| Exposed | ||||
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| Released | 27 July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1979 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 97:31 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Philp R. Newell & Mike Oldfield | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[2] |
Exposed is the first live album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released as a double album on 27 July 1979 by Virgin Records in the UK.[3] It was recorded at various locations across Europe during Oldfield's debut concert tour as a solo artist, following the release of his fourth studio album Incantations (1978). The album features Incantations and his debut album Tubular Bells (1973) performed in their entirety, plus Oldfield's 1979 non-album single "Guilty" as the encore.
Exposed was initially marketed as a restricted release with just 100,000 copies produced, but strong sales prompted Virgin Records to give the album a full release. It peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart and earned a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for selling 60,000 copies. A concert film of the shows at the Wembley Conference Centre during the 1979 tour were released on DVD in October 2005, also entitled Exposed.
- ^ Exposed review at AllMusic
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 23 – September 5, 1979): 25.
- ^ "British album certifications - Mike Oldfield - Exposed". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 July 2022.