I didn’t know that these songs were played live before being published: what a gem!! I love both them!! I always considered In high places one of the highlights of Crises! Thank you!
I was there that night! A great performance. Didn’t remember they actually played In High Places and Etude from The Killing Fields. Neither of them were released on record at that time.
I saw him at the Manchester Apollo in 1982 and am wondering if he played this. I don't think so as I fell in love with it as soon as it was played over the pa system pre Brussels 1984 concert. It would have had the same lasting effect if I had heard it in Manchester. I thought he composed this in 1983 when working on the Killing Fields. Obviously he had knocked it up before he got that job. I do however remember him playing this early version of In High Places. They also sung happy birthday to Morris Pert. I reminded Morris of this years later and he remembered!
@@Ian-gw2vx A little confusion over the word 'composed'. Composed would mean he wrote the original, perhaps 'arranged' would be more accurate. He certainly did a lovely job with his version, I thought it was beautiful when I heard it on the soundtrack. Wish he'd do a final tour, but I guess it is not on the cards.
Thank you so much for uploading these songs.d^^b I've never heard "In High Places" in its early version before, but it sounds awesome, though (much more up-tempo and more in the style of "Punkadiddle"). I can't understand much of the lyrics that Maggie sung, but it seems that Mike wrote different lyrics to that song, before Jon Anderson changed them for the final version. "Etude" doesn't sound that much different from the final version on the "Killing Fields OST", but it's nevertheless very beautiful.
You are welcome dear Sailor Amarok! Yes the lyrics are different, maybe Jon Anderson changed them in better. On my channel you can find a very rare live of Hergest Ridge part 2 from same concert and a playlist of all the Mike Oldfield Bootleg that i uploaded. :D
The music starting at about 4:52 reminds me very much of the intro to Ghosts by Japan on their Oil On Canvas album, which coincidentally was being performed live around Europe at the same time as this, the second half of 1982. This is what it sounded like: ruclips.net/video/JJOFQ3OtJIY/видео.html In fact, they're so similar in terms of style I'm wondering whether it isn't just a coincidence!
@ajs41 Agreed, there is more than a passing resemblence. A surprise choice for a single and a big hit, showing that if you give people more challenging music, they can appreciate it.
Thankyou for this gem. I've been looking for this and I've been curious about this gem for years. Also, from 5:00 to 6:35 there appears to an unusual transitional track linking "In High Places" to "Etude" that I've never heard on any of Mike's albums or other concerts. However it does have that dark and harrowing "The Killing Fields" vibe to it. Etude itself sounds very close to "The Killing Fields" version. This has me wondering 2 things. Firstly, was Mike already working on "The Killing Fields" score in 1982 and secondly, was the strange linking track one of the tracks that Mike was going to use but never made it to the film or album of "The Killing Fields"? A few years ago, I read somewhere on tubular.net that Mike said he had hours of music originally recorded for "The Killing Fields" but most of it was rejected by the film company.
Amazing after so many years of listening to Mike's music to hear versions I have never heard before - Etude is magnificent !
yes is very rare!
I didn’t know that these songs were played live before being published: what a gem!! I love both them!!
I always considered In high places one of the highlights of Crises!
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Real genius... Love that Fairlight played live.
❤Que cosas tan emocionantes pasan, siempre hay algo nuevo para oír del guapo Mike, gracias por compartir.
Gracias a ti por tu comentario!!
Didn't even know this existed! Fantastic version of Etude.
I was there that night! A great performance. Didn’t remember they actually played In High Places and Etude from The Killing Fields. Neither of them were released on record at that time.
Hi! Mike on that tour started to propose new songs live like in this case In High Places and Etude.
Hi Magnus! I was also there and had a bootleg copy and after a few years I did the connection! But minus Jon Andersons voice......It´s a good one!
OMG thank you so much for this. I’d no idea of the early versions of these seminal tracks. 🤟🏻
you are welcome!
I saw him at the Manchester Apollo in 1982 and am wondering if he played this. I don't think so as I fell in love with it as soon as it was played over the pa system pre Brussels 1984 concert. It would have had the same lasting effect if I had heard it in Manchester. I thought he composed this in 1983 when working on the Killing Fields. Obviously he had knocked it up before he got that job. I do however remember him playing this early version of In High Places. They also sung happy birthday to Morris Pert. I reminded Morris of this years later and he remembered!
Thanks for this story and your preciuos memories ❤
@@AndreaLombardo1989 Pleasure. I am so glad I saw him in his prime.
Just a side note, Oldfield didn't compose Etude - it was already a tune by Spanish composer of the late 1800s. He re-worked it for the sound track.
@@IfUfindthisURlost Yes I know. He still composed his version.
@@Ian-gw2vx A little confusion over the word 'composed'. Composed would mean he wrote the original, perhaps 'arranged' would be more accurate. He certainly did a lovely job with his version, I thought it was beautiful when I heard it on the soundtrack. Wish he'd do a final tour, but I guess it is not on the cards.
pure magic!!! thanks for sharing, love to find something never heard!!!
you are welcome!!!
Thank you!
you are welcome!
This is 25th September 1982 I think. About 8 months before the album Crises was released.
SUPERBE MERCI BEAUCOUP
You are welcome!
Wow that's cool! This would have also been before Simon Philips joined him as co-producer and drummer right?
Yes! This is the Five Miles Out tour, the drummers were Pierre Moerlen and Morris Pert
Fun fact: Mike would meet Simon Phillips for the first time in April 1982, while he did a show in New York City.
Thank god for the internet! And for Andrea Lombardo!
You are welcome!!
Fantastico, non avevo mai sentito queste versioni, grazie per averle condivise
Prego!!!
I was there :)
Lucky man!
Long time ago but the memory is still quite fresh :)
The fairlight part may be a composition by David Bedford
Quizás la única ocasión en la que Oldfield tocó en directo temas que aún no habian sido publicados?
Thank you so much for uploading these songs.d^^b I've never heard "In High Places" in its early version before, but it sounds awesome, though (much more up-tempo and more in the style of "Punkadiddle"). I can't understand much of the lyrics that Maggie sung, but it seems that Mike wrote different lyrics to that song, before Jon Anderson changed them for the final version.
"Etude" doesn't sound that much different from the final version on the "Killing Fields OST", but it's nevertheless very beautiful.
You are welcome dear Sailor Amarok! Yes the lyrics are different, maybe Jon Anderson changed them in better. On my channel you can find a very rare live of Hergest Ridge part 2 from same concert and a playlist of all the Mike Oldfield Bootleg that i uploaded. :D
Maggie la canta meglio di Anderson
Jon's version of the chorus is better than this version I think - I mean musically, not just the lyrics.
The music starting at about 4:52 reminds me very much of the intro to Ghosts by Japan on their Oil On Canvas album, which coincidentally was being performed live around Europe at the same time as this, the second half of 1982. This is what it sounded like: ruclips.net/video/JJOFQ3OtJIY/видео.html
In fact, they're so similar in terms of style I'm wondering whether it isn't just a coincidence!
it reminds me David Bedford 's style on films .Listen "child's play" from Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense
@ajs41 Agreed, there is more than a passing resemblence. A surprise choice for a single and a big hit, showing that if you give people more challenging music, they can appreciate it.
Thankyou for this gem. I've been looking for this and I've been curious about this gem for years. Also, from 5:00 to 6:35 there appears to an unusual transitional track linking "In High Places" to "Etude" that I've never heard on any of Mike's albums or other concerts. However it does have that dark and harrowing "The Killing Fields" vibe to it. Etude itself sounds very close to "The Killing Fields" version. This has me wondering 2 things. Firstly, was Mike already working on "The Killing Fields" score in 1982 and secondly, was the strange linking track one of the tracks that Mike was going to use but never made it to the film or album of "The Killing Fields"? A few years ago, I read somewhere on tubular.net that Mike said he had hours of music originally recorded for "The Killing Fields" but most of it was rejected by the film company.
you are welcome!
I also recall this, and would love to know more about it, too.
Maggie la canta meglio di Anderson