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| The Complete Mike Oldfield | 
 enlarge | Artist: Mike Oldfield
Label: Virgin
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
Buy New: £4.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 30326
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 077778640325
EAN: 0077778640325
ASIN: B0000072NU
Release Date: November 11, 1985
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| Tracks:
| • | Arrival | | • | In Dulci Jubilo | | • | Portsmouth | | • | Jungle Gardenia | | • | Guilty | | • | Blue Peter | | • | Waldberg (The Peak) | | • | Etude | | • | Wonderful Land | | • | Moon Light Shadow | | • | Family Man | | • | Mistake | | • | Five Miles Out | | • | Crime Of Passion | | • | To France | | • | Shadow On The Wall | | • | Tubular Bells | | • | Sheba | | • | Mirage | | • | Platinum | | • | Mount Teide | | • | Ommadawn | | • | Hergest Ridge | | • | Incantations | | • | Killing Fields |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Classic Oldfield up to 1985 in four movements September 19, 2008
This was originally released in 1985. I bought it then, shortly after 'Discovery' the year before, and I loved it. It is the best Oldfield compilation up to that time and one of the best of all time. The enjoyment factor is still there over twenty years later.
The first section consists of short, charming instrumentals before the second section of vocal tracks. We are treated to his best songs which have a pop/rock/folky feel to them: the smash hit Moonlight Shadow with its blistering guitar solo, 'To France' with more great guitar work, the delightfully strange 'Five Miles Out', and so on. It's a shame that the five minute version of 'Shadow on the Wall' slightly outstays its welcome.
Part three consists of excerpts from his early complex pieces. I think that, overall, the high points are there, even though I think that the best of 'Hergest Ridge' is probably the first nine minutes. Anyway, we get eight minutes of 'Tubular Bells' (the end of the first half of the original), seven minutes of 'Ommadawn' including some haunting chant before some trademark guitar work from Oldfield, four minutes from 'Hergest Ridge' and another four minutes from 'Incantations'.
The final section consists of four live tracks. They are all brilliant, especially the fourteen minute rendition of all four parts of Platinum.
It's a toss-up between this one and the 2006 three CD set.
 A good Mike Oldfield collection to start with February 9, 2004
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
The Complete Mike Oldfield covers the period 1973(Tubular Bells) to 1984 (The Killing Fields. A good introduction to Mike's music
From his early years. The 4 live tracks at the end bring back happy memories of 1979,1980 Concerts.
An excellant way to get into the music of Mike Oldfield December 21, 1999
32 out of 35 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this CD which has a selection of some of the best works of this talented artist. Anyone who can spend more than two years in the album chart with his debut can't be all that bad. This CD covers a wide range of Mike Oldfields work from early to more recent styles, including singles and excerpts from the album long musical pieces
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