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Guitars
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Released on May 24th, 1999
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Tracklist
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Side one
01. Muse
02. Cochise
03. Embers
04. Summit Day
05. Out of Sight
06. B. Blues
Side two
01. Four Winds
02. Enigmatism
03. Out of Mind
04. From the Ashes
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Guitars is a record album written and performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1999. The concept of the album was to only perform it using guitar-like instruments.
Background
Oldfield plays all the music on the album, using only guitars of various types. The most remarkable usage is that of his Roland MIDI-equipped guitars, which he uses to trigger drum samples and produce string-like sounds. "Four Winds" is a four-part work, whose sections are musical portraits of the four compass points (North, South, East and West).

The Live Then & Now 1999 tour was in promotion of this album, and Tubular Bells III.
Inner cover photo
The liner notes has a photo of Oldfield surrounded by some of his guitars, which he used on the album. From the classical (Spanish acoustic) guitar at the top (and slightly to the right) going clockwise, the guitars are as follows:
• José Ramírez Classical guitar
• Fender Stratocaster, salmon pink (1962)
• Martin O-45 Parlour Guitar
• PRS Custom 24 with Roland synth pickup
• Fender Stratocaster, sunburst (1972)
• PRS Custom 24
• José Ramirez Flamenco guitar
• Wal 4 string bass guitar
• PRS McCarty Thinline
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