On October 21, 1975, “Virgin” label released “Ommadawn” the third Mike Oldfield studio album. It was recorded January – September 1975, and was produced by Mike Oldfield.
Personnel:
- Mike Oldfield – vocals, guitars, bass, banjo, bouzouki, bodhrán, electronic organs, glockenspiel, harp, mandolin, percussion, tubular bells, piano, spinet, synthesizer
- Jabula(Julian Bahula, Ernest Mothle, Lucky Ranku, Eddie Tatane) – African drums
- Herbie – Northumbrian bagpipes
- Don Blakeson– trumpet
- The Hereford City Band – brass
- Leslie Penning – conductor
- Pierre Moerlen– timpani
- Paddy Moloney– uilleann pipes
- William Murray– percussion
- Sally Oldfield– vocals
- Terry Oldfield– panpipes
- Leslie Penning– recorders
- “The Penrhos Kids” (Abigail, Briony, Ivan and Jason Griffiths) – vocals
- Clodagh Simonds– vocals
- Bridget St John– vocals
- David Strange– cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Oldfield, except where noted.
- Ommadawn, Part One
- Ommadawn, Part Two
- On Horseback
