Tubular Bells is without question the best selling album of all time FACT ; not only did it serve Mike Oldfield well, but it turned Richard Branson into a Millionaire as he was the only person who would take Oldfield on. When Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2 was launched in 1992 he was expecting ... Read review
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TUBULAR BELLS VOL 3
Personnel includes: Mike Oldfield (various instruments); Vivian Stanshall (vocals); Sally
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Oldfield, The Pilt-Down Man.The 19-year old Oldfield played virtually everything on the mostly instrumental TUBULAR BELLS, which required hundreds of over-dubs in...
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Tubular Bells is without question the best selling album of all time FACT ; not only did it serve Mike Oldfield well, but it turned Richard Branson into a Millionaire as he was the only person who would take Oldfield on. When Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2 was launched in 1992 he was expecting it to be a runaway success like the original. It flew into the charts took the number one position for a couple of weeks then left without a trace. Having ... ...his personal health and relationships Tubular Bells came in at a loss.
With his financial difficulties mounting up, his relationship in chaos Oldfield fled the UK; his choice of location an up and coming island known as Ibiza.
Once in Ibiza Oldfield fell into the same routine as everyone else; drink, drunks and illicit sex. With a Cocaine habit that would bankrupt a Millionaire Oldfield would head out into Ibiza's clubland. A regular at the notorious ...
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Album Notes: Personnel includes: Mike Oldfield (various instruments); Vivian Stanshall (vocals); Sally Oldfield, The Pilt-Down Man.
Album Reviews: Q (9/00, p.126) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...The most incident-packed of his '70s releases: you're never more than 2 minutes away from a crescendo or a beautiful interlude..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Bag Of Secrets
2.: Watchful Eye
3.: Jewel In The Crown
4.: Mighty Fall
5.: Serpent Dream
6.: Inner Child
7.: Man In The Rain
8.: Top Of The Morning
9.: Moonwatch
10.: More Secrets
11.: Far Above The Clouds
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