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  1. Jan 24, 2012 · It gets a bit samey in parts, with celtic instruments, Phil Collins drum machines, African percussion, and vocoders all over the place. Five Miles Out: love it, especially the title track. Crises: almost as good as Five Miles Out.

  2. QE2 is a transitional album for Oldfield between the controlled minimalism of Incantations and Platinum, and the more entertaining, but still prog oriented, "Five Miles Out" and "Crises".

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › QE2_(album)QE2 (album) - Wikipedia

    QE2 is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records. The album was named after the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 . The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of pieces recorded by other bands (" Arrival " by ABBA and " Wonderful Land " by The Shadows ).

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  4. Preston also played percussion with Brand X, the funk jazz group with Phil Collins on drums. Morris Pert - After having contributed drums to Platinum, QE2 and Five Miles Out, Morris Pert returns here on percussion, the job he's perhaps better known for.

  5. Jul 23, 2012 · QE2. New 2012 Stereo Remaster". Tracks 1 to 9: Originally released in October 1980. Track 10: Recorded live on the 1980 European Tour, B-side of single, released in September 1980.

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  6. Five Miles Out, the album, was more popular than Oldfield's previous few releases. It charted at No. 7 in the UK, whereas both QE2 (1980) and Platinum (1979) had failed to reach the top twenty. Oldfield's commercial revival would continue with subsequent albums Crises (1983) and Discovery (1984).

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  8. In the late 1970s, Oldfield began to tour and release more commercial and song-based music, beginning with Platinum (1979), QE2 (1980), and Five Miles Out (1982). His most successful album of this period was Crises (1983), which features the worldwide hit single "Moonlight Shadow" with vocalist Maggie Reilly.