Platinum

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Platinum was released on 23 November 1979 on Virgin Records and is Mike Oldfield's fifth studio album. For the first time, a record of his contains shorter songs and music by others. In the United States and Canada a modified version was released under the title Airborn.

The first side is a nineteen-minute title piece in four parts. Airborne later became the theme tune of the BBC children's quiz First Class. Charleston is a humorous piece with horns, wordless vocals and whispered scat. North Star/Platinum Finale contains a fragment of the composition North Star by Philip Glass: the choir comes from him, the melody does not. The second side has Punkadiddle, a parody of punk rock, and Gershwin's I Got Rhythm, reworked as a ballad. The Globe and Mail saw the music as a logical continuation of the material from Tubular Bells.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Airborn, Pt. One5:06Apple Music ↗
2. 2Platinum, Pt. Two6:06Apple Music ↗
3. 3Charleston, Pt. Three3:17Apple Music ↗
4. 4North Star / Platinum Finale, Pt. Four4:44Apple Music ↗
5. 5Woodhenge4:05Apple Music ↗
6. 6Into Wonderland3:46Apple Music ↗
7. 7Punkadiddle5:46Apple Music ↗
8. 8I Got Rhythm4:44Apple Music ↗
9. 9Platinum (Live Studio Session) [Bonus Track]5:10Apple Music ↗
10. 10North Star (2012 Remix) [Bonus Track]8:08Apple Music ↗
11. 11Blue Peter (Bonus Track)2:09Apple Music ↗

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