The Oldfieldish Blog

Theme From Ommadawn

Robtch — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:05:05 +0000

I just bought this 7″ promotional single of ”Theme From Ommadawn” on eBay. On the label it says “Demonstration Not For Sale” and is from USA. It was a nice little addition to my 7 inch collection. Unfortunately the quality of the vinyl was perhaps not as promised. But it is a nice little extract from Ommadawn none the less. It has mono on one side and stereo on the other.

Virgin Records #ZS8 9505 – USA – Black & White Dean label

Exposed

Robtch — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:11:43 +0000

Today I went out and bought myself a copy of the album Exposed on vinyl.

I recently bought a Technics SL-1210 MKII turntable that I am very happy with and I just felt the need to have Exposed on vinyl once again. I did own it way back but foolishly sold it in the mid nineties. But today I found a cheap copy that will do for now.

I just love this album since it was one of the records that introduced me to the music of Mike Oldfield.

A Man and His Music (Paperback)

Robtch — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:51:03 +0000

I got my first book about Mike Oldfield the other day, A Man and His Music by Sean Moraghan.
I ordered it from Amazon.co.uk and it was only £0.01. Yes, it was rather cheap but then the shipping was £3.94. But I am not complaining, it will be nice to read this.

Tubular Bells II & III Live

Robtch — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:38:52 +0000

Tubular Bells II & III Live
3984-27243-2

Elements

Robtch — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:29:08 +0000

Elements
MIKEDVD 1

Exposed

Robtch — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:25:28 +0000

Exposed
MIKEDVD 2

Review – Tubular Bells 2003

Robtch — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:57:05 +0000

This review comes from the Q Magazine – Issue 204 – July 2003

Interview

Robtch — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:19:13 +0000

This interview got me in a really good mood. I guess most of you might have already seen this one on YouTube, but I wanted to share it with you anyway.

What got me really excited was hearing about the next album reissues to come. I can not wait to see and hear what he will do with Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn and Exposed.

Many people commented on how relaxed Mike seemed to be in this interview and I can totally agree with that, it was very nice to see.

Merry Christmas!

Robtch — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:36:59 +0000

Yesterday I got a big pile of CD:s in the mail. I bought them online from a guy and the main reason I bought them was that they included a few Mike Oldfield titles. Earlier this year I decided to sell all my CD:s, including most of my Mike Oldfield CD:s but I am now having second thoughts… do not ask me to explain… it is kind of blurry to me too? I think we can partly blame Spotify which I have started to use for most of my listening. It also might have to do a little with the fact that the Universal Mercury reissues are about to be released and I thought it was a good time to sell my old CD:s to finance these new editions.

But since I started this blog I kind of missed my old versions and thought it be nice to re-buy them again and they do turn up at some bargain prices now and then.

I will write more about the particular CD:s I got soon, as they are now part of my tiny “rebooted” collection. All the CD:s I got in the package were in excellent condition apart from two… and yes of course they were both Mike Oldfield albums… bummer. They were however UK versions which I do not believe I have had before.

Merry Christmas to you all!

The UK’s Top 10 Biggest-Selling Debuts

Robtch — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:59:56 +0000

I got this list from the magazine Uncut – August 2006.

In this particular issue they list “The 100 Greatest Debut Albums” and Tubular Bells did not make it? I mean the list is 100 albums long? There are a whole lot of great albums on it, but no Mike Oldfield…