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| artist = [[Mike Oldfield]] |
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| This album = ''The Platinum Collection''<br/>(2006) |
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| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] |
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| producer = [[Mike Oldfield]] |
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'''''The Platinum Collection''''' is a 2006 [[Virgin Records]] compilation [[album]] written and mostly performed by [[Mike Oldfield]]. It contains most of Oldfield's best known work, and some rare mixes of songs that had previously only been available as B-sides to singles. |
'''''The Platinum Collection''''' is a 2006 [[Virgin Records]] compilation [[album]] written and mostly performed by [[Mike Oldfield]]. It contains most of Oldfield's best known work, and some rare mixes of songs that had previously only been available as B-sides to singles. |
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The first two discs are entirely made up |
The first two discs are entirely made up of content from Oldfield's Virgin albums, whereas some pieces on disc three are under licence from [[Warner Music Group|Warner]]. |
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== Charts == |
== Charts == |
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It charted at number 36 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] but left the charts after only three weeks. It also peaked at number 12 in the [[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Album Charts]].<ref>[http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mike%20Oldfield&titel=The%20Platinum%20Collection&cat=a#reviews Mike Oldfield - The Platinum Collection], swisscharts.com, retrieved on 17 June 2013</ref> |
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It charted at number 36 in the [[UK Albums Chart]]. |
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=== Disc one === |
=== Disc one === |
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# "[[Tubular Bells]]" ( |
# "[[Tubular Bells]]" (Opening theme) |
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# "Tubular Bells" (Part 1 Final |
# "Tubular Bells" (Part 1) (Final excerpt) |
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# "[[The Sailor's Hornpipe]]" |
# "[[The Sailor's Hornpipe]]" |
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# "[[Hergest Ridge (album)|Hergest Ridge]]" (Part 1 |
# "[[Hergest Ridge (album)|Hergest Ridge]]" (Part 1) (Intro excerpt) |
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# "[[Ommadawn]]" (Part 1 |
# "[[Ommadawn]]" (Part 1) (Intro excerpt) |
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# "Ommadawn" (Part 1 |
# "Ommadawn" (Part 1) (Final excerpt) |
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# "[[In Dulci Jubilo |
# "[[In Dulci Jubilo / On Horseback|In Dulci Jubilo]]" |
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# "[[ |
# "[[Don Alfonso]]" |
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# "[[Portsmouth (Mike Oldfield |
# "[[Portsmouth (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Portsmouth]]" |
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# "[[William Tell Overture (Mike Oldfield |
# "[[William Tell Overture (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|William Tell Overture]]" |
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# "[[Cuckoo Song ( |
# "[[Cuckoo Song (instrumental)|Cuckoo Song]]" |
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# "[[Incantations (album)|Incantations]]" (Part 4 |
# "[[Incantations (album)|Incantations]]" (Part 4) (Final excerpt) |
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# "[[Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)|Platinum]]" (Part 4) |
# "[[Platinum (Mike Oldfield album)|Platinum]]" (Part 4) |
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# "Woodhenge" |
# "Woodhenge" |
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=== Disc two === |
=== Disc two === |
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# "[[Moonlight Shadow]]" (Extended |
# "[[Moonlight Shadow]]" (Extended version) |
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# "[[Blue Peter ( |
# "[[Blue Peter (instrumental)|Blue Peter]]" |
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# "[[Guilty (Mike Oldfield |
# "[[Guilty (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Guilty]]" (Long version) |
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# "[[Arrival ( |
# "[[Arrival (composition)|Arrival]]" |
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# "[[Wonderful Land]]" |
# "[[Wonderful Land]]" |
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# "[[Sheba (song)|Sheba]]" |
# "[[Sheba (song)|Sheba]]" |
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# "[[Five Miles Out (song)|Five Miles Out]]" |
# "[[Five Miles Out (song)|Five Miles Out]]" |
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# "[[Family Man (song)|Family Man]]" |
# "[[Family Man (Mike Oldfield song)|Family Man]]" |
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# "[[Mistake (Mike Oldfield song)|Mistake]]" |
# "[[Mistake (Mike Oldfield song)|Mistake]]" |
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# "[[Shadow on the Wall]]" (Extended |
# "[[Shadow on the Wall (song)|Shadow on the Wall]]" (Extended version) |
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# "[[Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield song)|Foreign Affair]]" |
# "[[Foreign Affair (Mike Oldfield song)|Foreign Affair]]" |
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# "[[In High Places (song)|In High Places]]" |
# "[[In High Places (song)|In High Places]]" |
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# "[[Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)|Crime of Passion]]" |
# "[[Crime of Passion (Mike Oldfield song)|Crime of Passion]]" |
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# "[[Tricks of the Light]]" |
# "[[Tricks of the Light]]" |
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# "[[To France]]" (Extended |
# "[[To France]]" (Extended version) |
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# "[[ |
# "[[Étude (instrumental)|Étude]]" |
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# "Evacuation" |
# "Evacuation" (Also includes the hidden track "Legend") |
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=== Disc three === |
=== Disc three === |
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# "[[Sentinel (instrumental)|Sentinel]]" (Single |
# "[[Sentinel (instrumental)|Sentinel]]" (Single restructure) |
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# "[[Pictures |
# "[[Pictures in the Dark]]" (Extended version) |
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# "[[Shine (Mike Oldfield song)|Shine]]" (Extended |
# "[[Shine (Mike Oldfield song)|Shine]]" (Extended version) |
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# "[[Islands (Mike Oldfield song)|Islands]]" (12" |
# "[[Islands (Mike Oldfield song)|Islands]]" (12" [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]]) |
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# " |
# "Flying Start" (12" version) |
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# "[[The Time Has Come (Mike Oldfield song)|The Time Has Come]]" (12" |
# "[[The Time Has Come (Mike Oldfield song)|The Time Has Come]]" (12" version) |
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# "[[Innocent (Mike Oldfield song)|Innocent]]" (12" |
# "[[Innocent (Mike Oldfield song)|Innocent]]" (12" mix) |
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# "[[Earth Moving (song)|Earth Moving]]" (Club version) |
# "[[Earth Moving (song)|Earth Moving]]" (Club version) |
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# "[[Amarok (album)|Amarok]]" (Africa I) |
# "[[Amarok (Mike Oldfield album)|Amarok]]" (Africa I) |
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# "[[Heaven's Open (song)|Heaven's Open]]" <small>( |
# "[[Heaven's Open (song)|Heaven's Open]]" <small>(Mistitled as the 12" version, although it is the album version)</small> |
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# "[[Hibernaculum (song)|Hibernaculum]]" (Single |
# "[[Hibernaculum (song)|Hibernaculum]]" ([[Radio edit|Single edit]]) |
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# "[[Women of Ireland (Mike Oldfield |
# "[[Women of Ireland (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|Women of Ireland]]" |
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# "[[Far Above |
# "[[Far Above the Clouds]]" (Single edit) |
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# "[[The Millennium Bell]]" (Remix) |
# "[[The Millennium Bell]]" ([[Remix]]) |
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# "[[To Be Free (Mike Oldfield song)|To Be Free]]" (Radio |
# "[[To Be Free (Mike Oldfield song)|To Be Free]]" (Radio edit) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://tubular.net/discography/ThePlatinumCollection.shtml Tubular.net - Mike Oldfield discography - ''The Platinum Collection''] |
* [http://tubular.net/discography/ThePlatinumCollection.shtml Tubular.net - Mike Oldfield discography - ''The Platinum Collection''] |
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* {{Official website|http://www.emicatalogue.com/oldfield/|''The Platinum Collection'' official website}} at [[EMI]] |
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Released | 13 March 2006 (2006-03-13) | |||
Recorded | 1972 – 2002 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 3:30:22 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Mike Oldfield | |||
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The Platinum Collection is a 2006 Virgin Records compilation album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It contains most of Oldfield's best known work, and some rare mixes of songs that had previously only been available as B-sides to singles.
The first two discs are entirely made up of content from Oldfield's Virgin albums, whereas some pieces on disc three are under licence from Warner.
It charted at number 36 in the UK Albums Chart but left the charts after only three weeks. It also peaked at number 12 in the Spanish Album Charts.[2]
Chart (2006) | Position |
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UK Albums Chart | 36 |
Spanish Album Charts | 12 |