Sally Oldfield (born Aug. 3, 1947) is an English-Irish singer and composer, born in Dublin and raised in Reading, Berkshire. In 1968, she formed the folk-psych duo Sallyangie with her younger brother Mike Oldfield, aged 15 at the time of their singular album Children of the Sun, released that year on Transatlantic Records. Between 1973 […]
Please Don’t Touch! is the second solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in April 1978 on Charisma. He first presented the title song to Genesis during sessions for their late-1976 release Wind and Wuthering, his final album with the band. This was his second solo album after his 1975 release Voyage of the […]
Water Bearer is the debut solo album by Sally Oldfield, released in 1978 on Bronze. Tracklist: A1. “Water Bearer” (6:25) A2. “Songs of the Quendi” (12:46) a. “Night Theme” b. “Wampum Song” c. “Nenya” d. “Land of the Sun” A3. “Mirrors” (3:29) B1. “Weaver” (3:38) B2. “Night of the Hunter’s Moon” […]
Incantations is the fourth album by English composer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released in 1978 on Virgin. Tracklist: A. “Part One” (19:09) B. “Part Two” (19:38) C. “Part Three” (17:00) D. “Part Four” (17:01) Credits: Mike Oldfield – acoustic and electric bass guitars, electric guitars, piano, synthesizers, percussion, electronically processed vocals David Bedford – conductor for strings and […]
Voyage of the Acolyte is the debut solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in 1975 on Charisma. Recorded while still a member of Genesis, the album is musically similar to A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Tracklist: A1. “Ace of Wands” (5:20) A2. “Hands of the Priestess Part I” (3:26) […]
Hergest Ridge is the second album by English composer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 on Virgin. Tracklist: A. “Hergest Ridge (Part One)” (21:40) B. “Hergest Ridge (Part Two)” (18:51) Credits: Mike Oldfield — composer, electric guitar, glockenspiel, sleigh bells, mandolin, timpani, gong, acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, farfisa organ, Lowrey organ, organ, producer, engineer David Bedford […]
