The Complete Mike Oldfield: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Complete Mike Oldfield

| type = Compilation

| artist = [[Mike Oldfield]]

| cover = Mike Oldfield complete.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1985|10|21|df=yes}}

| recorded = 1972 – 1984

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = [[Progressive rock]]

| length = {{duration|h=1|m=57|s=45}}

| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]

| producer = [[Mike Oldfield]]<br />[[David Hentschel]]<br />[[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]]<br />Simon Heyworth<br />[[Tom Newman (musician)|Tom Newman]]

| prev_title = [[Episodes (Mike Oldfield album)|Episodes]]

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = [[A Virgin Compilation]]

| next_year = 1987

'''''The Complete Mike Oldfield''''' is a compilation [[album]] by [[Mike Oldfield]], released on 21 October 1985 by [[Virgin Records]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |title=British album certifications - Mike Oldfield - The Complete Mike Oldfield |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/6856-2671-2 |website=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

The double album is subdivided into four sections, with ''The instrumental'' section and ''The Vocal'' section containing shorter pieces, and ''The Complex'' section and ''The Live'' section containing excerpts from Oldfield's longer pieces.

Some versions of the vinyl have fewer or different tracks, with "The Instrumental Section" missing "[[In Dulci Jubilo / On Horseback|In Dulci Jubilo]]" and "[[Portsmouth (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Portsmouth]]", while other versions replaced "[[Mistake (Mike Oldfield song)|Mistake]]" with "[[Pictures in the Dark]]".

=== Side 1 - The Instrumental Section ===

# "[[Arrival (instrumental)|Arrival]]" – 2:47

# "[[William Tell Overture (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|William Tell Overture]]" – 3:55

# "[[Cuckoo Song (instrumental)|Cuckoo Song]]" – 3:13

# "[[In Dulci Jubilo / On Horseback|In Dulci Jubilo]]" – 2:50

# "[[Portsmouth (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Portsmouth]]" – 2:02

# "[[Guilty (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Guilty]]" – 4:04

# "[[Blue Peter (instrumental)|Blue Peter]]" – 2:07

# "[[Étude (instrumental)|Etude]]" (Theme from ''[[The Killing Fields (album)|The Killing Fields]]'') – 3:07

=== Side 2 - The Vocal Section ===

# "[[Family Man (Mike Oldfield song)|Family Man]]" – 3:47

# "[[Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)|Crime of Passion]]" – 3:37

# "[[Shadow on the Wall (song)|Shadow on the Wall]]" (12" Version) – 5:08

=== Side 3 - The Complex Section ===

# "Excerpt from ''[[Incantations (album)|Incantations]]''" – 4:41

=== Side 4 - The Live Section ===

# "[[Sheba (song)|Sheba]]" (Live) – 3:30

# "[[Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)|Platinum]]" (Live) – 14:28

==Certifications==

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Mike Oldfield|title=The Complete|type=album|award=Platinum|source=infodisc|relyear=1985|certyear=1992|access-date=November 19, 2021}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Michael Oldfield|title=The Complete|award=Gold|certyear=1991|relyear=1985|accessdate=14 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Spain|artist=Mike Oldfield|title=The Complete|award=Gold|certyear=1985|relyear=1984|certref=<ref>{{Citation | title = Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 | url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 | publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales | language=es | isbn=8480486392|access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Michael Oldfield|title=The Complete|award=Gold|certyear=1991|relyear=1985|accessdate=2 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Michael Oldfield|title=The Complete Mike Oldfield|award=Gold|certyear=1986|relyear=1985|accessdate=12 May 2019}}

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==References==

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[[Category:Mike Oldfield compilation albums]]

[[Category:1985 compilation albums]]

[[Category:Virgin Records compilation albums]]