Mike Oldfield Michael Gordon Oldfield Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which established Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also well known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece, "In Dulci Jubilo". LP box 1 : Tubular Bells - Virgin VBOX 1A / 1B - UK - 1973 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : VG+ 2 :Hergest Ridge - Virgin VBOX 1C / 1D - UK - 1974 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : VG+ 3 : Ommadown - Virgin VBOX 1E /1F - UK - 1976 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : VG+ 4 : Collaborations - Virgin VBOX !G / !H - UK - 1976 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : VG+ 5 : Platinum - Virgin 201 206 - Germany - 1979 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : VG+ 6 : Five Miles Out - Virgin 204 500 - Europe - 1982 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : Ex Sally Oldfield Real Name: Sally Patricia Oldfield Born in Dublin, Ireland 3rd August 1947, Oldfield was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of her mother, Maureen. Spending her childhood in Reading, Berkshire, Oldfield studied ballet from the age of four and won numerous competitions in all styles of dance, including ballet, tap and modern. At the age of eleven, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dancing, then located in Holland Park, London, and two years later was starred to move on to the Royal Ballet School at White Lodge. However, she gave up ballet two years later, and achieved three A-Levels at Grade A. She studied classical piano to Grade 7. All her school years were spent at St Joseph's Convent School, Reading, where she became friends with Marianne Faithfull. Oldfield read English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol University. Oldfield's musical career started in early 1968, when she made some demo recordings with her younger brother Mike Oldfield. These sessions were suggested and overseen by Mick Jagger. It is not known what became of those recordings. Soon after this she founded the folk music duo The Sallyangie together with her brother Mike. The duo was signed to Transatlantic Records and recorded their only album at the recommendation of Pentangle band guitarist, John Renbourn, whom Oldfield met at the Troubadour Folk Club in Bristol. The album Children of the Sun was recorded in August 1968. The songs on it are mainly co-written by Sally and Mike Oldfield, and the album contained some of her brother's early guitar work. Guesting were Terry Cox on drums and Ray Warleigh on flute. 7 : Water Bearer - Bronze 26 447 XOT - Netherlands - 1978 Vinyl : Ex Sleeve : Ex See pictures for a good impression Registered Mail