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Mike Frye



British drummer and percussionist.

For almost twenty years (1972-1988), Michael Frye was one of the principals of the London Symphony Orchestra, where he had the honour of meeting Stravinsky, and performing with musicians as diverse as Herbert Von Karajan, Bernstein and John Williams. He was able to balance his classical career with the world of pop, recording with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, The Who, Barbara Streisand, Frank Zappa and many, many more.
It was whilst travelling the world as a musician that Mike realised that his homeland had more history and heritage than most of the other places he was seeing and, wanting to share its treasures with others, he completely changed profession and created British Heritage Chauffeur Tours.

APPEARANCES +


Various
Now Yearbook Extra '83 (60 More Essential Hits From 1983)
2021, 3xCD, Comp, Col, Sony Music, EMI, Sony Music, EMI, ,
New Wave/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
My Morning Jacket
Okonokos
2021
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Top 40 Daryl Hall & John Oates (Their Ultimate Top 40 Collection)
2020,
Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 Inch Collection (Deluxe Edition)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, RCA, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Synth-pop
John Williams
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017, ,
Score/Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic
Henry Mancini, His Orchestra* & Chorus* // Henry Mancini Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra*
Big Screen - Little Screen // A Concert Of Film Music
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion, ,
Theme
Various
100 Hits 80s Essentials (100 Ultimate Pop Hits From The 80s)
2015, ,
Soft Rock/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Pop Punk/Soundtrack/RnB/Swing/Disco/New Wave/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Europop/Pop Rap/Jazz-Funk/Hi NRG/Rock & Roll/Breakbeat/Leftfield/House/Folk Rock/Abstract/Electro/Soft Rock/Rockabilly/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Country
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Live In Dublin
2015, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
Mike Oldfield
Two Sides (The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield)
2012
Various
Live At Montreux
2011, DVD-V, Comp, Promo, Eclipsed, Eagle Vision, Montreux Sounds, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Prog Rock
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The Singles
2011, ,
Pop Rock
Maggie Reilly
Looking Back, Moving Forward
2009, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Ballad/Vocal
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music Of Daryl Hall & John Oates
2009, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Soul
John Williams
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
2008, Box, Comp, Ltd + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, Concord Records, ,
Soundtrack/Neo-Romantic/Score
Hall & Oates*
Hall & Oates
2006, 2xCD, Comp, RCA, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Mike Oldfield
The Platinum Collection
2006
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The Hits: Rock 'N Soul Part 1
2006, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Soul
Mike Oldfield
Live At Montreux 1981
2006, ,
Folk Rock/Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
Exposed
2005, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Art Rock/Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock
Daryl Hall + John Oates*
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates
2004, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Synth-pop
Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 Inch Collection
2003, CD, Comp, Arista, Arista, BMG, BMG, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Synth-pop
Hall & Oates*
Legendary Hall & Oates
2002, 3xCD, Comp, RCA, BMG
Paul Giovanni and Magnet
The Wicker Man
2002
Daryl Hall And John Oates*
The Essential Collection
2001,
Daryl Hall/John Oates*
The Very Best Of
2001, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
Mike Oldfield
Five Miles Out / Crises / Heaven's Open
1998, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Al, Disky
Various
The Sexy 80's
1998, CD, Comp, BMG Special Products, Delta (18), ,
New Wave
Various
Brilliant Eighties Two
1998, CD, Comp, Virgin, Virgin, ,
New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop
Maggie Reilly
The Best Of Maggie Reilly - There And Back Again
1998
Various
Sounds Of The Eighties 1980-1983
1997, CD, Comp, Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets, ,
Soul-Jazz/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Disco/New Wave/Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Funk/Classic Rock
Hall & Oates*
Greatest Hits
1997, ,
Soft Rock
Hall & Oates*
Best Of Hall & Oates: Starting All Over Again
1997, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Various
Dance World Television Hits Volume 2
1997, ,
Euro House
London Symphony Orchestra - Zappa* Conducted By Kent Nagano
Zappa - Vol. I & II
1995, ,
Post-Modern
Mike Oldfield
The Best Of Mike Oldfield: Elements
1993, ,
Modern Classical/Soft Rock/Synth-pop
Henry Mancini - London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra Pops*
The Godfather & Other Movie Themes
1993, ,
Easy Listening
Mike Oldfield
Elements
1993
After Hours (5) Featuring John Francis
After Hours
1992
Daryl Hall + John Oates*
The Best Of Daryl Hall & John Oates: Looking Back
1991, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Soul
Various
Virgin Value 8
1990, CD, Mini, Comp, Ltd, Virgin, ,
Synth-pop
Various
Chaque Année Rêve La Suivante - Best Of Volume 2
1990, Cass, Comp, Virgin
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Family Man / Say It Isn't So
1989, ,
Pop Rock
Copland* • Corigliano* / Bernstein* : Richard Stoltzman, London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith*
Clarinet Concertos / Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
1988, ,
Contemporary
Sandy Lam
Project Grey, Phase Three: The 12" Remix
1987, 12", Single, CBS/Sony, ,
Synth-pop
林憶蓮*
灰色
1987
Mike Oldfield
A Virgin Compilation
1987, ,
Prog Rock/Soft Rock
Bernstein*, Weill* / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
West Side Story Suite / Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
1987, ,
Contemporary
Mike Oldfield
The Complete Mike Oldfield
1985, ,
Symphonic Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Prog Rock/Pop Rock/Folk Rock
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells · Live In Concert
1984, VHS, PAL, WOT Video, Festival Records
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Italian Girls
1983, 7", RCA, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Various
K-Tel Hit-News Brandneu
1983
Various
Internationale Hitparade '83
1983, ,
Italo-Disco/Europop/Synth-pop/Disco
Mike Oldfield
Family Man / Five Miles Out
1982, 12", Promo, Epic, Virgin, ,
Synth-pop
Mike Oldfield
The Mike Oldfield EP
1982, ,
Pop Rock/Prog Rock/Soft Rock
Mike Oldfield
Five Miles Out
1982, ,
Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Daryl Hall + John Oates*
Family Man
1982, ,
Pop Rock/Vocal
Mike Oldfield
Five Miles Out
1982, ,
Art Rock/Experimental/Prog Rock/Pop Rock
Daryl Hall + John Oates*
H₂O
1982, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Mike Oldfield
Family Man
1982, ,
Art Rock
Daryl Hall + John Oates*
Family Man / Maneater
1982, ,
Synth-pop/Pop Rock
Various
Sounds Of Musical Instruments - NAD / Unicorn Digital Demonstration Record
1981, LP, Comp, Unicorn Records (3),
Panufnik*, London Symphony Orchestra
Concerto Festivo / Landscape / Katyń Epitaph / Concertino
1981
John Williams (4), London Symphony Orchestra
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1980,
Soundtrack/Score
Mike Oldfield
The Essential Mike Oldfield
1980
Mike Oldfield
QE2
1980, ,
New Age/Art Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Mike Batt And Friends
Tarot Suite
1979
Mike Oldfield
Exposed
1979, ,
Prog Rock
Francis Poulenc, Percy Grainger, Darius Milhaud, London Wind Orchestra, Denis Wick
By Plane From Paris
1979, ,
Modern
Carl Nielsen, London Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt
Symphonies 4,5,6
1978, 3xLP, RE + Box, Unicorn Records (3)
John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra*
Star Wars
1977, 12", 20th Century Records, 20th Century Records, ,
Soundtrack/Modern Classical/Contemporary
Tjeknavorian*
Requiem For The Massacred / Armenian Bagatelles
1977
John Williams (4), The London Symphony Orchestra*
Star Wars
1977, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Neo-Romantic
Henry Mancini Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra*
In A Concert Of Film Music
1976
Rick Wakeman
The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table
1975, ,
Prog Rock
Paul Chihara - Buell Neidlinger, London Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner*
Grass (Concerto For Double Bass And Orchestra) / Ceremony I / Ceremony III
1974, LP, Quad, Turnabout, ,
Contemporary/Orchestra/Concerto
Carl Nielsen / London Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt
The Complete Symphonies
1974
Beethoven* / Carlo Maria Giulini, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*
Choral Symphony - Symphony No.9 In D Minor - Symphony No.8 In F
1973, ,
Classical/Romantic/Symphony/Orchestra/Choral
Carl Nielsen, London Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt
Symphony No. 2, Op. 16; Symphony No. 5, Op. 50
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album, RE, RM, Dol, Barclay-Crocker, Unicorn Records (3), Unicorn Records (3)
Various
25 Top Vineyard Worship Songs Come Now Is The Time To Worship
2002, 2xCD, Album, Vineyard Music USA
Mike Oldfield
Complete Siegen 1981
2023, 3xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Galaxy (21), ,
Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
Live Knebworth 1980
2020, ,
Prog Rock/Classic Rock
Mike Oldfield
Live Then & Now (Poland Broadcast 1999)
2019, ,
Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
Live In Germany 1980
2012
Mike Oldfield
QE2
2007, ,
Folk Rock/Abstract/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
The Platinum Collection, CD 2
2006
Mike Oldfield
Live At Montreux 1981
2006, ,
Folk Rock/Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
Exposed
2005, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Art Rock/Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock
Rick Wakeman
The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table
2003, ,
Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock
Mike Oldfield
Preston Guide Hall 1980
2002, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (Mike Oldfield), ,
Prog Rock
Mike Oldfield
Hannover ´81 - Eilenriedehalle
2001
Mike Oldfield
Exposed
1997, ,
Classic Rock/Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock
Mike Oldfield
Five Miles Out
1996
Mike Oldfield
The Best Of...
1993
Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
1990
Mike Oldfield
Mirage
1986
Mike Batt And Friends With The London Symphony Orchestra*
Tarot Suite
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Yess
Mike Oldfield
Return To Celt The Complete Version
Mike Oldfield
Siegen 1981 (First Show)