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Platinum
by: Mike Oldfield

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0017046185622
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Blue Plate Caroline
Manufacturer: Blue Plate Caroline
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Plate Caroline
Release Date: September 23, 1992
Studio: Blue Plate Caroline
Sales Rank: 15115
MPN: 1856

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Album Description:
Japanese digitally remastered limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Mike Olfield- Platinum CD
I had the vinyl record when it originally came out. It was damaged over the years so I got it again on CD. If you like Mike Oldfield, and I have liked most his stuff since the 1970's and the Exorcist soundtrack, it's worth adding to the collection. To me some tracks are better than others but overall a good idea of the range of Mike Oldfield in the 1980's.

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- Oldfield's third masterpiece
More outgoing and upbeat than Oldfield's previous works, more electric. Fairlight synthesizers add a rich glow to his signature, layered music.

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- Light At The End of The Beginning
After my initiation into the Mike Oldfield Fan Convergence with the original release of both TUBULAR BELLS and HERGEST RIDGE, I became ravenous for all things Olfield. OMMADAWN only slaked my thirst temporarily, but it was finally quenched at last with the songs featured here, only as a "different animal." This was previously released here in a "special edition" vinyl LP (which I still own, thank G*d!) which was called AIRBORN. This album included the title track, plus "Platinum," "Charleston," "North Star/Finale," (co-written with Philip Glass,) "Into Wonderland," "Punkadiddle" and "I Got Rhythm." "Sally" and "Woodhenge" are the replacements for "Wonderland," I take it, which was a kind of lilting, silly, Mike-channeling-McCartney-at-his-loopiest sorta thing.

AIRBORN was a two ... Read More

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- Platinum is justly named
Mike Oldfield started out very young...full of ideas and complex musical manipulations. Tublar bells is a seminal work at best...in fact if you listen close enough...he seems to try to hard...overlapping layers of sound and ideas. Platinum is a return to his more basic approaches...and yes...he pulls it off in spades.

The first side is rich with guitar riffs nice synths and percussion...it almost reminds me of Ommadawn gone rock. That it is now on cd now is a life saver to the vinyl copy I have had from Europe all these years....I can't remember how many times I fried some speakers during certain parts of this. Yeah...it's that good.

Side two is a little more subtle...until you hear Punkadiddle...it's somewhat a bit tongue in cheek at the music industry at the time. ... Read More

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- Mike evolves - Less complicated and more catchier music...
There is nothing left after Bombastic Instrumental works such as "Incantations" or "Ommadawn".Mike did his first short rock album without long suites and many complicated changes.It is much more catchier but some of emotions that were in his previous albums had gone with the change of style...but it doesn't mean that the music is bad...oh no - the music here is fresh and just wonderfull....

The main track is "Platinum" - about 20 miuntes long suite, but divided into 4 songs..."Platinum suite" sounds a bit mechanic but is a really impressive work - especially "Charleston" part with crazy trumpets,some ghost choir and great bass line - the other parts are interesting also and Mike proves here that almost everything that he tries to play turns into gold...And also we can hear him on backing ... Read More

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