QE2 (Reissue, Virgin Value Special Price)

~ Release by Mike Oldfield (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

This Reissue was Part of the lowered Price Action :
Virgin Value Special Price

Has Matrix / Runout:
SONOPRESS C-2059 / CDV 2181 A

It has also a Sticker with secondary Catalogue Number:
610 362-217

CD has Imprint: Manufactured in W. Germany

Might also be sold in GB.
(Please add, if you bought it there.)

Release Date not clear, but I would guess around 1986.
The Copyright is dated from 1984, but this usually counts for the first release on CD. It wasn't changed at Reissues.
The additional Catalogue Number Sticker was used in that time in Germany.

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-15 00:16 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Taurus 1
banjo, bass guitar, drum machine, electric guitar, harp, mandolin, other instruments, percussion, piano, synthesizer, timpani and vocoder:
Mike Oldfield
guest drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
guest membranophone:
Mike Frye
guest synthesizer:
David Hentschel
guest vocals:
Maggie Reilly
recording of:
Taurus 1
composer:
Mike Oldfield
410:16
2Sheba
producer:
David Hentschel and Mike Oldfield
bass guitar, drum machine, drums (drum set), electric guitar, other instruments [chair], percussion, synthesizer and vocoder:
Mike Oldfield
guest drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
guest vocals:
Maggie Reilly
recording of:
Sheba
composer:
Mike Oldfield
3.353:33
3Conflict
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Mike Oldfield
guest membranophone:
Morris Pert
guest membranophone and timpani:
Mike Frye
guest piano and synthesizer:
Tim Cross (UK keyboardist and producer)
recording of:
Conflict
composer:
Mike Oldfield
32:53
4Arrival
producer:
David Hentschel and Mike Oldfield
bass guitar, classical guitar [Spanish guitar], drums (drum set), electric guitar, harp, mandolin, percussion, synthesizer and vocoder:
Mike Oldfield
drums (drum set) [drums] and guest drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
David Hentschel
guest strings:
Richard Studt (violinist, conductor)
guest choir vocals:
English Chorale Choir
guest vocals:
David Hentschel and Maggie Reilly
vocals:
Mike Oldfield
strings arranger:
David Bedford (composer)
cover recording of:
Arrival
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
recording of:
Arrival
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
42:49
5Wonderful Land
bass guitar, classical guitar [Spanish guitar], drums (drum set), electric guitar, mandolin, marimba, synthesizer and vibraphone:
Mike Oldfield
guest drum machine and synthesizer:
David Hentschel
guest strings [leader of strings]:
Dick Studt (violinist, conductor)
additional arranger:
David Bedford (composer)
cover recording of:
Wonderful Land
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
53:38
6Mirage
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, timpani, vibraphone and vocoder:
Mike Oldfield
guest membranophone and vocoder:
Mike Frye
guest tenor saxophone:
Philip Todd (brass player)
guest trombone:
Paul Nieman
guest trumpet:
Guy Barker and Raul D'Oliveira
brass [horns] arranger:
David Hentschel
recording of:
Mirage
composer:
Mike Oldfield
44:41
7QE2
guest membranophone and synthesizer:
David Hentschel
guest membranophone, tambourine and timpani:
Mike Frye
guest tenor saxophone:
Philip Todd (brass player)
guest trombone:
Paul Nieman
guest trumpet:
Guy Barker and Raul D'Oliveira
Northumbrian pipes, bass guitar, electric guitar, gong, mandolin, membranophone, synthesizer, tambourine and timpani:
Mike Oldfield
brass [horns] arranger:
David Hentschel
recording of:
QE2
composer:
David Hentschel and Mike Oldfield
47:38
8Celt
bass guitar, electric guitar and synthesizer:
Mike Oldfield
guest membranophone, percussion and timpani:
Mike Frye
guest piano and synthesizer:
Tim Cross (UK keyboardist and producer)
guest vocals:
Maggie Reilly
recording of:
Celt
lyricist:
Tim Cross (UK keyboardist and producer)
composer:
Mike Oldfield
43:06
9Molly
bass guitar, electric guitar and vocoder:
Mike Oldfield
recording of:
Molly
composer:
Mike Oldfield
41:16