea Mike, how about recording something new???

"His last album was 2014’s Man On The Rocks,"

[NogbadTheBad]

How about going back to the style of Ommadawn & Hergest Ridge?

[GuitarGeek]

It was on the 3-cd 'The Platinum Collection', most of the non-album singles were on that. Failing that it will almost certainly turn up on a remaster of a relevant album- the Virgin album remasters are still ongoing.

Yeah, too bad The Platinum Collection is out of print and going for absurd prices on the second hand market. Pictures In The Dark was recorded and released in the mid 80's, so it should have been on one of those albums from that era.

[rcarlberg]

Speaking of Mike, can anyone review the various DVDs he has available? I have the insanely great "Elements: Best Of" and the so-so "Montreux."

[NogbadTheBad]

I much prefer Montreaux of the dvds

[Kcrimso]

Exposed dvd with huge band is quite nice.

[rickawakeman]

I love the multi-angle feature on the Exposed DVD. I also really like the TB2 Live (which also includes the slightly-less enjoyable TB3 Live) DVD. What a setting for a show.

[interbellum]

I only have Crises At Wembley (1983), which is part of the Crisis-boxset. Always nice to see Simon Phillips live

[JKL2000]

Crises box set?? Just looked it up - how the kcuf did I miss this?

It would be funny if this comp was all radio edits.

[interbellum]

Crises box set?? Just looked it up - how the kcuf did I miss this?

http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/ne...es-5-disc-box/

Didn't know this was becoming so expensive so soon. Well, I actually bought it for the 5.1 surround mix and the DVD is a nice bonus.

[NogbadTheBad]

Crises box set?? Just looked it up - how the kcuf did I miss this?

It would be funny if this comp was all radio edits.

I pretty much bought it for the live material & dvd, I'm not huge fan of much past the title track. Can't imagine I'll buy much past this one as I've already got Amarok, TB2, TB3 & Songs Of Distant Earth.