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(Live Double Album, released 17th July 1979)
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Track Listing
Incantations Part One (15:03) Other Artists Guitars: Nico Ramsden
Notes The Exposed tour was not only Mike's first tour, but also his first live performance since the premiere of Tubular Bells in 1973. Accordingly, it was to be an epic experience, featuring a large number of musicians with an orchestra and a choir. Ommadawn was originally on the tour's setlist, but it was dropped for timing reasons. Other cutbacks - including halving the choir - were made for financial reasons. Mike admitted later that the tour was a financial disaster. This album was released partly to recoup the costs of the tour (as was the next album, Platinum). Exposed was edited together from several performances on the tour, recorded during March and April 1979. Due to Musician's Union restrictions, it cannot be revealed which parts come from which concert, although it is known that a large proportion of the album came from the concert in The Hague, Holland. The American album Airborn used parts of Incantations mixed with the original album version. Airborn also contains an alternative performance of Tubular Bells from this tour. The bass player Pekka Pohjola had previously worked with Mike on his album Keesojen Lehto. Mike appeared on Pierre Moerlen's next two albums Downwind and Gong Live. Phil Beer recorded two songs with Mike after the tour, which were released on the charity album Where Would You Rather Be Tonight? and Phil Beer's Official Bootleg 1.
Versions of Exposed The original album (17th July 1979) CD version (1985?) HDCD Remaster (29th May 2000)
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