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Mike Oldfield
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Album UK 1976 on Virgin label
Rock (Prog Rock)

Issued in a boxset with a 12-page 12"-square booklet and four Virgin Records inner sleeves (Green, Blue, Purple and Yellow). LP1: Tubular Bells - released 25.05.1973 Recorded at The Manor at various times between Autumn 1972 and Spring 1973. © 1973 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. ℗ 1973 Virgin Record Ltd. Made in England LP2: Hergest Ridge - released 31.08.1974 Recorded at The Manor in Spring 1974. © 1974 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. ℗ 1974 Virgin Record Ltd. Made in England LP3: Ommadawn - released 21.10.1975 Recorded at The Beacon, Herefordshire, January to September 1975. © 1975 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. ℗ 1975 Virgin Records Ltd. Made in England LP4: Collaborations - no original release G1: Recorded at TW Studios, London in June 1976 and at Througham in July 1976. [Taken from The Odyssey] G2: Recorded at The Manor and by The Manor Mobile at Barking Town Hall in August 1974. [Extract from Star's End] G3: Recorded at The Manor, The Beacon and with The Manor Mobile at Queen's College Hall in June 1975. [Extract from The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner] H1: Recorded at Througham in August 1976. H2, H3: Recorded at Througham in January 1976. H4: Recorded at The Beacon in November 1974 and The Manor in October 1975. [Previously released on single VS 131] H5: Recorded at The Beacon in November 1974. [Previously released on single VS 163] Publishers: G1 to H1: Universal Edition (London) Ltd. H1 to H4: Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. H5: Lawrence Wright Music ℗ 1976 Virgin Records Ltd. Made in England Remixed in quad. [On back cardboard]: Printed in England

Musicians

	Mike Oldfield , *1953 GB acoustic guitar, electric guitar, grand piano, mandolin, glockenspiel, timpani, gong, performer, nutcracker, bells, sleigh, organ, farfisa, lowrey, gemini, guitar, spanish, composed by, engineer, grand piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, glockenspiel, percussion, flageolet, mandolin, other, piltdown man, chorus, moribund, bells, tubular, timpani, concert, guitar, spanish, organ, hammond, lowrey, farfisa, harp, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, electric bass, mandolin, bodhrán, banjo, spinet, grand piano, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion, assorted, organ, electric, bouzouki, bazouki, guitar, classical, 12-string, producer, album by, arranged by, lyrics by, music by, remix, guitar, written by, acoustic guitar, arranged by, synthesizer, string, acoustic guitar, accordion, mandolin, bodhrán, arranged by, performer, feet, timpani, kettle drum, synthesizer, string, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arranged by, synthesizer, string, vocals
	Allen Landau , GB lacquer cut by
	Lindsay Cooper b, 1940-2001 GB bass, string basses, oboe
	Steve Broughton dr, voc, drums
	Jon Field fl, perc, GB flute, flutes
	Vivian Stanshall voc, 1943-1995 GB mc, master of ceremonies
	Manor Choir , voice, other voices
	Nasal Choir , voice, other voices
	Mundy Ellis , voice, voices
	Sally Oldfield , *1947 GB voice, voices, vocals
	Tom Newman voc, *1943 GB acoustic guitar, engineer, assistance, producer, assistance
	David Bedford org, 1937-2011 GB conductor, choir, strings, arranged by, choir, strings, grand piano, electric piano, engineer, througham, synthesizer, arp, string, written by, grand piano, organ, grand piano, written by, synthesizer, string, grand piano, vocals
	William Murray perc, GB cymbal, percussion, lyrics by, snare, snare drum
	Terry Oldfield fl, voc, key, *1949 GB flute, panpipes
	June Whiting ob, GB oboe
	Ted Hobart tr, GB trumpet
	Clodagh Simonds voc, p, *1953 IE voice, vocals
	The Hereford City Band , band
	David Strange vc, GB cello
	Eddie Tatane , ZA drums, african
	Ernest Mothle eb, b, 1941-2011 ZA drums, african
	Julian Bahula dr, perc, *1938 ZA drums, african
	Lucky Ranku g, 1941-2016 GB drums, african
	Herbie , northumbrian pipes
	Leslie Penning rec, recorder, conductor, the hereford city band, recorder, performer, feet, recorder, woodwind, kortholt
	Pierre Moerlen dr, 1952-2005 FR timpani
	Don Blakeson tr, GB trumpet
	Paddy Moloney fl, acc, *1938 IE uilleann pipes
	Bridget St. John voc, g, *1946 GB vocals
	The Penrhos Kids , vocals
	Martin Adam , engineer, tw
	Vernon Handley str, 1930-2008 GB conductor
	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra
	Chris Cutler dr, *1947 GB percussion
	The Queens College Girls Choir , GB vocals

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