Exposed (Mike Oldfield album)

Exposed
Live album by
Released27 July 1979 (1979-07-27)
RecordedMarch–April 1979
GenreProgressive rock
Length97:31
LabelVirgin
ProducerPhilp R. Newell & Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield chronology
Incantations
(1978)
Exposed
(1979)
Platinum
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Music Week
Smash Hits6/10

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.