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by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1978. It was Oldfield's first 12-inch single, and was available in white vinyl. The single featured two of Oldfield's previous singles, "

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" and " In Dulci Jubilo", along with the finale from '' Tubular Bells'', " The Sailor's Hornpipe", and a new track, "Wrekorder Wrondo" that may be based on the song "Cum decore" by

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. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 feature

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on recorders

Charts

It charted at number 72 in the

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Track listing

# "

" – 2:04 # " In Dulci Jubilo" – 2:51 # "Wrekorder Wrondo" – 2:31 # " The Sailor's Hornpipe" – 1:36

References

1978 debut EPs 1978 singles Mike Oldfield songs Song recordings produced by Tom Newman (musician) Virgin Records EPs {{1970s-single-stub