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Friday, June 12, 2020

Mike Oldfield-Tubular Bells (1973)

This is one of the most important musical works of the 20th century and the impetuous debut of a very young Mike Oldfield.
Mike Oldfield was only 20 years old when he composed, arranged, performed and recorded this ambitious 49-minute play that would become the absolute pinnacle of the British musician.
This album was the first album released by the Virgin Records company, which until then was only a chain of record stores distributed throughout Great Britain.
"Tubular Bells" featured an Oldfield in charge of all string instruments and keyboards, with drummer Steve Broughton, flute player John Field, and vocalist Viv Stanshall in attendance.
For the recording of such a complicated musical work, more than a thousand overdubs were needed, (an overdub to the recorded).
Considered one of the peak works of symphonic rock and its end point and in a way the appearance of the new age.
Many of the musical parts of this gigantic work were used in the movie "The Exorcist" in 1973, which contributed significantly to the success of this fantastic album that has sold a whopping close to 20 million albums worldwide.

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