News 30 Oct 2015

Mike Oldfield revisits 1984 with reissues and new rarities set

By Paul Sinclair

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As revealed by this blog back in March, Mike Oldfield continues with his long-running reissue programme and early next year we will not only see Discovery and The Killing Fields re-released (the former as a deluxe set) but also a new selection of music of that era called The 1984 Suite.

Oldfield’s ninth studio album Discovery has been newly remastered and will be reissued as an expanded 2CD+DVD deluxe set. The first disc will add five bonus tracks including an extended version of To France, along with B-sides and extra tracks from a 12-inch single. The second CD is The 1984 Suite which gathers together tracks from Discovery and The Killing Fields along with rarities and a newly-voiced version of Poison Arrows, called Zombies (Halloween Special).

The DVD in the Discovery deluxe contains The 1984 Suite in 5.1 surround sound (created by Mike, of course) and hi-res stereo and adds three promos (To France, Tricks of the Light and Etude). The notes in the booklet will include a new interview with Mike Oldfield.

The 1984 Suite will also be reissued separately on vinyl and is surely worth purchasing, if only for the stunning artwork (see below).

Oldfield’s soundtrack to Roland Joffé’s The Killing Fields has also been remastered and will be reissued on vinyl and CD. The CD version includes two bonus tracks: Evacuation (single edit) and Etude (single edit)

The 1984 Suite, Discovery and The Killing Fields are all reissued on 29 January 2016.

Discovery

2CD+DVD Deluxe Edition

Vinyl Edition

The Killing Fields

Vinyl Edition

Expanded CD remaster (with 2 bonus tracks)

The 1984 Suite

Vinyl Edition

Discovery Deluxe Edition

Disc 1

]1. To France
2. Poison Arrows
3. Crystal Gazing
4. Tricks of the light
5. Discovery
6. Talk About Your Life
7. Saved By a Bell
8. The Lake

Bonus tracks (not on single disc edition)

9. To France (extended version)*
10. In the Pool*
11. Bones*
12. Afghan**
13. Tricks of the Light (instrumental)**

* Taken from the “To France” 12 – inch single
** B – side of the “Tricks of the Light” 12

Disc 2

The 1984 Suite

To France
The Lake
The Killing Fields (Main theme)
Etude
The Royal Mile (Re-discovered track)
Zombies (Halloween Special )
Discovery

Disc 3 (DVD)

The 1984 Suite

To France
The Lake
The Killing Fields (Main theme)
Etude
The Royal Mile (Re-discovered track)
Zombies (Halloween Special )
Discovery

5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes by Mike Oldfield

Promotional videos:

To France
Tricks of the Light
Etude

The Killing Fields

1. Pran’s Theme
2. Requiem for a City
3. Evacuation
4. Pran’s Theme 2
5. Capture
6. Execution
7. Bad News
8. Pran’s Departure
9. Worksite
10. The Year Zero
11. Blood Sucking
12. The Year Zero 2
13. Pran’s Escape/The Killing Fields
14. The Trek
15. The Boy’s Burial/Pran Sees the Red Cross
16. Good News
17. Etude

Bonus tracks

Evacuation (single edit)

Etude (single edit)