Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield

Ommadawn (36:41), like his previous efforts, covers two sides of Mike Oldfield's third album. It came out in 1975. In 2017 an album called Return to Ommadawn appeared. To record the original album as he wanted Oldfield persuaded his label, Virgin Records, to install a 24-track studio at home in The Beacon, Kington, Herefordshire. The African drums had to be recorded at The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, where the first two albums were recorded. There was insufficient space at The Beacon to accommodate the instruments and equipment. An initial version had to be abandoned due to problems with tape and so Oldfield started again. Among the musicians involved is Paddy Maloney on Uillean pipes. There is also a brass band in there. Chiefly instrumental, both parts of Ommadawn contain lyrics, in Irish and in English. On Side 1 Clodagh Simonds sings with two others in Irish

Tá daidí 'na leaba

Tá an cat ag ól an bhainne

Tá mé an Amadán le Ceol

Amadán le Ceol

[Daddy's in his bed The cat's drinking the milk I'm the idiot singing (or the singing idiot) Idiot singing (or singing idiot)]

The word idiot (amadán in Irish) was anglicised into Ommadawn and used as the title of the album.

King-Bird - Trace

The track King-Bird (22:01) is found on the second studio album by the Dutch trio Trace, their 1975 album Birds. It takes up the whole of the second side of the original vinyl album. The track is divided on the album into as many as 19 different sections, some shorter, some longer. The shorter runs are called avenues and the longer ones are given bird names. At the beginning of the track we hear church-like bells, organ, and bird calls in the background. The keyboard (piano, organ, harpsichord, synth), bass and drums instrumental track includes a pop song (Preacher Bird) sung by bassist Iaap van Eick and a track where bass features but no drum solo.

Heaven and Hell - Vangelis

Heaven and Hell (43:14) covers two sides of an album and came out in 1975. Vangelis did not make the mstake of putting hell on one side and heaven on the other. Earlier editions including this track listing  - Bacchanale (4:40) Symphony to the Powers B, Movements 1 and 2 (8:18) Movement 3 from symphony to the powers B (4:03) side one closing with So Long Ago, So Clear (5:00) with the voice of Jon Anderson. Then, Intestinal Bat (3:18) Needles & Bones (3:22) 12 O'Clock in two parts (8:48) Aries (2:05)  A Way (3:45). Also on vocals is Vana Verouti (12 O'Clock) and the English Chamber Choir. It was recorded in London.