Interview: Mike Oldfield – the 40th Anniversary of Tubular Bells on Echoes
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Hear the Echoes Podcast of the interview with Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells
It was forty years ago that Mike Oldfield electrified the world with his hit album, Tubular Bells. It had one composition spanning two sides of an LP, and featured Oldfield playing almost all the instruments. We look back at this iconic work that launched Mike Oldfield’s career, Virgin Records, and hundreds of one-man-band recordings.
Here you can see Mike Oldfield performing at the 2012 London Olympics.
Further Reading:
Tubular Babes
Two Epic Birthdays: Mike Oldfield & Brian Eno
David Bedford R.I.P: Mike Oldfield Mentor Heads for the Stars
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