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Ommadawn

Mike Oldfield

1975 · Rock

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Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield

Ommadawn is a Rock album by Mike Oldfield, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 194 pressings tracked, owned by 21 collectors.

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Ommadawn is the third studio album by English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 3 November 1975 on Virgin Records. Ommadawn peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, No. 74 in Canada, and No. 146 on the US Billboard 200. The song that concludes "Ommadawn (Part Two)", entitled "On Horseback", was released as a single in November 1975 with Oldfield's non-album track "In Dulci Jubilo". The album reached gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry within two months, signifying 100,000 copies sold. In 2010, Mercury Records issued a remastered edition containing new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Oldfield and extra material. Oldfield had wanted to make Amarok (1990) a sequel album to Ommadawn, but the idea was not realised until he released Return to Ommadawn (2017).

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. AOmmadawn Part 119:14

Side B

  1. BOmmadawn Part 217:17

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Prog Rock
  • layered
  • meditative
  • pastoral

Album notes

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On all vinyl copies, "On Horseback" is banded separately from "Ommadawn (Part Two)", but remained credited simply as "the horse song" outside of its respective single (opens in a new tab) until the 2010 remaster. Some early CD copies also indexed "On Horseback" as an unlisted track 3.
Recorded at The Beacon January - September 1975.
℗ 1975 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1975 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Virgin Records, Vernon Yard, Portobello Road, London W11.
Printed in England by Robor Limited.

Credits

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Performers

  • Bridget St. JohnVOCALS
  • Clodagh SimondsVOCALS
  • David StrangeCELLO
  • Don BlakesonTRUMPET
  • Eddie TataneDRUM DRUMS
  • Ernest MothleDRUM DRUMS
  • JabulaDRUM DRUMS
  • Julian BahulaDRUM DRUMS
  • Leslie PenningCONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR , RECORDER CONDUCTOR, RECORDER
  • Lucky RankuDRUM DRUMS
  • Mike OldfieldACOUSTIC GUITAR, ACCORDION, MANDOLIN, SYNTHESIZER , DRUM , BODHRÁN, BODY PERCUSSION HARP, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, CLASSICAL GUITAR, ACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, MANDOLIN, BODHRÁN, BOUZOUKI, BANJO, SPINET, GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER, GLOCKENSPIEL, PERCUSSION HARP, ELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR , CLASSICAL GUITAR, MANDOLIN, BODHRÁN , BOUZOUKI , BANJO, SPINET, GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , GLOCKENSPIEL, PERCUSSION
  • Pierre Moerlen
  • Sally OldfieldVOCALS
  • The Hereford City BandBRASS BRASS BAND
  • The Penrhos KidsVOCALS
  • William MurrayLYRICS BY, PERCUSSION MUSICAL ASSISTANCE , PERCUSSION MUSICAL ASSISTANCE, PERCUSSION
  • Paddy MoloneyFEATURING FEATURING, UILLEANN PIPES

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