If you're of a certain age, you'll be a Tubular Bells fan .....

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.... and it's your lucky night!

New documentary @ 9pm on BBC4 tonight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cw8g0

followed by a 1974 studio performance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00g8h9q

My memory is a canal boat holiday in the Midlands in 1974. We had a little cassette player, with one C-90 tape. It had Dark Side Side of the Moon on one side and Tubular Bells on the other.

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  • mgvsmithmgvsmith Posts: 16,452
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    Unfortunately I am of that age and I love the album. Richard Branson probably does as well!

    'Hergest Ridge' wasn't too bad either along with a couple of singles. But not much else for me.
  • Glawster2002Glawster2002 Posts: 15,189
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    A friend of mine was a roadie for Mike Oldfield in the 1970s, just saying.

    I'll be watching tonight, really looking forward to it.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,333
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    Me too.

    One of the 'must have' albums of the 70s
  • mal2poolmal2pool Posts: 5,690
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    Think i listened to it once and that was plenty. Nice enough but elevator music. Okay if you want to test your new hifi. Hear all the instruments.
  • callmedivacallmediva Posts: 1,862
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    Best albums are (in no particular order)

    Platinum
    Hergest Ridge
    Ommadawn
    Tubular Bells
    Tubular Bells 3
    QE2

    (in my opinion)
  • LaVieEnRoseLaVieEnRose Posts: 12,836
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    It's inextricably mixed up with this in my 1970s-confused brain.

    "Princess Anne on sousaphone ..... "
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    And we're off ......
    Richard Branson with a very broad grin!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    A glockenspeil for 9 quid? Those were the days!
  • alcockellalcockell Posts: 25,160
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    Anyone close to a bassist knows that riff...
  • alcockellalcockell Posts: 25,160
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    How many of us can hum that bassline and the melody line above it?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    Didn't know he did the primal scream therapy "rebirthing" thing.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87,224
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    Super programme.
    I knew Mike Oldfield had mental health issues, but not the scale of them.
  • mgvsmithmgvsmith Posts: 16,452
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    I can't say how much I loved that live version of TB part 1.
    I remember watching it the first time, the graphics seemed crummy even then.
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