Rhino To Release 8CD Mike Oldfield Studio Albums Box In April (And LPs, Too!)

Mike Oldfield has enjoyed a fantastic career, not only with his original works, but sometimes with reimaginings of his original works, as in his Tubular Bells music art.

After the initial Virgin Records classics that included Tubular Bells (as well as Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations, etc), Michael Oldfield revisited Tubular Bells with his 1992 rework, Tubular Bells II. From there, he released over ten more including two more revisitations of Tubular Bells (Tubular Bells III – 1998, Tubular Bells III, and Tubular Beats, a set of remixes). From the period of 1992 through 2003, Oldfield released eight specific classics. Beginning with Tubular Bells II, there followed The Songs Of Distant Earth (1994), Voyager (1996), Tubular Bells III (1998), Guitars (1999), The Millennium Bell (1999), Tr3s Lunas (2002), and Tubular Bells III (2003).

This period (1992 – 2003) will be collected into an 8CD Box by Rhino Records. The set is being referred to as  Mike Oldfield: The Studio Albums 1992-2003. The titles in this set are those that I have listed. This Box is slated for release on April 28.

In addition to the 8CD period Box, there are four 180g-weight vinyl LP reissues coming (same date) of Voyager, Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells III, and The Songs Of Distant Earth.