Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1974) [LP,Japan Press,DSD128]

Tubular Bells is the debut album by English musician and composer Mike Oldfield, released on Virgin Records on 25 May 1973. It comprises two mostly instrumental compositions of over twenty minutes each. Oldfield recorded it when he was 19 and played most of the instruments. Although sales were initially slow, Tubular Bells gained global attention when it was used on the soundtrack to the horror film The Exorcist (1973). In 1974, it reached number one in the UK, Australia and Canada, and number three on the US Billboard 200. It was the third-bestselling album of the 1970s in the UK. It is estimated to have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, including more than 2.6 million in the UK. Tubular Bells was the first release on the Virgin Records label, and its success played an important part in the growth of the Virgin Group.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1 - Tubular Bells (Part 1)
Chorus [Girlie] – Mundy Ellis, Sally Oldfield
Chorus [Nasal] – Nasal Choir
Double Bass [String Basses] – Lindsay Cooper (2)
Flute [Flutes] – Jon Field
Grand Piano, Glockenspiel, Organ [Farfisa], Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar [Speed], Organ [Taped Motor Drive Amplifier Organ Chord], Guitar [Mandolin-like, Fuzz], Percussion [Assorted], Acoustic Guitar, Flageolet, Piano [Honky Tonk], Organ [Lowrey], Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield
MC [Master Of Ceremonies] – Vivian Stanshall

Side B
B1 - Tubular Bells (Part 2)
Chorus [Bootleg] – Manor Choir
Chorus [Girlie] – Mundy Ellis, Sally Oldfield
Drums – Steve Broughton
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Organ [Farfisa], Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars], Piano, Electric Guitar [Speed Elec. Guitars], Organ [Lowrey], Timpani [Concert Tympani], Guitar [Guitars Sounding Like Bagpipes], Voice [Piltdown Man], Organ [Hammond], Guitar [Spanish], Chorus [Moribund], Conductor [Bootleg Chorus] – Mike Oldfield

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