Cuckoo Song (instrumental)
"Cuckoo Song" | ||||||||||
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Single by Mike Oldfield with Les Penning | ||||||||||
A-side | "Cuckoo Song" | |||||||||
B-side | "Pipe Tune" | |||||||||
Released | 25 November 1977 | |||||||||
Format | 7" vinyl | |||||||||
Recorded | 1977 | |||||||||
Genre | Folk | |||||||||
Length | 6:40 | |||||||||
Label | Virgin Records | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Michael Praetorius | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield | |||||||||
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"Cuckoo Song" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1977 (See 1977 in music).
Single history
It was originally written by Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621) and was arranged by Oldfield. The B side, a musical precursor of Incantations and which could almost be a part of it, is an original composition by Oldfield. The single (in a plain white sleeve) was included as a free bonus when the double LP Incantations was released in 1978. It is one of the many non-album singles which Oldfield released in the 1970s. "Cuckoo Song" also features Les Penning.[1]
Track listing
- "Cuckoo Song" – 3:13
- "Pipe Tune" – 3:27