MIKE OLDFIELD Tubular Bells CLASSIC RECORDS VS 2001 200g AUDIOPHILE pressing (M)
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Oct 18, 2015
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Description
MIKE OLDFIELD Tubular Bells CLASSIC RECORDS VS 2001 200 gram AUDIOPHILE Limited Edition pressing Mastered by Bernie Grundman - Pressed at RTI
Tracklist
Tubular Bells A Side One Bass [String Basses] – Lindsay Cooper (2)Chorus [Girlie Chorus] – Mundy Ellis, Sally OldfieldChorus [Nasal Chorus] – Nasal ChoirFlute – Jon FieldVoice [Master Of Ceremonies] – Viv Stanshall* 25:00 B Side Two Chorus [Bootleg Chorus] – Manor ChoirChorus [Girlie Chorus] – Mundy Ellis, Sally OldfieldConductor [Manor Choir] – Mike OldfieldDrums – Steve Broughton 23:50*(all photos are of the actual item)
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Manufactured By – Classic Records, Inc.
- Composed By – Mike Oldfield
- Composed By [Sailors Hornpipe] – Trad*
- Flageolet, Percussion [Concert Tympani], Glockenspiel, Vocals [Moribund Chorus], Vocals [Piltdown Man], Piano, Grand Piano, Piano [Honky Tonk], Organ [Farfisa], Organ [Hammond], Organ [Lowrey], Organ [Taped Motor-driven Amplifier Organ Chord], Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Guitar [Speed], Guitar [Fuzz], Guitar [Mandolin-type], Guitar [Sounding Like Bagpipes] – Mike Oldfield
- Mastered By – BG*
Notes
Sticker on plastic wrap reading:"200 Gram - Classic Records - Quiex-SVP - Super Vinyl Profile"
Recorded at: The Manor / Autumn 1972 Spring 1973.
Steve Broughton (Courtesy Harvest.)
? 1973 Virgin Records Limited.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A hand etched): V - 2001-A BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B hand etched): V - 2001-B BG
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells is a quintessential ‘studio production’ in pop music lore. Oldfield conceived an eclectic mix of both standard and odd instruments, along with classical and rock elements, to achieve a steadily building, layered texture, totally unheard of at the time. After being shopped and rejected at other labels, Richard Branson chose it as the first release for his Virgin Records in 1972. Originally tagged with the working title Opus 1, Oldfield, who had been playing and recording professionally since his teens, oversaw the entire production and played most of the parts himself, eventually layering over thirty different instruments and sounds. Listeners had fun trying to identify each and remember the order they appeared, as the late Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Band) ceremoniously announced each as it joined the mix. The original LP eventually sold over 16 million copies and topped the UK charts for weeks.
The eerie opening section was famously featured in the soundtrack to the motion-picture The Exorcist, winning the Grammy in 1974 for Best Instrumental Composition. The original master tapes were used to cut both the original issue and this reissue making the original issue hard to best. With Chris Bellman doing the mastering honors using Classic’s “all tube” cutting system and being pressed on Classic’s proprietary Super Vinyl Profile sheds new light on, and gives a slight nod to, the Classic reissue of. this longstanding audiophile favorite.
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