Mike Oldfield – Platinum (VG+/VG)

Platinum is an LP by Mike Oldfield from 1981 released on the Virgin label.

About this album

Platinum finds Mike Oldfield streamlining his sprawling prog ambitions into a more direct, tuneful instrumental statement. Released in 1979, it blends folk-rock colour, jazz inflections and intricate multi-part arrangements, with pieces such as “Woodhenge”, “Punkadiddle” and a version of “I Got Rhythm” showing both his melodic gift and his taste for stylistic detours. The album marked a period when Oldfield was broadening beyond the long-form epics that made his name, while still retaining the layered playing and compositional detail that defined his work. It remains an important bridge between his earlier progressive classics and his more accessible 1980s sound.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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