ARTIST     : Mike Oldfield
TITLE      : Hergest Ridge
LABEL      : Universal
GENRE      : Progressive Rock
BITRATE    : LAME v3.97 VBR V2
SOURCE     : CD
SIZE       : 165 MB
STORE DATE : 2010

Track List
----------

CD #1

01. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (2010 Stereo Mix) [19:18]
02. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (2010 Stereo Mix) [18:47]
03. In Dulci Jubilo (For Maureen) [2:47]
04. Spanish Tune [3:11]

CD #2

01. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (1974 Stereo Mix) [21:30]
02. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (1974 Stereo Mix) [18:42]
03. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (1974 Demo Recording) [20:19]
04. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (1974 Demo Recording) [18:10]

http://www.mikeoldfieldofficial.com

This 2010 Deluxe Edition features  versions of the original record,  remastered
for a modern audience, unheard demo versions, plus the mixes found on the vinyl
version first released in 1974 - along with DVD footage to accompany both parts
of Hergest Ridge.

Departing from the  choppy mix of  prog and folk-based  influences explored for
the  first  time  on  Mike  Oldfield's  debut  Tubular  Bells,  Oldfield's much
anticipated  follow  up,  Hergest  Ridge develops  for  itself  a  unique charm
entirely its own. Softer and calmer, atmospheric and haunting, Hergest Ridge is
a lament  to the  soothing environment  Oldfield enveloped  himself in directly
after his debut's overwhelming success.

With sounds evoking imagery of rolling Welsh hills and  pure, pastoral  scenery
- drawing influences from a genuine British nature spot - Hergest Ridge  serves
as a retreat from Oldfield's inner trauma as much as it does a journey into the
wild desolation of nature. Signature  guitars, mixed in with delicate  woodwind
and crashing brass deliver the insights into a mind which has grown harsher and
colder in the face of public acrimony.

Comments Oldfield "I know I'm very unstable, and I probably always will be, but
the point is that I've accepted that about myself. Hergest Ridge, on the  other
hand, is smooth,  uncluttered. There are  no tube trains,  very few car  doors,
lots of  open countryside,  smooth hills,  a general  feeling of smoothness and
wellbeing and non-hysteria, just a much nicer environment."



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ARTIST     : Mike Oldfield
TITLE      : Hergest Ridge
LABEL      : Universal
GENRE      : Progressive Rock
BITRATE    : LAME v3.97 VBR V2
SOURCE     : CD
SIZE       : 165 MB
STORE DATE : 2010

Track List
----------

CD #1

01. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (2010 Stereo Mix) [19:18]
02. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (2010 Stereo Mix) [18:47]
03. In Dulci Jubilo (For Maureen) [2:47]
04. Spanish Tune [3:11]

CD #2

01. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (1974 Stereo Mix) [21:30]
02. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (1974 Stereo Mix) [18:42]
03. Hergest Ridge (Part One) (1974 Demo Recording) [20:19]
04. Hergest Ridge (Part Two) (1974 Demo Recording) [18:10]

http://www.mikeoldfieldofficial.com

This 2010 Deluxe Edition features  versions of the original record,  remastered
for a modern audience, unheard demo versions, plus the mixes found on the vinyl
version first released in 1974 - along with DVD footage to accompany both parts
of Hergest Ridge.

Departing from the  choppy mix of  prog and folk-based  influences explored for
the  first  time  on  Mike  Oldfield's  debut  Tubular  Bells,  Oldfield's much
anticipated  follow  up,  Hergest  Ridge develops  for  itself  a  unique charm
entirely its own. Softer and calmer, atmospheric and haunting, Hergest Ridge is
a lament  to the  soothing environment  Oldfield enveloped  himself in directly
after his debut's overwhelming success.

With sounds evoking imagery of rolling Welsh hills and  pure, pastoral  scenery
- drawing influences from a genuine British nature spot - Hergest Ridge  serves
as a retreat from Oldfield's inner trauma as much as it does a journey into the
wild desolation of nature. Signature  guitars, mixed in with delicate  woodwind
and crashing brass deliver the insights into a mind which has grown harsher and
colder in the face of public acrimony.

Comments Oldfield "I know I'm very unstable, and I probably always will be, but
the point is that I've accepted that about myself. Hergest Ridge, on the  other
hand, is smooth,  uncluttered. There are  no tube trains,  very few car  doors,
lots of  open countryside,  smooth hills,  a general  feeling of smoothness and
wellbeing and non-hysteria, just a much nicer environment."



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