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Posted: July 31 2009, 08:51

I purchased the VHS copy of this film several years ago and was wondering if it's available on DVD?

Thanks, Harry
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Posted: July 31 2009, 09:17

Yup.It's way better than the VHS version too.Full legnth TB live (the same performance as on the VHS just the whole of side one)Don Alfonso,Portsmouth and The William Tell Overture plus loads of later stuff,The Wind Chimes and an extract from The Space Movie.Well worth trcking down.

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Posted: July 31 2009, 09:41

HRFan, do you mean Mike Oldfield - The essential VHS tape? If so, that sounds quite different content from the Elements DVD which I think is what Caveman is describing?

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Posted: July 31 2009, 10:53

Quote (Matt @ July 31 2009, 09:41)
HRFan, do you mean Mike Oldfield - The essential VHS tape? If so, that sounds quite different content from the Elements DVD which I think is what Caveman is describing?

Hi Matt,
Yes, it is the VHS tape with the blue cover and silver Tubular Bell. I have the Elements DVD and it doesn't contain the same material as Essential, noteably the Airborne animated logo between chapters. The performance of TB and Ommadawn are quite different too.
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Posted: Aug. 03 2009, 04:32

Whoops!Wrong video  :laugh:


Wish to god The Essential was available on DVD.


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Posted: Aug. 03 2009, 07:26

Quote (The Caveman @ Aug. 03 2009, 05:32)
Wish to god The Essential was available on DVD.

Pity that Virgin lost the chance to release it...even Exposed was released,which wasn't previously released on VHS...

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Posted: Aug. 03 2009, 07:36

Still reckon they could do it.Either Virgin or Mercury.Be a good time to do it right now as interest in Oldfield is higher than it has been for a while.

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Posted: Jan. 11 2011, 17:58

The Spanish tracker just uploaded a DVD quality version of this epic concert.
Taken from a Korean bootleg quite stunning quality and sound
Pm me for address and DL info
You will need vuze or utorrent to DL
Unless a DVD is forthcoming this is the best we will get

This is better than the one I sent you Wiga :D
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Posted: Jan. 11 2011, 20:30

Milamber, I note your new signature: "Greatness is never appreciated in youth, called pride in middle age, dismissed in old age, and reconsidered in death. Because we cannot tolerate greatness in our midst we do all we can to destroy it."

Schopenhauer said something along similar lines: ""Mankind has not so much power to receive as the genius has power to give"
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Posted: Jan. 12 2011, 10:35

Quote (HRFanUSA @ July 31 2009, 14:51)
I purchased the VHS copy of this film several years ago and was wondering if it's available on DVD?

Thanks, Harry


It is.

"The Essential Mike Oldfield"







Source: Mike Oldfield Blog


Edited by manintherain on Jan. 12 2011, 10:37
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Posted: Jan. 12 2011, 14:50

No this one is better

The One on the right is yours the new one is the middle.
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Posted: Jan. 22 2011, 17:29

i believe media asia version is not as good because of less space used in disc that brings up more visible compression junk so i guess i need to wait to get recordable blu-ray and do laserdisc transfer to it so quality will not decreasing.

i see its re-released in dvd in germany recently according to release date 11.11.2010

does anyone know where you can buy it cheapest (that has international shipping)?

also i found out that live montreux dvd gets re-release with different cover in august 2011 and that is already in preorder in amazon.de so i might order it just because of different cover...


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Posted: Jan. 23 2011, 17:29

Quote (Hifiguru @ Jan. 22 2011, 23:29)
i see its re-released in dvd in germany recently according to release date 11.11.2010

does anyone know where you can buy it cheapest (that has international shipping)?

The link is on my post above:

http://cdon.eu/music/oldfield_mike/essential-12230723?page=3

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Posted: Sep. 01 2011, 12:04

On the subject of Mike at Knebworth, can anyone confirm which sheet music appears on his shirt?

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Posted: Sep. 02 2011, 03:12

As far as I know it´s Tubular Bells Part One. The shirt was a present from his then girlfriend Sally and the notes were made from diamond dust.

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Posted: Sep. 02 2011, 13:23

Mike did an interview once, someone asked about the Tshirt.. he said it was random notes and music and that he had once tried to play it but it was not very good.. And yes it is diamond dust.. WOW
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Posted: Sep. 21 2011, 12:59

Quote (manintherain @ Jan. 23 2011, 22:29)
Quote (Hifiguru @ Jan. 22 2011, 23:29)
i see its re-released in dvd in germany recently according to release date 11.11.2010

does anyone know where you can buy it cheapest (that has international shipping)?

The link is on my post above:

http://cdon.eu/music/oldfield_mike/essential-12230723?page=3

;)

Does anyone here have this?

Is it worth getting? I didn't even realise it was available until I stumbled across this thread!


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Posted: June 16 2012, 06:41

Bump for this, as I wanted to ask: is this DVD a pirate?

The Essential Mike Oldfield

Would like to buy if it's reasonable quality/at least semi-official!


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Posted: June 16 2012, 11:33

Not official but very good quality...

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Posted: June 16 2012, 11:58

Quote (yanouch65 @ June 16 2012, 16:33)
Not official but very good quality...

Hmm, may have to get this then. Thanks!  :D


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