Exposed (Mike Oldfield album)
| Exposed | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Music Week | |
| Smash Hits | 6/10 |
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. 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), 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.