The 1984 Suite
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| Compilation album by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| Released | 29 January 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, progressive rock | |||
| Producer | Mike Oldfield, Simon Phillips | |||
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The 1984 Suite is a compilation album by the British musician, Mike Oldfield released in 2016. The compilation pulls together tracks from his two 1984 studio albums; Discovery and The Killing Fields. The album is available as part of the Discovery deluxe edition or as a standalone vinyl LP but not as a standalone CD. It has also been released in 5.1 Surround Sound as part of the Discovery deluxe set.[1]
The album features two previously unreleased tracks: "The Royal Mile", a newly rediscovered track from the 1984 period; and "Zombies (Halloween Special)", a reworking of the song "Poison Arrows" with the original vocals replaced by robotic "Stephen Hawking" style vocals with the lines "Somebody's out to get you" replaced with "Zombies are out to get you". The album also contains a slightly longer version of "The Lake" than the version on Discovery.
The track "Zombies (Halloween Special)" was released as a digital single on 31 October 2015 with a new promotional video.[2]
Track listing
- "To France"
- "The Lake"
- "The Killing Fields" (Main Theme)
- "Étude"
- "The Royal Mile" (Re-discovered track)
- "Zombies" (Halloween Special)
- "Discovery"
