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Mike Oldfield (born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, England) is largely known for Tubular Bells, his groundbreaking album from 1973, the success of which also bankrolled Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for which Tubular Bells was the inaugural release. However, his musical career has continued for over three decades encompassing a range of styles, with varying amounts of success. According to the Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock, his style is labeled as Oldfield Progressive. |
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New Order, Clash, Blur, Bowie Album Covers Immortalized With Stamps Date: 16 Oct 2009
Pitchfork -
As pictured above, they are (clockwise from top left): Pink Floyd's The Division Bell , Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head , Blur's Parklife , New Order's Power, Corruption & Lies , the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed , David Bowie's The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars , Primal Scream's Screamadelica , Led Zeppelin's IV , Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells , and the Clash's ...
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The IoS Diary Date: 29 Aug 2009
Independent -
The wilfully enigmatic Mike Oldfield has been giving a number of interviews, which in itself is a bit of a surprise given that he hates answering questions that start with a "why". He remembers his first interview to promote his early Seventies mega-success Tubular Bells , when his interlocutor asked him why he'd written it. "I pondered my answer for about 20 minutes and I couldn't come up with ...
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Devil to be Invoked at the O2 Date: 02 Jun 2009
Londonist -
Well, you never know. This isn't quite as exciting as it sounds, so banish images of naked midnight cavortings. At 6pm on the 6th of the 6th (that's this Saturday), bells are to ring out around the world in celebration of a re-working of godfather of electronica Mike Oldfield's classic album Tubular Bells . So one for hippy campanologists rather than devil worshippers, although the timing (apart ...
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The Orb To Perform Tubular Bells Date: 31 May 2009
Undercover -
House pioneers The Orb will pay tribute to Mike Oldfield`s classic `Tubular Bells` with a special performance of the piece called Orbular Bells.
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Tubular Bells to Ring Again at The British Music Experience Date: 29 May 2009
Yahoo.com -
On Saturday 6th June The British Music Experience along with Mercury Records will be hosting a very special event to celebrate the anniversary issue of Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking album Tubular Bells: The Hand-Bell Ringers of Great Britain Vs The Orb.
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Tubular Bells to Ring Again at The British Music Experience Date: 29 May 2009
Yahoo.com -
On Saturday 6th June The British Music Experience along with Mercury Records will be hosting a very special event to celebrate the anniversary issue of Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking album Tubular Bells: The Hand-Bell Ringers of Great Britain Vs The Orb.
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Tubular Bells to Ring Again at The British Music Experience Date: 29 May 2009
Yahoo.com -
On Saturday 6th June The British Music Experience along with Mercury Records will be hosting a very special event to celebrate the anniversary issue of Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking album Tubular Bells: The Hand-Bell Ringers of Great Britain Vs The Orb.
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Horses giving kids a giddyup Date: 22 May 2009
The Fairmont Sentinel -
FAIRMONT - When your father is a horse trainer, you are going to get on a horse, even if you are confined to a wheelchair and unable to move your body. At least, that was Mike Oldfield's experience. "I have been in a wheelchair all my life," he said. "My dad was a horse trainer by profession, so of course his son was going to ride no matter what. So he put me up on a horse when I was youn.
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