Tubular Bells is a Rock album by Mike Oldfield, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 562 pressings tracked, owned by 67 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- layered
- hypnotic
- spiritual
About
A shifting labyrinth of complex orchestral pop beckons you on a two-part 1973 suite of mostly instrumental music that goes well beyond the familiar tinkling melody of its opening section. Oldfield—a prodigious talent who wrote his first songs at the age of nine—plays 20 instruments throughout, including the titular bells, and the scope is staggering. Spanish guitar flickers, ambient moments materialise, and it all builds to a finger-plucked, deliciously proggy finale.
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Tracklist
Side A
- ATubular Bells (Side One)25:00
Side B
- BTubular Bells (Side Two)23:50
Credits
Performers
- Lindsay CooperBASS DOUBLE BASS STRINGS
- Jon FieldFLUTE
- Mike OldfieldGRAND PIANO GLOCKENSPIEL ORGAN
- Mundy EllisVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Sally OldfieldVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Steve BroughtonDRUMS
- TraditionalCOMPOSED BY WRITTEN-BY WRITTEN BY
- Tom NewmanACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Manor ChoirVOCALS
- Nasal ChoirVOCALS
- Ed SpeightBASS GUITAR GUITAR
- Fred FrithBASS GUITAR GUITAR
- Geoff LeighFLUTE
- Terry OldfieldFLUTE
- Mick TaylorGUITAR
- Steve HillageGUITAR
- John GreavesKEYBOARDS
- Mike RatledgeKEYBOARDS
67 collectors on Gatefold own this · 562 pressings tracked on Gatefold