The Complete Mike Oldfield


The Complete Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released on 21 October 1985 by Virgin Records in the UK.
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

Side 1 - The Instrumental Section

  1. "Arrival" – 2:47
  2. "William [Tell Overture (Mike Oldfield instrumental)|William Tell Overture]" – 3:55
  3. "Cuckoo Song" – 3:13
  4. "In Dulci Jubilo" – 2:50
  5. "Portsmouth" – 2:02
  6. "Jungle Gardenia" – 2:37
  7. "Guilty" – 4:04
  8. "Blue Peter" – 2:07
  9. "Waldberg" – 3:24
  10. "Wonderful Land" – 3:39
  11. "Etude" – 3:07

    Side 2 - The Vocal Section

  12. "Moonlight Shadow" – 3:36
  13. "Family [Man (Mike Oldfield song)|Family Man]" – 3:47
  14. "Mistake" – 2:55
  15. "Five Miles Out" – 4:19
  16. "Crime of Passion" – 3:37
  17. "To France" – 4:33
  18. "Shadow on [the Wall (song)|Shadow on the Wall]" – 5:08

    Side 3 - The Complex Section

  19. "Excerpt from Ommadawn" – 6:59
  20. "Excerpt from Tubular Bells" – 7:59
  21. "Excerpt from Hergest Ridge" – 4:20
  22. "Excerpt from Incantations" – 4:41
  23. "Evacuation" – 4:11

    Side 4 - The Live Section

  24. "Sheba" – 3:30
  25. "Mirage" – 5:12
  26. "Platinum" – 14:28
  27. "Mount Teide" – 4:34

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