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Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (video)

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Recorded
  
1972–1991

Label
  
Virgin

Length
  
93:04 (DVD)

Released
  
October 1993 (1993-10) (VHS & Laserdisc) 29 November 2004 (DVD)

Genre
  
Progressive rock, new-age, pop

Producer
  
Mike Oldfield and others

Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield is a video collection by Mike Oldfield released in October 1993. It was released by Virgin Records on VHS and Laser disc. A DVD edition of the video release, including additional extras, was produced in 2004.

Contents

Video

The video also includes material from two tracks from Tubular Bells II, an album which Oldfield produced for Warner Music, his then current record label, and some versions included bonus material.

Track listing

  1. "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as opening theme)
  2. "Tubular Bells" (excerpt from part one - live)
  3. "In Dulci Jubilo"
  4. "Incantations" (excerpt from part four)
  5. "Étude"
  6. "Five Miles Out"
  7. "Moonlight Shadow"
  8. "Islands"
  9. "Shadow on the Wall"
  10. "Sentinel" (restructure)
  11. "Tattoo" (live at Edinburgh Castle)
  12. "Ommadawn" (excerpt used as closing theme)

Bonus material

  • Tubular Bells Live from BBC Second House
  • An excerpt of "Incantations" from The Space Movie
  • An exclusive interview

    • DVD

    Although the DVD was released in 2004, it only features the works which Oldfield produced when he was signed to Virgin Records (until 1991). The DVD also includes The Wind Chimes video release as a bonus feature.

    Track listing

    1. "Tubular Bells" (Part 1) – Live (Second House BBC TV performance - 1973) (24:59)
    2. "Don Alfonso" (4:29)
    3. "In Dulci Jubilo" (3:05)
    4. "Portsmouth" (2:03)
    5. "William Tell Overture" (3:54)
    6. "Guilty" (4:11)
    7. "Blue Peter" (2:19)
    8. "Wonderful Land" (2:53)
    9. "Five Miles Out" (4:17)
    10. "Moonlight Shadow" (3:43)
    11. "Shadow on the Wall" (3:12)
    12. "Crime of Passion" (3:42)
    13. "Tricks of the Light" (3:56)
    14. "To France" (4:30)
    15. "Étude" (2:24)
    16. "Pictures in the Dark" (5:10)
    17. "Shine" (3:24)
    18. "Innocent" (3:31)
    19. "Earth Moving" (4:04)
    20. "Heaven's Open" (3:18)

    Extras

  • "The Space Movie (Incantations)"
  • The Wind Chimes
  • "The Wind Chimes"
  • "North Point"
  • "Islands"
  • "The Time Has Come"
  • "Flying Start"
  • "Magic Touch"
  • "Mike Oldfield Interview"

    • Other Elements albums

  • Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield, single CD edition
  • Elements Box, by Mike Oldfield, four CD edition

    • References

    Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (video) Wikipedia
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