Platinum & QE2 reissues announced - out 23rd July
Universal Music Catalogue/Mercury Records are delighted to announce the fifth and sixth releases in Mike Oldfield’s critically acclaimed reissue programme, Platinum (originally released in 1979) and QE2 (1980)on the 23rd July 2012
Like the previous releases in the series, Mike Oldfield has been closely involved in their assemblage, selecting material, approving masters and adding material ... more
INCANTATIONS to be Released 25th July 2011
The music of Mike Oldfield is some of the most spiritual, ethereal, reflective and sensual in rock. Oldfield himself created his own genre with his groundbreaking 1973 work, Tubular Bells, and has continued to craft highly individual works to this day which have built him a loyal international following. When Oldfield’s Virgin catalogue moved to Mercury in 2008, the label has worked closely ... more
The next wave of Mike Oldfield Deluxe Editions is coming...
There'll be more details soon (we hope) but we're pleased to announce that the next wave of Deluxe Editions are looking very likely to be out in July 2011.
Keep your eyes peeled!
Hergest Ridge & Ommadawn - Deluxe Editions - 7th June 2010
After the success of TUBULAR BELLS and THE MIKE OLDFIELD COLLECTION in 2009, Mercury are delighted to announce that Mike Oldfield’s reissue programme continues with two stunning 2010 mixes of two of his best-loved works, HERGEST RIDGE and OMMADAWN to be released on June 7th 2010.
Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn have been mixed, approved and authorised by Mike Oldfield himself. Both albums ... more
Classic Album Covers
Great music and great art – Royal Mail will launch its 2010 Special Stamps programme with ten iconic album covers from the past four decades.
Classic Album Covers, released on 7 January, features some of the greatest examples of album design, created for UK music artists and brought to life on ten First Class stamps.
The design of each stamp shows a classic album cover, but with a musical ... more
