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Long overshadowed by illustrious predecessor Tubular Bells, his 1974 hymn to the British landscape has never sounded so ...

When Mike Oldfield asked his social media followers what kind of music they’d like from him, the overwhelming response was something in the vein of 1975’s Ommadawn.None of those fans could ...

It's 50 years ago this week that Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield rang out - and the business empire of Richard Branson headed for the stratosphere. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

It was the album that launched Richard Branson’s business empire. Fifty years ago, in May 1973, British musician Mike Oldfield released his famous prog rock album, Tubular Bells.

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells: A 50th Anniversary Celebration stopped off at The Sage Gateshead (Image: Manuel Harlan). The first half of the show featured music from Oldfield's extensive back ...

Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield’s seminal debut album that became a global smash hit in 1973 when its opening theme was used in the soundtrack to The Exorcist (providing a very early boost to ...

Mike Oldfield "Die Menschen haben es satt, sich Musik anzuhören, die für Plattenfirmen-Sitzungen und Verkaufsstatistiken produziert wird.

Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge: the the multi-instrumentalist's mission impossible, a follow-up to Tubular Bells ...

A year before Mike Oldfield released Tubular Bells, his 1973 instrumental masterpiece, even his own label was wary of its promise.. As Oldfield recalled to Guitar Player in 1978, Virgin Records ...

Mike Oldfield was told his vision for ‘Tubular Bells’ was “crazy”. The 70-year-old musician’s debut album was a huge success when it was released in 1973 but he had no idea it was going ...

For Mike Oldfield, Hergest Ridge will, to some extent, always be a reminder of the crushing pressure to produce the follow-up to Tubular Bells, ...