Two Sides

Not to be confused with 2Sides or 2-sided.
Two Sides: The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield
Blue and pink bent triangular tubular bells on a background of a white/blue gradient space-scape. The words "Two Side The Very Best of Mike Oldfield" appear at the top centre.
Compilation album by Mike Oldfield
Released 30 July 2012 (2012-07-30)
Recorded 1972 – 2007
Genre Progressive rock, pop rock, new-age
Length 156:27
Label Mercury
Universal
Producer Mike Oldfield
Simon Phillips
Tom Newman
Trevor Horn
Karl Jenkins
Alan Shacklock
Geoffrey Downes
Mike Oldfield chronology
The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983
(2009)
Two Sides
(2012)
Icon
(2012)

Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield that was released on 30 July 2012 by Mercury Records.

Background and release

The content of the album was compiled by Oldfield himself. The album cover features two depictions of Oldfield's signature Tubular Bells logo, one in bright pink and the other in dark blue, on a blue night's sky background. It was released on the same day as a number of other Oldfield releases; QE2 and Platinum remasters, and a 6 CD boxed set.

The release came days after Oldfield's performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[1] The exact version of Tubular Bells that Oldfield performed at the opening ceremony is not on this album, but is available on Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Additionally in August 2012 Universal and Indaba Music created a Tubular Bells remix contest, where users could download original stem recordings to create their own pieces. The winner of the $1000 prize was judged by Oldfield.[2]

Charts

The album charted at 6 in the UK Albums Chart on 5 August 2012.

Chart
(2012)
Position
Polish Albums Chart[3] 39
Spanish Albums Chart 38
UK Albums Chart[4] 6

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Tubular Bells" - 13:28
  2. "Ommadawn" - 6:47
  3. "Crises" - 10:29
  4. "The Lake" - 5:29
  5. "Amarok Part 1" - 5:04
  6. "Amarok Part 2" - 15:15
  7. "Sentinel" - 8:08
  8. "Supernova" - 3:23
  9. "Ascension" - 5:50
  10. "The Tempest" - 5:48

Disc two

  1. "Guilty" - 4:14
  2. "Family Man" - 3:46
  3. "Five Miles Out" - 4:18
  4. "Moonlight Shadow" - 3:38
  5. "Shadow on the Wall" - 3:08
  6. "To France" - 4:39
  7. "Etude" - 4:39
  8. "Magic Touch" - 4:15
  9. "Islands" - 4:19
  10. "Heaven's Open" - 4:29
  11. "Tattoo" - 3:45
  12. "The Song of the Sun" - 4:32
  13. "Summit Day" - 3:46
  14. "Lake Constance" - 5:17
  15. "Broad Sunlit Uplands" - 4:03
  16. "The Doge's Palace" - 3:06
  17. "Amber Light" - 3:44
  18. "Angelique" - 4:40
  19. "On My Heart" - 2:28

References

  1. "Mike Oldfield's strange journey from Tubular Bells to London 2012". The Daily Telegraph. 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. "Tubular Bells Remix Contest". Indaba Music. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLiS. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  4. "Olympic ceremony performers enjoy UK sales boost". BBC News. 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

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