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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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News in english
about Mike Oldfield
(October / 2009)
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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