Mike Oldfield "Return to Ommadawn" CD/DVD release for January 2017!

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Mike's been talking about it for quite some time, but it's finally available to order, and it will be released on January 20th, 2017!

https://shop.virginemi.com/mikeoldfield/*/*/Return-To-Ommadawn-Limited-Edition-CD-DVD/5E300000000

Here's the description from the website listed above:
Return To Ommadawn CD/DVD, Mike’s exclusive 5.1 audio mix of the album. It also comes with a fold-out sleeve and a 12 page booklet.

Tracklist
Return To Ommadawn Pt. I
Return To Ommadawn Pt. II

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I have every expectation that it will be DVD-V. :rolleyes:

You're probably correct. It would be nice if down the road Oldfield saw fit to release ALL his 5.1 remixes to BD~A. Lossy just doesn't cut the mustard, IMO. With the newer UHD Blu ray format, I'm sure they'd ALL fit on one disc.

BTW, Gene, I spun the DVD~A of Tubular Bells the other day and it really sounded INCREDIBLE. Also has some videos on it (in 480p). Did you get your copy yet?
 
While awaiting my copy of this I noticed that the back cover, as seen on the pictures from Amazon UK, includes the DVD Audio logo. Mistake I wonder? We'll soon find out when copies start arriving.


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Would be peculiar to make a mistake like that, I hope it's truly a DVD-Audio as I haven't ordered this one yet but certainly will if it turns out to be lossless surround.

Several sites are listing this as a CD+DVD-Audio, so that's pretty encouraging.

https://www.amazon.de/Return-Ommadawn-DVD-Audio-Ltd-Digi/dp/B01N2R4RN2/
https://www.weltbild.de/artikel/musik/return-to-ommadawn-limitied-digipack-cd-dvd-audio_22405551-1
https://www.amazon.ca/Return-Ommadawn-DVD-Audio-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B01N2R4RN2

For CDN$19, I think I'll go ahead and pre-order this right now. If it's not DVD-Audio then Amazon will allow a return for an incorrect listing.

:banana:
 
Would be peculiar to make a mistake like that, I hope it's truly a DVD-Audio as I haven't ordered this one yet but certainly will if it turns out to be lossless surround.

Several sites are listing this as a CD+DVD-Audio, so that's pretty encouraging.

https://www.amazon.de/Return-Ommadawn-DVD-Audio-Ltd-Digi/dp/B01N2R4RN2/
https://www.weltbild.de/artikel/musik/return-to-ommadawn-limitied-digipack-cd-dvd-audio_22405551-1
https://www.amazon.ca/Return-Ommadawn-DVD-Audio-Mike-Oldfield/dp/B01N2R4RN2

For CDN$19, I think I'll go ahead and pre-order this right now. If it's not DVD-Audio then Amazon will allow a return for an incorrect listing.

:banana:

DVD-Audio's seem to be more often mislabeled. Oldfield trend says it will be more like a DVD-Video type.
 
DVD-Audio's seem to be more often mislabeled. Oldfield trend says it will be more like a DVD-Video type.

This is not to discount the possibility of a marketing error (ie - artwork only) but I don't have a single MO release that is mislabelled DVD-Audio though, do you? He did move from paltry 448 Kbps DD 5.1 to 1.509 Mbps dts 24/96 with Crises/5MO so maybe he's bumping it up again? He has received quite a bit of feedback on this issue and seems to interact fairly regularly with his fanbase via social media.

I'm not holding my breath or anything, but it's worth a pre-order at this piddly price. :)
 
This is not to discount the possibility of a marketing error (ie - artwork only) but I don't have a single MO release that is mislabelled DVD-Audio though, do you? He did move from paltry 448 Kbps DD 5.1 to 1.509 Mbps dts 24/96 with Crises/5MO so maybe he's bumping it up again? He has received quite a bit of feedback on this issue and seems to interact fairly regularly with his fanbase via social media.

I'm not holding my breath or anything, but it's worth a pre-order at this piddly price. :)

No, I don't think any Oldfields have been mislabeled. Good point...so maybe there is hope. (y)
 
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