Mike Oldfield - The Songs Of Distant Earth Album

Tracklist

1	Oceania
2	The Chamber
3	Tubular World
4	Hibernaculum
5	Supernova
6	A New Beginning
7	Prayer For The Earth
8	Lament For Atlantis
9	The Sunken Forest
10	Magellan
11	In The Beginning
12	Ascension
13	The Shining Ones
14	Let There Be Light
15	Only Time Will Tell
16	Crystal Clear
17	First Landing

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
4509 98581 2, 4509-98581 2, 4509-98581-2	Mike Oldfield	The Songs Of Distant Earth ‎(CD, Album)	WEA, WEA, WEA	4509 98581 2, 4509-98581 2, 4509-98581-2	Europe	1994
PCW-646, 4509-98581-4	Mike Oldfield	The Songs Of Distant Earth ‎(Cass, Album)	Polton, WEA	PCW-646, 4509-98581-4	Poland	1994
4509-98542-2, 4509 98542 2	Mike Oldfield	The Songs Of Distant Earth ‎(CD, Album, Enh)	WEA, WEA	4509-98542-2, 4509 98542 2	Europe	1995
9 45933-2	Mike Oldfield	The Songs Of Distant Earth ‎(CD, Album, Enh, Mixed)	Reprise Records	9 45933-2	US	1995
4509 98581 2, 4509-98581-2	Mike Oldfield	The Songs Of Distant Earth ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	WEA , WEA	4509 98581 2, 4509-98581-2	Bulgaria	Unknown

Notes

Unofficial Bulgarian cassette version.
Tracks are listed sequentially, regardless of sides.
Released on regular tape with simple full colour cover and tracklisting on back / flap.
The actual track positioning can vary depending on the length of tape used for the dubbing process.

Short intro

Mike Oldfield. The Songs Of Distant Earth. It is a concept album based on the 1986 science fiction novel The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. In 1993, Oldfield completed his 19921993 tour to promote his previous album, Tubular Bells II 1992, his first concert tour since 1984. The album was his first of the initial three that he was contracted to produce for Warner Music UK. Songs in album Mike Oldfield - The Songs Of Distant Earth 1994. Mike Oldfield - In The Beginning. Mike Oldfield - Let There Be Light. 1974 E Album Set Deluxe. Tubular Bells. Lesen Sie Rezensionen und informieren Sie sich über beteiligte 1994 17 Songs. Try it free to Mike Oldfield The Songs of Distant Earth In the Beginning, Let There Be Light and more. 17 tracks . The album tracks all flow one on to the next, almost as if it were one huge track. Mike Oldfield born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, England is largely known for Tubular Bells, his groundbreaking album from 1973, the success of which also bankrolled Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for which Tubular Bells was the inaugural release. However, his musical career has spread over more than 40 years encompassing a range of styles, with varying amounts of success. The Songs of Distant Earth. studio de Mike Oldfield. Alte nume. Cântecele îndepărtatului Pământ. 21 noiembrie 1994. Roughwood Studio, Buckinghamshire. New-age, electronica. Reprise, Warner Bros. Records45933 US4509-98542 International4509-98581 Original. Cronologie Mike Oldfield. Alte informații. Copertă originală. Single-uri de pe The Songs of Distant Earth. Hibernaculum Lansare: 5 decembrie 1994. The Songs of Distant Earth blend together two motifs crafted through Mike Oldfield's atmospheric music. Both outer space and inner space under water are the themes of this album, but Oldfield's synthesized artistry comes up short during the course of the 17 tracks, mainly because of the intermittent talking and unnecessary vocabulary that quickly becomes irksome and ineffective. About the music, it is usually Mike Oldfield's differentiation of rhythms or styles on a song to song basis that makes his music thought-provoking and fresh. On this al. The album was released as a CD and, shortly afterwards, as an Enhanced CD of which two versions were made. Both versions' initial pressings contained an image of a manta ray flying in front of a planet on the front cover. The cover image was changed to one of a suited man holding a glowing orb with manta rays flying overhead. Oldfield used Emagic Logic Audio for sequencing and Pro Tools hardware for the recording of the album using a combination of tape and hard drive recording. Track listing. In the Beginning 1:24. Mike Oldfield Discography The Songs of Distant Earth at