Label: Virgin Records (Japan), VJD-20001-2
Style: Art Rock, New Age
Country: Reading, Berkshire, England (15 May 1953)
Time: 47:21, 45:51
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 260, 268 Mb
Exposed
was recorded at various locations across Europe during Oldfield's debut
concert tour as a solo artist, following the release of his fourth
studio album Incantations (1978). The album features Incantations and
his debut album Tubular Bells (1973) performed in their entirety, plus
Oldfield's 1979 non-album single "Guilty" as the encore.
Exposed was
initially marketed as a restricted release with just 100,000 copies
produced, but strong sales prompted Virgin Records to give the album a
full release. It peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart and earned a
silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for selling
60,000 copies.
After undergoing Erhard Seminars Training in 1978, the
formerly reclusive Mike Oldfield launched a Europe-wide tour with
instrumental and choral ensemble to promote his fourth solo album,
Incantations.
Initially during the tour the concerts were being
recorded without the knowledge of the musicians, so that they could be
paid less money, for just a performance and not a recording. The
musicians found out, but the recordings went ahead and the album was
produced.
The artwork is linked to the title, as it shows a frame of
film containing a photo of Oldfield in a concert arena. Among the choir
singers were members of the Queen's College, London choir. The
all-female choir singers were selected strictly based on their looks.
Due
primarily to costs associated with the numerous support singers and
musicians, the tour made a net loss of half a million pounds.
The
album was recorded using The Manor Studio's Mobile unit, and mixed at
The Town House, London. The double vinyl album was released in 4 channel
quadraphonic sound using the SQ Quadraphonic encoding system. This was
one of the last quadraphonic albums released.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposed_(Mike_Oldfield_album))
01. Incantations (Parts 1 and 2) (26:26)
02. Incantations (Parts 3 and 4) (20:54)
01. Tubular Bells (Part 1) (28:21)
02. Tubular Bells (Part 2) (11:05)
03. Guilty (06:24)
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