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Virgin | VIRGIN RECORDS // (p) 1976 Virgin Records Ltd.
'BOXED' features SQ system 4 channel quadraphonic remixed versions
- first three albums re-mixed in quad by Mike Oldfield and Phil Newell
- Collaborations' re-mixed in quad by Phil Newell, except "First Excursion" by Mike Oldfield
LP 1: Tubular Bells (1973) Tubular Bells re-mixed in quad by Phil Newell, assisted by Alan Perkins.
Personnel:
* Mike Oldfiled: keys, git, perc, mand
* Vivian Stanshall: master of ceremonies
* Jon Field: flutes
* Lindsay Cooper: string basses
* Steve Broughton: dr
* Sally Oldfield: voc
* Mundy Ellis: voc
* Manor Choir und Nasal Choir: other voc
* Tom Newman: git on "The Sailor's Hornpipe"
Progressive Rock
Symphonic Prog
LP 2: Hergest Ridge (1974) Hergest Ridge re-mixed in quad by Mike Oldfield.
Personnel:
* Mike Oldfiled: git, keys, mand, glockenspiel
* Vivian Stanshall: master of ceremonies
* June Whiting: oboes
* Lindsay Cooper: oboes
* Ted Hobart: trumpet
* Terry Oldfield: flute
* William Murray: cymbal
* Clodagh Simonds: voc
* Sally Oldfield: voc
* David Bedford: Choir and Strings arranged and conducted
Progressive Rock
Progressive Folk, Symphonic Prog
LP 3:
Track: 'On Horseback' - not actually titled on album [with "The Penrhos Kids" (Abigail, Briony, Ivan and Jason Griffiths)
OMMADAWN (1975) Ommadawn re-mixed in quad by Mike Oldfield and Phil Newell.
Personnel:
* Mike Oldfiled: harp, git, b, mand, glockenspiel, keys, synth, perc
* Paddy Moloney: uillean pipes
* Herbie: bagpipes
* Leslie Penning: recorders
* Terry Oldfield: pan pipes
* Pierre Moerlen: timpani
* David Strange: cello
* Don Blakeson: trumpet
* William Murray: perc
* Julian Bahula, Ernest Mothle, Lucky Ranku, Eddie Tatane: african drums
* Clodagh Simonds: voc
* Bridget St John: voc
* Sally Oldfield: voc
* The Penrhos Kids: voc
* The Hereford City Band conducted by Leslie Penning
Progressive Rock, New Age
Progressive Folk
LP 4: Collaborations (1976)
Personnel:
Track 1
* Mike Oldfield: git
* David Bedford: ARP synth, keys
vom Album The Odyssey
Track 2
* Mike Oldfield: git
* Chris Cutler: perc
* The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
vom Album "Star's End"
Track 3
* Mike Oldfield: git
* David Bedford: keys
vom Album The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Track 4
* Mike Oldfield: git
* David Bedford: piano, synth
Track 5
* Mike Oldfield: git, synth
* Leslie Penning: recorders
Track 6
* Mike Oldfield: git, accordion, mandolin, synth, kettle drum
* Leslie Penning: recorders
Track 7
* Mike Oldfield: git, synth
* Leslie Penning: recorders, kortholt
* William Murray: snare drum
Track 8
* Mike Oldfield: voc
* David Bedford: piano, voc
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