Platinum

Artist: Mike Oldfield
Type: Album
Release date: 1979
Run time: 37:38
My Rating: 6

1. Part 1: Airborne (5:06)
2. Part 2: Platinum (6:03)
3. Part 3: Charleston (3:17)
4. Part 4: North Star/Platinum Finale (4:43)
5. Woodhenge (4:06)
6. Into Wonderland (mislabeled "Sally") (5:00)
7. Punkadiddle (5:56)
8. I Got Rhythm (4:40)

Comments

Wow, it's the swing version of Tubular Bells! Well, maybe not. The Charleston is especially funky though. Woodhenge - Someone bonging tubular bells in the middle of a wooden version of Stonehenge, shortly before it is demolished by woodpeckers. Into Wonderland (which is listed as 'Sally' on my copy, for reasons I won't go into here) is a rather nice track, Sally Oldfield's distinctive voice lending a rather nice quality up to the point where the pootling comes in. Punkadiddle is just plain weird, while I Got Rhythm is a pretty decent cover.