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| name = The Complete Mike Oldfield |
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| type = Compilation |
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| artist = [[Mike Oldfield]] |
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| recorded = 1972 – 1984 |
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Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] | |
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This album = ''The Complete Mike Oldfield''<br/>(1985) | |
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| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] |
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⚫ | | producer = [[Mike Oldfield]]<br />[[David Hentschel]]<br />[[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]]<br />Simon Heyworth<br />[[Tom Newman (musician)|Tom Newman]] |
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| prev_year = 1981 |
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| next_title = [[A Virgin Compilation]] |
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| next_year = 1987 |
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'''''The Complete Mike Oldfield''''' is a compilation [[album]] by [[Mike Oldfield]], released on [[Virgin Records]] |
'''''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> |
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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. |
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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]]". |
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]]". |
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# "[[Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)|Crime of Passion]]" – 3:37 |
# "[[Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)|Crime of Passion]]" – 3:37 |
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# "[[To France]]" – 4:33 |
# "[[To France]]" – 4:33 |
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# "[[Shadow on the Wall]]" (12" Version) – 5:08 |
# "[[Shadow on the Wall (song)|Shadow on the Wall]]" (12" Version) – 5:08 |
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=== Side 3 - The Complex Section === |
=== Side 3 - The Complex Section === |
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# "[[Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)|Platinum]]" (Live) – 14:28 |
# "[[Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)|Platinum]]" (Live) – 14:28 |
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# "Mount Teide" (Live) – 4:34 |
# "Mount Teide" (Live) – 4:34 |
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==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}} |
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Michael Oldfield|title=The Complete|award=Gold|certyear=1991|relyear=1985|accessdate=14 May 2019}} |
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{{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>}} |
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Michael Oldfield|title=The Complete|award=Gold|certyear=1991|relyear=1985|accessdate=2 May 2019}} |
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{{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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{{Certification Table Bottom}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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The Complete Mike Oldfield | ||||
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Released | 21 October 1985 (1985-10-21) | |||
Recorded | 1972 – 1984 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 1:57:45 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Mike Oldfield David Hentschel Simon Phillips Simon Heyworth Tom Newman | |||
Mike Oldfield chronology | ||||
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The Complete Mike Oldfield is a compilation albumbyMike Oldfield, released on 21 October 1985 by Virgin Records in the UK.[1]
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" and "Portsmouth", while other versions replaced "Mistake" with "Pictures in the Dark".
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[2] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[3] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |