Mike Oldfield – QE2 / Mike Oldfield Remastered HDCD / Virgin Audio CD 2000
UPC 724384937720
QE2 is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records. The album was named after the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2.
The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of pieces recorded by other bands ("Arrival" by ABBA and "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows).
Though only reaching number twelve on the German album charts, the album became the best-selling album of 1981 in Germany.
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Virgin – 724384937720
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Mike Oldfield Remastered HDCD |
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CD, HDCD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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2000 |
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| Genre: |
Electronic, Rock |
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Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Prog Rock |
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Tracklist:
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Taurus 1
Drums – Phil Colins
Drums [African Drums] – Mike Frye
Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Banjo, Harp [Celtic Harp], Drum Machine, Timpani, Electric Guitar, Pedalboard [Bass Pedals], Piano, Instruments [Claptrap], Vocoder – Mike Oldfield
Synthesizer – David Hentschel
Vocals – Maggie Riley
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10:16
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Sheba
Drums – Phil Colins
Vocals – Maggie Riley
Vocoder, Electronic Drums [Syndrums], Instruments [Chair], Drums [African Drums], Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer – Mike Oldfield
Words By – Mike Oldfield
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3:33
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Conflict
Drums – Morris Pert
Drums [African Drums] – Mike Frye
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Mike Oldfield
Piano, Synthesizer – Tim Cross
Vocals – Maggie Riley
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2:53
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Arrival
Arranged By [Strings And Choir] – David Bedford
Choir – English Chorale
Electric Guitar, Drums [African Drums], Harp [Celtic Harp], Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Synthesizer, Vocoder, Percussion [Aboriginal Rhythm Sticks], Vocals – Mike Oldfield
Leader [Strings] – Dick Studt
Synthesizer, Drums, Vocals – David Hentschel
Vocals – Maggie Riley
Written-By [Uncredited] – Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
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2:49
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Wonderful Land
Arranged By [Strings] – David Bedford
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums [African Drums], Marimba, Mandolin, Vibraphone, Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar] – Mike Oldfield
Leader [Strings] – Dick Studt
Steel Drums [CS80 Steel Drums], Synthesizer [Synthesised French Horn] – David Hentschel
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jerry Lordan
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3:38
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Mirage
Arranged By [Horn Section] – David Hentschel
Horn [Horn Section], Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Phil Todd
Horn [Horn Section], Trombone – Paul Nieman
Horn [Horn Section], Trumpet – Guy Barker, Raul D'oliveira
Vibraphone, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Timpani, Vocoder – Mike Oldfield
Vocoder, Drums – Mike Frye
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4:41
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QE2
Arranged By [Strings] – David Bedford
Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums [African Drums], Marimba, Mandolin, Vibraphone, Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar], Northumbrian Pipes [Northumbrian Bagpipes] – Mike Oldfield
Leader [Strings] – Dick Studt
Steel Drums [CS80 Steel Drums], Synthesizer [Synthesised French Horn] – David Hentschel
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7:38
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Celt
Drums [African Drums], Timpani, Hihat [Hi-Hat] – Mike Frye
Piano, Synthesizer – Tim Cross
Synthesizer, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Mike Oldfield
Vocals – Maggie Riley
Words By – Tim Cross
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3:06
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Molly
Vocoder, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Mike Oldfield
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- Artwork [Reissue Artwork], Design [Reissue Design] – Rina Cheung
- Composed By – Mike (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9)
- Coordinator [Remastered Series Co-ordinator] – Jason Day
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Peter Greenslade*, Simon Johnston
- Producer, Engineer – David Hentschel, Mike Oldfield
- Remastered By – Simon Heyworth
- Sleeve Notes – David Laing
- Technician [Technical Advice] – Richard Barrie
