On November 23, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Platinum”, the fifth Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Blue Rock”, “Electric Lady” in the US; and “Througham”, “Denham”, and “The Manor” in UK, and was produced by Tom Newman.
Personnel:
- Mike Oldfield– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, marimba, piano, synthesizers, vibraphone
- Peter Lemer– keyboards
- Nico Ramsden – keyboards
- Sally Cooper – tubular bells
- Wendy Roberts – vocals
- Francisco Centeno – bass guitar
- Neil Jason– bass
- Hansford Rowe– bass
- Pierre Moerlen– drums, vibraphone
- Morris Pert– drums
- Demelza – congas
- Allan Schwartzberg– drums
- David Bedford– vocal arrangements
- Peter Gordon – horn arrangements
- Michael Riesman– horn arrangements
- Kurt Munkacsi – engineer
- Tom Newman- engineer
- Richard Manwaring – engineer assistant
- Renate Blauel– engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Platinum Part One: Airborne
- Platinum Part Two: Platinum
- Platinum Part Three: Charleston
- Platinum Part Four: North Star/Platinum Finale
- Woodhenge
- Into Wonderland
- Punkadiddle
- I Got Rhythm
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