The Studio Albums: 1992-2003
Mike OldfieldCD1 TUBULAR BELLS II
- Sentinel
- Dark Star
- Clear Light
- Blue Saloon
- Sunjammer
- Red Dawn
- Bell
- Weightless
- Great Plain
- Sunset Door
- Tattoo
- Altered State
- Maya Gold
- Moonshine
CD2 THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
- In The Beginning
- Let There Be Light
- Supernova
- Magellan
- First Landing
- Oceania
- Only Time Will Tell
- Prayer For The Earth
- Lament For Atlantis
- Chamber
- Hibernaculum
- Tubular World
- Shining Ones
- Crystal Clear
- Sunken Forest
- Ascension
- New Beginning
CD3 THE VOYAGER
- The Song of the Sun
- Celtic Rain
- The Hero
- Women of Ireland
- The Voyager
- She Moves Through the Fair
- Dark Island
- Wild Goose Flaps Its Wings
- Flowers of the Forest
- Mont St. Michel
CD4 TUBULAR BELLS III
- Source of Secrets
- Watchful Eye
- Jewel In The Crown
- Outcast
- Serpent Dream
- The Inner Child
- Man in the Rain
- The Top Of The morning
- Moonwatch
- Secrets
- Far Above The Clouds
CD5 GUITARS
- Muse
- Cochise
- Embers
- Summit Day
- Out of Sight
- B Blues
- Four Winds
- Enigmatism
- Out of Mind
- From the Ashes
CD6 THE MILLENIUM BELL
- Peace On Earth
- Pacha Mama
- Santa Maria
- Sunlight Shining Through Cloud
- The Doge's Palace
- Lake Constance
- Mastermind
- Broad Sunlit Uplands
- Liberation
- Amber Light
- The Millennium Bell
CD7 TR3S LUNAS
- Misty
- No Mans Land
- Return To The Origin
- Landfall
- Viper
- Turte Island
- To Be Free
- Fire Fly
- Tres Lunas
- Daydream
- Thou Art In Heaven
- Sirius
- No Mans Land (Reprise)
- To Be Free (Radio Edit)
CD8 TUBULAR BELLS 2003
- Introduction
- Fast Guitars
- Basses
- Latin
- A Minor Tune
- Blues
- Thrash
- Jazz
- Ghost Bells
- Russian
- Finale
- Harmonics
- Peace
- Bagpipe Guitars
- Caveman
- Ambient Guitars
- The Sailor's Hornpipe
Mike Oldfield is best-known for his 1973 one-man symphony, Tubular Bells, a chart topper in his native England and a Grammy® winner in 1975. During his decade-long stint at Warner Bros., the musician and composer released four sequels, as well as four eclectic studio albums.
After leaving Virgin Records, Oldfield joined the Warner Bros. roster in 1992 and released his first sequel, Tubular Bells II, which climbed to the top of the chart in England. Tom Newman (who engineered the original) and Trevor Horn joined Oldfield as producers for the album, which includes the singles “Sentinel,” “Tattoo” and “The Bell.” Another sequel arrived in 1998 with Tubular Bells III, which was followed a year later by another installment in the series, The Millennium Bell. With Tubular Bells 2003, Oldfield revisited the original album and re-recorded it so he could take advantage of technological advances in the studio that were unavailable to him in the early Seventies.
The other four albums heard in this collection reflect a wide range of musical styles, starting with his follow-up to Tubular Bells II, 1994’s The Songs of Distant Earth. A novel by the same name inspired him to record the album. The book was written by sci-fi master Arthur Clarke. Clarke approved of the results and even wrote a forward for the album.
Oldfield returned in 1996 with an album that marked a dramatic stylistic departure. Voyager is a Celtic-themed album that’s filled mainly with traditional Scottish and Irish songs. To record the music, Oldfield used a mix of traditional, acoustic instruments as well as synthesizers. For 1999’s Guitars, the musician recorded all of the music using only electric, acoustic and synthesizer guitars. The millennium Bell was written to usher in the new Millennium at a live concert in the center of Berlin in front of 500,000 people.