Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2003 Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP 2024 Reissue
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Mike OldfieldTubular Bells 2003Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Album
Tubular Bells 2003 is the 22nd studio album by
English musician Mike Oldfield, released on 26 May 2003 by Warner
Music Spain. It is a digital re-recording of his 1973 album Tubular
Bells, released almost 30 years earlier. This is the final album in
the Tubular Bells series.
Background
After the re-recording rights to Oldfield's debut
album Tubular Bells had returned to him, he got the idea to re-record
it to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original. He had always
been uncomfortable with the original recording because he had only
had a few weeks to record it and the technology at the time had been
unable to cope with all of his requirements. As a result, mistakes
could not be fixed and some instruments were out of tune on the 1973
release. Due to contractual reasons, no re-recordings were allowed
for 25 years after the original release. The release of Tubular Bells
2003 took place in the year when Oldfield celebrated his 50th
birthday and the 30th anniversary of the original version.
To remain faithful to the
original album, Oldfield obtained a copy of the original 16 track
tape, from Richard Barrie of AIR Studios; this multitrack was then
recorded into Digidesign Pro Tools. There were a few parts of the
multitrack recording missing, however; this included parts of the
"Finale", "Caveman" and "The Sailors
Hornpipe" sections. These original tracks were then moved into
Emagic Logic, where Oldfield used MIDI to create a tempo and time
signature map; some sections of the original album had not been in
time. A guide MIDI keyboard was laid on top, for which Oldfield
usually used some Roland Strings. The first instrument to be recorded
was the glockenspiel at the beginning of the "Introduction"
of Part One, and the final part to be recorded was the "Caveman"
vocal track.[3]
Due to the extensive use of digital technology,
Tubular Bells 2003 has a more synthesised and brighter sound than the
original. Because of the death of Vivian Stanshall, who was the
original master of ceremonies on the 1973 release, Oldfield had actor
John Cleese introduce the instruments in the "Finale" part.
There is a facetious warning on the inner sleeve:
"This stereo record can still not 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." This
warning references a similar note, without the word "still",
from the original album.Part one"Introduction" – 5:51"Fast Guitars" – 1:04"Basses" – 0:46"Latin" – 2:18"A Minor Tune" – 1:21"Blues" – 2:40"Thrash" – 0:44"Jazz" – 0:48"Ghost Bells" – 0:30"Russian" – 0:44"Finale" – 8:36 (featuring John Cleese)
Part Two
1."Harmonics"
– 5:12
2. "Peace"
– 3:30
3. "Bagpipe
Guitars" – 3:08
4. "Caveman"
– 4:33
5. "Ambient
Guitars" – 5:10
6. "The
Sailor's Hornpipe" – 1:46
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