Tracklist de las reediciones y Zombies

Ya tenemos todos los datos de los lanzamientos de las nuevas reediciones de Universal. Vamos por partes, ésto es lo que aparecerá a la venta el 29 de enero:

Discovery (Edición de 1 CD)
Discovery (Edición de 2 CD's y 1 DVD)
Discovery (Edición LP)

The Killing Fields (Edición de 1 CD)
The Killing Fields (Edición de LP)

Suite 1984 (Edición LP)

Vamos por el tracklist de cada edición:

Discovery Deluxe Edition

Disc 1

1. To France
2. Poison Arrows
3. Crystal Gazing
4. Tricks of the light
5. Discovery
6. Talk About Your Life
7. Saved By a Bell
8. The Lake

Bonus tracks (no aparecen en la edición de 1 CD)

9. To France (extended version)*
10. In the Pool*
11. Bones*
12. Afghan**
13. Tricks of the Light (instrumental)**

* Taken from the “To France” 12 – inch single
** B – side of the “Tricks of the Light” 12

Disc 2

The 1984 Suite
To France
The Lake
The Killing Fields (Main theme)
Etude
The Royal Mile (Re-discovered track)
Zombies (Halloween Special )
Discovery

Disc 3 (DVD)

The 1984 Suite
To France
The Lake
The Killing Fields (Main theme)
Etude
The Royal Mile (Re-discovered track)
Zombies (Halloween Special )
Discovery

5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes by Mike Oldfield

Promotional videos:
To France
Tricks of the Light
Etude

The Killing Fields

1. Pran’s Theme
2. Requiem for a City
3. Evacuation
4. Pran’s Theme 2
5. Capture
6. Execution
7. Bad News
8. Pran’s Departure
9. Worksite
10. The Year Zero
11. Blood Sucking
12. The Year Zero 2
13. Pran’s Escape/The Killing Fields
14. The Trek
15. The Boy’s Burial/Pran Sees the Red Cross
16. Good News
17. Etude

Bonus tracks
Evacuation (single edit)
Etude (single edit)

Veamos que nos cuentan de ésta Suite que Oldfield ha preparado:
When Mike Oldfield sat down in his Nassau studio to mix Discovery and The Killing Fields into 5.1, he decided instead to sculpt something new from his output of 1984. Refashioning a B-side into ‘The Royal Mile’ and reworking Discovery track ‘Poison Arrows’ as ‘Zombies (Halloween Special),’ Oldfield created something that although incorporating previously available material, makes something new, and it was felt appropriate to release separately on vinyl with brand new artwork. As with all of Mike Oldfield’s critically acclaimed re-release programme, the notes include a new interview with Mike.

Sobre Discovery:

Discovery was Mike Oldfield’s ninth studio album. Originally released in June 1984, the UK Top 20 album contains two songs which Oldfield would later include on Two Sides his career best of – ‘The Lake’, an expansive instrumental reflection on Lake Geneva and ‘To France’, a classic folk-pop ballad featuring Maggie Reilly. Newly remastered for 2015 and gathering together in-era B-sides, this new edition of Discovery is offered in a 3-disc Deluxe Edition which includes a newly-compiled work by Mike Oldfield himself – The 1984 Suite, which gathers together tracks from Discovery and The Killing Fields together with rarities and a newly-voiced version of ‘Poison Arrows’, called ‘Zombies (Halloween Special).’ This 38-minute suite takes up the second CD of the Deluxe and is presented in stereo and 5.1 on the DVD, alongside three in-era promos. As with all of Oldfield’s critically acclaimed re-release programme, the notes include a new interview with Mike. Newly remastered for 2016 and available in 1-CD, 180GM vinyl, digital and true HD editions.

Sobre The Killing Fields:
Mike Oldfield was asked in 1984 to score Roland Joffe’s film about two journalists’ experiences in the ‘killing fields’ of Kampuchea. Although Oldfield’s music is synonymous with film, it is his first and only score to date, The film was highly acclaimed winning two Academy awards and Oldfield’s score was an integral part of it, earning him a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination. Newly remastered for 2016, The Killing Fields is a well-regarded entry in Mike Oldfield’s illustrious discography. As with all of Oldfield’s critically acclaimed re-release programme, the notes include a new interview with Mike. Newly remastered for 2016 with original artwork and pressed onto 180GM vinyl. Also available on remastered CD with bonus tracks, digital and true HD editions.
AQUÍ tenéis el enlace con todas las ediciones para encargarlas en la web oficial de Universal.

Al parecer mañana tendremos la oportunidad de escuchar el adelanto de ésta suite, que será el tema 'Zombies (Halloween Special)' que es una revisión de Poison Arrows cantada de nuevo por no sabemos quien. ¿Estamos listos?

Analizando el contenido, podemos estar contentos porque tenemos todos el material conocidos en los discos, todas las caras B y extendidas de Discoery y los dos edits de Killing en su edición. Tenemos la Suite en LP, CD y 5.1, pero ésta vez nos quedamos sin directo de la gira, ni 5.1 de los discos en si. En vez de ello, Oldfield decidió mezclar varios temas de los dos discos y alguna rareza, y hacer ésta suite, que dura 38 minutos. Sentimientos encontrados, pero contento de que la Suite esté en digital, pues temíamos que fuera solo en LP.

Y posiblemente el 5.1 suene distinto que lo que tengamos en el CD o en el LP, como pasara en las remezclas de Crises y FMO, que sonaban muy distintas. Habrá que esperar.