Mike Oldfield – Crises

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Label:	Virgin – V2262
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	1983
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

A	Crises Bass – Phil Spalding Guitar – Rick Fenn Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Oberheim OBXa, DSX & DMX], Drums [Simmons], Bass, Piano, Organ [Farfisa], Harp, Mandolin, Synthesizer [Roland Strings], Synthesizer [Prophet] – Mike Oldfield Bass – Phil Spalding Guitar – Rick Fenn Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Oberheim OBXa, DSX & DMX], Drums [Simmons], Bass, Piano, Organ [Farfisa], Harp, Mandolin, Synthesizer [Roland Strings], Synthesizer [Prophet] – Mike Oldfield	20:40
B1	Moonlight Shadow Bass – Phil Spalding Guitar, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Mike Oldfield Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals – Maggie Reilly Bass – Phil Spalding Guitar, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Mike Oldfield Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals – Maggie Reilly	3:37
B2	In High Places Guitar, Synthesizer [Oberheim OBXa], Synthesizer [Roland Strings], Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Mike Oldfield Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vibraphone – Pierre Moerlen Vocals – Jon Anderson Guitar, Synthesizer [Oberheim OBXa], Synthesizer [Roland Strings], Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI] – Mike Oldfield Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vibraphone – Pierre Moerlen Vocals – Jon Anderson	3:33
B3	Foreign Affair Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield Shaker, Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Roland Strings] – Mike Oldfield Vocals – Maggie Reilly Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield Shaker, Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Roland Strings] – Mike Oldfield Vocals – Maggie Reilly	3:53
B4	Taurus 3 Finger Snaps, Bells, Tambourine, Shaker, Talking Drum [Tama Drums], Percussion [Boots] – Simon Phillips Guitar [Adamus, Ramirez & Manson Guitars], Mandolin, Bass [Acoustic], Bells, Tambourine, Shaker – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield Finger Snaps, Bells, Tambourine, Shaker, Talking Drum [Tama Drums], Percussion [Boots] – Simon Phillips Guitar [Adamus, Ramirez & Manson Guitars], Mandolin, Bass [Acoustic], Bells, Tambourine, Shaker – Mike Oldfield Music By – Mike Oldfield	2:25
B5	Shadow On The Wall Guitar – Ant* Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Roland Strings] – Mike Oldfield Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals – Roger Chapman Guitar – Ant* Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Synthesizer [Roland Strings] – Mike Oldfield Music By, Lyrics By – Mike Oldfield Talking Drum [Tama Drums] – Simon Phillips Vocals – Roger Chapman	3:08

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Oldfield Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By – Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Published By – TBP Music Ltd.
Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

Credits

Engineer – Nigel Luby
Lacquer Cut By – timtom*
Management [Assistant To Mike Oldfield] – Jeremy Parker (3)
Painting [Cover Painting] – Terry Ilott
Producer – Simon Phillips

Notes

[Back cover]
"The watcher and the tower
Waiting hour by hour"

Recorded November 1982-April 1983 using Ampex ATR 124, NEVE 8108 with NECAM, and Westlake Monitors in Denham, England.
℗1983 Virgin Records Ltd. ©1983 Virgin Records Ltd.

Special thanks to Sally, Molly and Dougal.

[Labels]
℗ 1983 Virgin Records Ltd. © 1983 Virgin Records Ltd.
Made in England

Jon Anderson appears courtesy of Polydor Records.

Runouts are etched (catalogue number, "Mike Oldfield" and "timtom-cbs") except for any stamper numbers, letters and symbols at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, e.g 1, 4, C, A (A may appear to be V or Λ)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): V2262A
Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): V2262B
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped): A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 1): V 2262 A1 A Mike Oldfield
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 1): V 2262 B 2 timtom-cbs C C
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 2): V 2262 A2 Mike Oldfield
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 2): V 2262 B timtom-cbs
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 3): V 2262 A2 Mike Oldfield
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 3): V 2262 B2 timtom-cbs
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 4): V 2262 A2 Mike Oldfield
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 4): V 2262 B1 timtom-cbs
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 5): V 2262 A2 1 4 Mike Oldfield A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 5): V 2262 B2 1 timtom-cbs C
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 6): V 2262 A2 Mike Oldfield A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 6): V 2262 B2 timtom-cbs A 2 0
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 7): V2262 A2 Mike Oldfield D
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 7): V 2262 B2 3 timtom-cbs C

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Crises (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	205 500-320, 205 500	Europe	1983
Recently Edited	Crises (Cassette, Album, Club Edition)	Virgin	49 532 5		1983
Recently Edited	Crises (Cassette, Album)	Virgin	405 500		1983
Recently Edited	Crises (LP, Album, Stereo, Disco Pressing)	Virgin	205500		1983
Recently Edited	Crises (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	613105	Portugal	1983

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Reviews

moaner70 Jan 11, 2023
The drums at the end of side 1 are epic! Great sounding album, flimsy vinyl, 180g pah!
Bimpse57 Aug 20, 2022
Agree this is a lovely album - it really is time that the entire mike oldfield back catalogue is re-released. I know that tubular bells 1-3 are widely available but there are so many other masterpieces like Amarok that need to see the light of day again
fborrull Oct 27, 2019
This is an unbelievable-terrific record I listened to around 200 times when I was a teen. I am so glad I grabbed this copy today, which not only sends me right back to those glorious years of mine, but that it is technically outstanding! A great pressing that sounds just perfect on my sound system. Super happy with it!!!

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