Mike Oldfield

the ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS

Album
Orchestral Tubular Bells
Release
February 8, 1975
Label
Virgin
Studio
Barking Town Hall, England
Producer
David Bedford, Mike Oldfield
Genre
Progressive Rock

Mike Oldfield only plays an overdubbed guitar in this version. The melodies from the original recording are the same, although transferred to different instruents. Oldfield himself was not happy with Bedford's orchestrated interpretation of his work, which he stated in his autobiography, Changeling.

1. Tubular Bells Part One 26:32
2. Tubular Bells Part Two 24:29
Excerpts of Orchestral Version
Tubular Bells Part One
Tubular Bells Part Two