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Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells cover
Studio album by Mike Oldfield
Released 25 May 1973 (1973-05-25)
Recorded The Manor, Autumn 1972 – Spring 1973
Genre Progressive rock
Length 48:57
Label Virgin
Producer Tom Newman, Simon Heyworth, Mike Oldfield
Professional reviews
Mike Oldfield chronology
Tubular Bells
(1973)		 Hergest Ridge
(1974)
Singles from Tubular Bells
  1. "Mike Oldfield's Single"
    Released: 28 June 1974

Tubular Bells is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a Recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Tom Newman (born 1943 is an English Record producer and Musician ( Rhythm guitar) Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Hergest Ridge is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) " Mike Oldfield's Single " is the debut authorised single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 (See 1974 in music) Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A gramophone Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end The late Vivian Stanshall provided the voice of the "Master of Ceremonies" who reads off the list of instruments at the end of the first movement. Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an The piece was later orchestrated by David Bedford for The Orchestral Tubular Bells version and it had two sequels in the 1990s, Tubular Bells II and III. David Vickerman Bedford (born 4 August 1937 in London) is a British Composer and Musician. The Orchestral Tubular Bells is an orchestral version of Mike Oldfield 's album Tubular Bells, arranged by David Bedford and recorded Tubular Bells II is the 15th music album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. Tubular Bells III is the 17th Album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1998.

Contents

Significance

Oldfield approached (and was rejected by) many other established record labels. Some of the rejections were because they believed the piece to be unmarketable[1]. Oldfield then played his demos to some of the Engineers at The Manor; they along with their boss, Richard Branson decided to give Oldfield a chance[1]. The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a Recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Virgin Records released Oldfield's debut album Tubular Bells as its first album; hence the catalogue number V2001 (although V2002 and V2003 were released on the same date). Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell

Mike Oldfield played most of the instruments on the album (see below), recording them one at a time and layering the recordings to create the finished work. Many of his subsequent albums feature this technique. Though fairly common in the music industry now, at the time of the production of Tubular Bells not many musicians made use of it, preferring multi-musician "session" recordings.

Tubular Bells is the album most identified with Oldfield and the reverse may be true as well as he has frequently returned to it in later works. The opening passage of the title track on the album Crises and the piece "Harbinger" on the album Music of the Spheres are clearly derived from the opening of Tubular Bells. Crises is the 8th Album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1983. Oldfield's well known " Moonlight Shadow " appears on the Music of the Spheres is the first classical album by English musician Mike Oldfield released in the UK on 17 March 2008 The opening is also quoted directly in the song "Five Miles Out" from the album of the same name and the song also features his "trademark" instrument, "Piltdown Man" (referring to his singing like a caveman, first heard on Tubular Bells). "Five Miles Out" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Five Miles Out is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. The "Piltdown Man" is a famous hoax consisting of fragments of a skull and jawbone collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown a village near Uckfield

Tubular Bells stayed in the British charts for over five years, reaching the number 1 spot after more than a year and taking there for one week the place of his second album, Hergest Ridge, thereby becoming one of only three artists in the UK to knock himself off the first spot. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Hergest Ridge is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) It sold more than two million copies in the UK alone and according to some reports 15 to 17 million copies worldwide. The album went gold in the USA and Mike Oldfield received a Grammy Award for the best Instrumental Composition in 1975. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960

The coda at the end of Part Two, the "Sailor's Hornpipe", was originally created as a much longer production, with Vivian Stanshall providing comic narration as an obviously-inebriated tour guide showing the listener around the Manor House where the album was recorded. Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an It was cut from the final version for being too strange to be put on an unknown artist's first album, though it can be heard "in all its magnificent foolishness" (from the liner notes) on the Boxed set, which features completely remixed versions of Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn and several shorter tracks. Boxed is a compilation Album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music) A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Hergest Ridge is a record album, written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) Ommadawn is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It can also be heard on the SACD (multi-channel track only). Super Audio CD ( SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format that can provide higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red

In 2008 when Oldfield's original 35 year deal with Virgin Records ended, the rights to the piece were returned to him[2], and will be transferred to Mercury Records; according to a report in the Music Week magazine in 2005[3]. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of

In popular culture

The opening theme, which was eventually chosen for The Exorcist, gained the record considerable publicity and is how many people have probably first heard the work. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, Along with a number of other Oldfield pieces it was used in the 1979 NASA movie, The Space Movie. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Space Movie is a documentary film produced in 1979 by Tony Palmer at the request of NASA, to celebrate the tenth anniversay of Neil Armstrong The opening theme has been sampled by many other artists such as Janet Jackson on her song "The Velvet Rope". Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer The Velvet Rope is the sixth Studio album by American Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson, released on October 6, The opening theme has also gained cultural significance as a 'haunting theme';[4] partly due to the association with The Exorcist.

In television it was also used in the in several episodes of the Dutch children's series Bassie en Adriaan, an episode ("Ghosts") of the BBC series My Family and an episode (Poltergeist III - Dipesto Nothing) of Moonlighting. Bassie & Adriaan were a Dutch circus duo who starred in their own television series My Family is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2000 Moonlighting is an American Television series that first aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes It was also used in a television advertisement for Volkswagen in 2003. It has also been used in other films such as 1974's Black Christmas, 1985's Weird Science, 2001's Scary Movie 2, 2002's The Master of Disguise and 2004's Saved!. Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian Horror film, directed by Bob Clark, which has a very large Cult following Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American Comedy film and is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise The Master of Disguise is a Comedy Film released in 2002 starring Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin Saved! is a 2004 Teen Comedy film involving elements of Religious satire.

Tubular Bells series

Tubular Bells can be seen as the first of a "series" of albums consisting of Tubular Bells II (1992), Tubular Bells III (1998) and The Millennium Bell (1999). Tubular Bells II is the 15th music album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. Tubular Bells III is the 17th Album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1998. The Millennium Bell is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Finally in 2003 Oldfield released Tubular Bells 2003, a re-recording of the original Tubular Bells with updated digital technology and several "corrections" to what he saw as flaws in the first album's production. Tubular Bells 2003 is an album by Mike Oldfield, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) This version is notable for replacing the late Vivian Stanshall's narration with a newly recorded narration by John Cleese. Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer

Other versions include a quadrophonic version in 1975 ("For people with four ears", as the sleeve said; the quad mix was later used for the multi-channel part of the SACD release), an orchestral version in the same year (the Orchestral Tubular Bells with David Bedford), and different live recordings; a complete one can be found on the double live album Exposed from 1979. Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic) sound &ndash the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4 Super Audio CD ( SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format that can provide higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red The Orchestral Tubular Bells is an orchestral version of Mike Oldfield 's album Tubular Bells, arranged by David Bedford and recorded David Vickerman Bedford (born 4 August 1937 in London) is a British Composer and Musician. Exposed is a 1979 live album by Mike Oldfield. The album was a collection of Oldfield's tours in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the

Album art

The cover design was by Trevor Key, who would go on to create the covers of many Oldfield albums, and was inspired by Magritte's "Castle in the Pyrenees". René François Ghislain Magritte ( 21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés

The concept for the triangular bell on the album cover art originally came from the idea of a bell which had been destroyed. Oldfield had come up with this when he had dented the set of Tubular bells used to record the album when playing them. Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are Musical instruments in the percussion family [5]

The "bent bell" image on the cover is also associated with Oldfield, even being used for the logo of his personal music company, Oldfield Music, Ltd. The image was also the main focus for the cover art of the successive Tubular Bells albums.

Track listing

  1. "Tubular Bells, Part 1" — 25:36
  2. "Tubular Bells, Part 2" — 23:20

Album progression

Progression of part one

Part one opens with a soft minor key piano line in 15/8 eventually played verbatim by organ and glockenspiel. This riff is made up of two bars; the first bar is in 7/8, the second bar is in 8/8. [6] These are later joined by a different line in bass guitar. An occasional punchy organ chord, first heard at about 1:02 in, accents this piece, harmonised by variations of the anchor line and a later incorporated 3/4 chord sequence, both in piano. At around 3:38, a gentle flute line appears, which segues into a section of 4/4-7/8-7/8-4/4, and at 3:40 an electric guitar line, the latter entirely in 4/4.

After the electric guitar line ends, a softer, fast guitar line ("speed guitar," as listed in the liner notes) takes over, only to be interrupted by an acoustic guitar line overlaying the original piano phrase in major key. A gentle glockenspiel/piano piece takes over, but is later replaced with a fast piano section, occasionally accented with organ chords.

The mood of the first 6 minutes is soon replaced by edgy electric guitar and, afterward, a sinister organ chord, with various changes in pitch and duration. But, once again, a more refined, carefree section ensues, dominated by acoustic guitar and piano, eventually returning to the soft riff first heard just past four minutes into the piece.

A 3/4 variation of the original theme comes next, followed by eerie bass and organ playing, segueing into a bluesy shuffle on electric guitar. Once again, when it looks like the piece will be serene (when the nasal choir intervenes), another edgy guitar line ensues, with Oldfield incorporating both 4/4 and 7/8.

After that, a more folky acoustic line plays (with background tambourine), but is suddenly cut off by the tolling of bells. A weary acoustic guitar line follows, breaking into the eight-and-a-half minute "Finale" section, commencing with a double bass line in 5/4, polyrhythmically played with a 4/4 acoustic line. After the bass and guitar unite into the 4/4 line, the acoustic guitar tacets and is eventually replaced by soft pipe organ notes (usually lasting four or eight full beats) while the bass line plays.

After the 10-bar bass phrase is repeated several times, Stanshall introduces many of the instruments appearing in part one up to then, beginning with the keyboards, followed by glockenspiel and all guitars before the tubular bells are announced, the ensemble becoming more dynamic and full as more instruments are said. Finally, after the tubular bells enter, a wordless feminine chorus starts to sing. Farther down, the Finale ensemble fades out to an acoustic guitar solo, which takes up the remainder of part one.

Progression of part two

Part two begins where part one left off; a soft, simple piece, this time, beginning with bass guitar and working up with other guitars and keyboards. The opening time signature is 6/8, but a later line plays a similar melody in 3/4 on various instruments, beginning with guitar. The opening section builds for five minutes before the second section starts, another 3/4 section at half tempo on acoustic guitar, with accompaniment on organ, mandolin and female chorus.

At around 8:48, the piece becomes edgy and surreal again, as the "bagpipe guitars" enter the piece (electric guitars with added effects to give it the bagpipe-esque sound), playing a 12/8 piece of sorts. About 11 minutes in, the intensity of the section builds as the guitar pitches increase and a heavy piano "roll" plays, climaxed by a sudden ascending glissando on the piano.

What comes next is one of the more unusual parts of the entire album. Tympani rolls and drum kit commence this part, highlighted by unintelligible "lyrical" screams by Oldfield (who, according to rumours, was then intoxicated), in rebellion to how Richard Branson wanted him to include at least one part with lyrics to release as a single (at the time, Oldfield was not interested in adding lyrics to his music). Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies This is listed in the liner notes as the "Piltdown Man". The "Piltdown Man" is a famous hoax consisting of fragments of a skull and jawbone collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown a village near Uckfield Oldfield's yelling is countered by various phrases on piano, guitars, and the "Moribund chorus," with this piece abruptly ending on one loud shout exactly 16:29 in.

As expected, another quiet section ensues, a 12/8 piece mostly dominated by guitars and organ. This section gives an excellent insight into the psychedelic, spacey side of Oldfield (a similar sound to that of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour), which would also be present in his third album, Ommadawn. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Ommadawn is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. After about five minutes, an optimistic organ line plays, segueing into a climactic arrangement of "Sailor's Hornpipe". The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody

"Sailor's Hornpipe" begins with just one guitar playing at a moderately slow tempo, but quickly mutates into a gradually accented piece with multiple instruments (including an unlisted violin), ending with two loud, accented notes. The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody In live performances, Oldfield would reach incredible tempos and "Sailor's Hornpipe" alone became a staple of his concerts. The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody

Sound mixes

There are three known variations of the vinyl edition of Tubular Bells.

  1. The standard stereo black vinyl version catalogue number V2001 (white label with twins image)
  1. A quadrophonic version, black vinyl catalogue number QV2001. Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic) sound &ndash the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4 The first 40,000 copies of this are not true quadrophonic but doctored versions of the stereo issue, thereafter the subsequent copies are true quadrophonic. Unfortunately there is no indication on the record label that this substitution was made. [7]
  1. The Picture Disc, catalogue number VP2001. This is a stereo remix of the quadrophonic version. The only difference being in the sound of the "Reed and Pipe Organ" during the ceremony of instruments. This version appears in the Boxed compilation. Boxed is a compilation Album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music)

Personnel

Mike Oldfield

Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Farfisa, Hammond, and Lowrey organs; flageolet, fuzz guitars, glockenspiel, "honky tonk" piano (piano with detuned strings), mandolin, piano, "Piltdown Man", percussion, Spanish guitar, "double speed guitar", "taped motor drive amplifier organ chord", timpani, violin, vocals and tubular bells. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Farfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Italy The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact Electronic organ, and later a series of multi-timbral The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The tin whistle, also called the tinwhistle, whistle, pennywhistle or Irish whistle, is a simple six-holed Woodwind instrument A fuzzbox (or fuzz box) is a type of Effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit which generates a distorted version of the The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The "Piltdown Man" is a famous hoax consisting of fragments of a skull and jawbone collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown a village near Uckfield Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are Musical instruments in the percussion family

Additional Personnel

Stereo record joke

Normally, records have a small statement printed along the bottom to the effect that it is in stereo but may be played on mono record players (a holdover from the days before stereo). Lindsay L Cooper ( 18 January[[ 940]]&mdash 19 June[[ 001]] was a Scottish Double-bass and Cello player The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its Sally Oldfield (born in August 1947 in Dublin, Ireland) is a folk Singer and the sister of Composers Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an Tom Newman (born 1943 is an English Record producer and Musician ( Rhythm guitar) It normally reads:

This stereo record can be played on mono reproducers provided either a compatible or stereo cartridge wired for mono is fitted. Recent equipment may already be fitted with a suitable cartridge. If in doubt consult your dealer.

However, Tubular Bells pokes fun at this by having the following text printed on the bottom of the reverse of the LP.

This stereo record cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with. If you are in possession of such equipment please hand it into the nearest police station.

The recording sessions

Original ending

When recorded in 1973, the ending rendition of "Sailor's Hornpipe" was originally preceded by a slightly bizarre rendition of the piece. The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody Loud marching footsteps trot around the sound channels as the "Sailor's Hornpipe" is played on acoustic instruments, whilst announcer Vivian Stanshall gives a drunken, improvised tour of the Manor. The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional Hornpipe melody Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an According to the liner notes for the Boxed vinyl set, this session occurred at four in the morning after Oldfield, engineer Tom Newman and Stanshall had been drinking heavily. Tom Newman may refer to Tom Newman (billiards player (1894&ndash1943 British player of English billiards and snooker Tom Newman (musician They placed microphones in the rooms of the Manor, hit record and set off on an unplanned tour of the house.

The section was deemed "too bizarre" to include on the initial release of Tubular Bells, and was left off. The Boxed set reinstates the section at the end of side two of Tubular Bells. Boxed is a compilation Album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music)

The "lyrics" to Stanshall's improvised tour of the Manor follows:

"The hallway.

From outside, an ordinary house. A great house, true - four hundred and eighty three rooms, each one with its own marble wash basin and douche, bidet as it may. But inside, and the positions are reversed. A human failing, some say a disease, but a disease that Sir Francis Dashwood knew, and knew it well.

Upstairs, inside and a revelation. It's a discotheque. No, no, uh. . there are paintings, real, and look here - a rare seventeenth century masterpiece, and if I can scrape a little of it off, beneath I can find hidden a fourteenth century underpiece.

Made entirely of tiny pieces of eggshells, this lurid work has caused controversy in the world of embroidery and anthropologicky. No, I'll say it again, anthropolology. Umm. . no quite possibly make an anthropol, no, uh, I mean an apolog. . ph. . It has enthralled distinguished professors, and in layman's language is "blinking well baffling".

But to be more obtusely, "buggered if I know. " Yes, "buggered if I know. " And that's all we've gleaned so far from experts in fourteenth century painting, renaissance, greengrocers, and recently revived members of the public. Buggered if I know.

Vivian Stanshall, about three o'clock in the morning, Oxfordshire, 1973, Goodnight"

Single

"Mike Oldfield's Single" was the first 7-inch single released by Mike Oldfield, in June 1974. " Mike Oldfield's Single " is the debut authorised single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 (See 1974 in music) In the UK it featured a re-recorded extract from part two of Tubular Bells as the A-side, while "Froggy Went A-Courting" was the B-side. The single was produced in response to an American single containing an excerpt from Tubular Bells which Oldfield did not authorise. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Demo version

Oldfield recorded the demo pieces of Tubular Bells in his flat in Tottenham, London in 1971. Tottenham (pronounced "tot-num" by locals is an urban area of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey, situated north-east of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Oldfield recorded the demos on a Bang & Olufsen Beocord 1/4" tape machine which he had borrowed from Kevin Ayers. Oldfield was able to overdub his playing by blocking off the erase head of the tape machine. The demos titled, "Tubular Bells Long", "Caveman Lead-In", "Caveman", "Peace Demo A" and "Peace Demo B" appeared on the DVD-Audio version of the rerecording of Tubular Bells, Tubular Bells 2003. DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as DVD-A) is a digital format for delivering very High-fidelity audio content on a DVD. Tubular Bells 2003 is an album by Mike Oldfield, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music)

Computer games

Commodore 64

With the aid of the software house CRL and distributor Nu Wave, Mike Oldfield released an interactive Commodore 64 version of the album in 1986, which utilised the computer's SID sound chip to play back a simplified re-arrangement of the album, accompanied by some simple 2D visual effects. CRL Group PLC is a defunct British Video game company Originally CRL stood for "Computer Rentals Ltd The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device was the built-in Programmable Sound Generator chip of Commodore 's CBM-II, [15][16]

The "interactivity" offered by the album/program was limited to controlling the speed and quantity of the visual effects, tuning the sound's volume and filtering, and skipping to any part of the album.

The software was not very successful, partly due to its unusual nature. It can be considered the first, if not only, example of commercial, albeit relatively simple, interactive computer demo or "musicdisk", while other sources consider it a "union between music and videogames". A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer Subculture known as the Demoscene.

This, combined with the low quality of the final sound output compared to the original album, despite the C64 arguably having one of the best sound chips of its era, decreed the attempt's failure. A sound chip is an Integrated circuit (ie "chip" designed to produce Sound (see Chiptune) It's also one of the earliest attempts by part of a musician to release an interactive/multimedia software based on his works, before the CD-ROM era and before the first videogames and multimedia discs licensed by a music artist appeared.

Maestro

In 2004 Oldfield launched a virtual reality project called Maestro which contains music from the re-recorded Tubular Bells album (Tubular Bells 2003). MusicVR is a virtual reality project created and developed by the musician Mike Oldfield. Tubular Bells 2003 is an album by Mike Oldfield, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) The original title of the game was The Tube World. [17] This was the second game which was released under the MusicVR banner, the first being Tres Lunas. MusicVR is a virtual reality project created and developed by the musician Mike Oldfield. MusicVR is a virtual reality project created and developed by the musician Mike Oldfield.

Cover versions

Furthermore, many dance acts and other artists have used the intro to Tubular Bells as the basis for their songs. A long list can be found at Rainer Muenz' discography.

References

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  2. ^ Mike Oldfield regains control of Tubular Bells. The Times (2008-03-01). The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  3. ^ News Archives. Tubular. net (2005-06-03). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Retrieved on 2008-05-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
  4. ^ Theme from "The Exorcist", The Sequel. Los Angeles Times (1993-10-08). The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  5. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 128, 140. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  6. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 111. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  7. ^ Hamlyn, Nick (1994). Musicmaster Price Guide for Record Collectors, 3rd, Retail Entertainment Data Publishing Ltd. , 599.  
  8. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 123-129. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  9. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 139. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  10. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 85. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  11. ^ Sale 15242 - Film and Rock & Roll Memorabilia. Bonhams (2007-06-20). Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house founded in 1793 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
  12. ^ The Making of Tubular Bells. Q magazine (2001-08). Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  13. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 124. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  14. ^ Oldfield, Mike (2007). Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Changeling - Autobiography of Mike Oldfield‎. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811 is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. Virgin Books, 140. Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book Publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally ISBN 978-1852273811.  
  15. ^ Top Ten Rubbish Video Games That Feature Musicians. Stylus Magazine (2004-07-23). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  16. ^ GamEnd. Vaz Comics. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  17. ^ Talk time: Mike Oldfield. The Guardian (2003-07-31). The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop

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