{"product_id":"oldfield-mike-amarok-copy","title":"Oldfield, Mike - Amarok","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW VINYL LP ON UNIVERSAL 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e180 GRAM VINYL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35th Anniversary Half-Speed Mastered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35th Anniversary Reissue of Mike Oldfield's 13th studio album, Amarok. Remastered half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, under Oldfield’s approval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1990, Amarok was composed as one continuous, hour-long journey of instrumental prog\/experimental music. For this reissue, the work is divided into four 15-minute edits (rather than the original two halves) to optimise audio fidelity on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Oldfield embraced advanced digital technologies in the 1980s, Amarok represented a return to a more hands-on, textural approach: he performed nearly all instruments himself, from piano and organs to percussion, and even unconventional items, avoiding sequencers and computer programming. It was conceived during a period when his relationship with Virgin Records was strained, and the album was, in part, a defiant statement. Though it did not reach high chart positions upon release, Amarok has grown in stature among fans and critics alike. It is often held up as a bold counterpoint to the more polished, commercially oriented works of the 1980s: an album that reminds listeners of Oldfield’s roots in progressive, exploratory soundscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Oldfield\"\u003ehttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Oldfield\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.   LP  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmarok Part One\u003cbr\u003eAmarok Part Two\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.   LP \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmarok Part Three\u003cbr\u003eAmarok Part Four\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwtfmpeedpA?si=xDEwkShxI87Mjy3E\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"1990","offer_id":54657915683153,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/2072\/files\/Oldfield_Mike_-_Amarok.webp?v=1787378747","url":"https:\/\/www.recordpusher.com\/products\/oldfield-mike-amarok-copy","provider":"RecordPusher - International Vinyl Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}