Mike Oldfield
QE2
Mike Oldfield’s sixth album was a beautiful blend of instrumentals and songs that showed how he was able to adapt to the shifting musical mores of the new decade. Released in October 1980, it features two of his most loved instrumentals, QE2 and Taurus I, as well as cover versions of Wonderful Land by the Shadows and, surprisingly perhaps for the time, Arrival by Abba.
Tracklist
DISC 1
1. Taurus 1
2. Sheba
3. Conflict
4. Arrival
5. Wonderful Land
6. Mirage
7. QE2
8. Celt
9. Molly
10. Polka
11. Wonderful Land (Single Version)
12. Shiva
DISC 2 - DELUXE ONLY
1. Taurus 1 (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
2. Sheba (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
3. Mirage (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
4. Conflict (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
5. Ommadawn (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
6. Punkadiddle (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
7. Tubular Bells Part I (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
8. QE2 (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)
9. Portsmouth (Live from The European Adventure, 1981)