gmk@uicsg.UUCP (04/16/84)
#R:afinitc:-22800:uicsg:8300018:000:762 uicsg!gmk Apr 15 19:38:00 1984 Jon Anderson and Vangelis got together on 3 albums: Short Stories * The Friends of Mr. Cairo Private Collection He also has 3 solo albums: * Olias of Sunhillow * Song of Seven * Animation None of these that I know of (the ones I have are marked with a *) sound remotely like "Olias". The collaborations with Vangelis consist mostly of short songs and represent a totally different direction from what Jon did with Yes. If you're a Yes fan, these albums take some getting used to. His other two albums also comprise short songs that depart from the styles of Yes and "Olias". The compleat Jon Anderson discography must include two cameo appearances: King Crimson: Lizard Vangelis: Heaven and Hell Gary Koob ..!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsg!gmk
emjej@uokvax.UUCP (04/16/84)
#R:afinitc:-22800:uokvax:4000020:000:1319 uokvax!emjej Apr 16 09:49:00 1984 Re the contents of *Mike Oldfield Boxed*: they are *Tubular Bells*, *Hergest Ridge*, *Ommadawn*, and a record of various collaborations with other folks, most frequently David Bedford (but then, if you listen to BBC World Service, you've probably heard Oldfield with Leslie Penning on recorder playing "Portsmouth"; that and other Oldfield/Penning material is to be found here, too). The collaborations include one wonderfully hideous rendering (rending?) of "Speak, Though You Only Say Farewell," a ghastly Victorian song. There's also the *original* "Sailor's Hornpipe" ending to *Tubular Bells*, concocted by Oldfield and a fellow whose name I forget one night after a long day's work and a long night at the local pub, in which Vivian Stanshall (the announcer of the instruments on side one) wanders about discussing the Manor studio (or maybe not--would anyone *really* design a house that way?!) while Oldfield and friend clomp about the building flailing away (nonetheless most expertly) at the "Sailor's Hornpipe." "...and in layman's language--is blinking well baffling." The *Boxed* pieces are remixed (Piltdown Man is rather less prominent, and the snare drum on *Hergest Ridge* is deleted), and in quad. The enclosed booklet, I believe, mentions that Sally Oldfield is Mike's sister. James Jones