Mike Oldfield Earth Moving -1989 Synth-pop, Big Beat, Ambient

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Label:Virgin VL 2610Format:Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry:CanadaReleased:1989Genre:ElectronicStyle:Synth-pop,Big Beat,Ambient
Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~ 9/ with inner sleeve / hole in the corner
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 -10
side 2 – 10Bin # *34

Oldfield used several vocalists on the album, including his then girlfriend,Anita Hegerland. The album’s music was performed mainly with synthesizers. It was the first time Oldfield recorded an album without an instrumental piece; each track being vocal-basedpopandrocksongs. Oldfield’s only other album free of instrumentals to date is 2014’sMan on the Rocks.

The final track, despite appearing to be a lengthier piece, consists of two short, apparently unconnected songs, combined into one track, with a noticeable pause in between. According to Oldfield, the album was made with the full understanding of his recording company,Virgin Records, which demanded he create more commercially oriented material than his previous albums. After recording Earth Moving Oldfield wanted to move away from ‘computerised music’ and return to real musicians and instruments; this is evident in his next album,Amarok.[

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