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(Double Album, released 24th November 1978)
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Further information: Richard Carter's Analysis of the poems Japanese Incantations sleeve notes
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Track Listing
1: Incantations Part One (19:05) Other Artists Trumpet: Mike Laird
Notes Incantations was recorded between December 1977 and September 1978. Mike's initial idea came from the structure of First Excursion, a track he had recorded with David Bedford for Collaborations. Incantations was originally recorded with a quadrophonic mix in mind, but the finished album was mixed down into stereo by Philip Newell, as Quadrophonic sound had become unfashionable by this time. The lyrics for Part Two and Four are taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem Song Of The Hiawatha. Part Three uses Ben Johnson's Ode To Cynthia. Minor changes have been made to both. An unused section of Part Four used Kathleen Raine's poem A Spell For Creation. This section can be heard in The Space Movie (see Film Music). Parts of this album were mixed with the live version from Exposed, to create a unique track on Airborn.
Versions of Incantations The original album (24 November 1978) The first CD release (1985) CD reissue (1987) HDCD Remaster (29th May 2000)
Credit: Paul Harris and David Porter of The Mike Oldfield Information Service.
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