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(Top) 1 Track listing 1.1 Side 1 - The Instrumental Section 1.2 Side 2 - The Vocal Section 1.3 Side 3 - The Complex Section 1.4 Side 4 - The Live Section 2 Certifications 3 References 4 External links

The Complete Mike Oldfield

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Compilation album by

Mike Oldfield

Released

21 October 1985

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

Episodes
(1981)

The Complete Mike Oldfield
(1985)

A Virgin Compilation
(1987)

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".

Track listing[edit]

Side 1 - The Instrumental Section[edit]

"Arrival" – 2:47
"William Tell Overture" – 3:55
"Cuckoo Song" – 3:13
"In Dulci Jubilo" – 2:50
"Portsmouth" – 2:02
"Jungle Gardenia" – 2:37
"Guilty" – 4:04
"Blue Peter" – 2:07
"Waldberg" (The Peak) – 3:24
"Wonderful Land" – 3:39
"Etude" (Theme from The Killing Fields) – 3:07

Side 2 - The Vocal Section[edit]

"Moonlight Shadow" – 3:36
"Family Man" – 3:47
"Mistake" – 2:55
"Five Miles Out" – 4:19
"Crime of Passion" – 3:37
"To France" – 4:33
"Shadow on the Wall" (12" Version) – 5:08

Side 3 - The Complex Section[edit]

"Excerpt from Ommadawn" – 6:59
"Excerpt from Tubular Bells" – 7:59
"Excerpt from Hergest Ridge" – 4:20
"Excerpt from Incantations" – 4:41
"Evacuation" (Excerpt from The Killing Fields) – 4:11

Side 4 - The Live Section[edit]

"Sheba" (Live) – 3:30
"Mirage" (Live) – 5:12
"Platinum" (Live) – 14:28
"Mount Teide" (Live) – 4:34

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
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. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "British album certifications - Mike Oldfield - The Complete Mike Oldfield". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

^ "French album certifications – Mike Oldfield – The Complete" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Select MIKE OLDFIELD and click OK.

^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Oldfield; 'The Complete')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish), Iberautor Promociones Culturales, ISBN 8480486392, retrieved 11 September 2019

^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Complete')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

^ "British album certifications – Michael Oldfield – The Complete Mike Oldfield". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Complete Mike Oldfield in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.