- Mini-Disc (30 Oct 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Virgin
- ASIN: B00004YTU0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,272,450 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Part One - Mike Oldfield |
| 2. Part Two - Mike Oldfield |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The opening bars of this classic album by Mike Oldfield were heard by audiences that packed theatres to witness one of the scariest films of all time--The Exorcist. And it wasn't long before this debut release, not only from Oldfield but also from Richard Branson's new record label, Virgin, found itself in the upper echelons of pop charts around the world. Primarily an instrumental album, with performances on almost every instrument credited to Oldfield, it takes the listener into widely varying musical territories, ending as Viv Stanshall formally announces each instrument as it joins the mix. --Paul Clark
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm a longstanding Oldfield fan, and I know this album intimately. I used to think that remastered releases were just a way for fleecing the record buying public. But I took a chance on this, and I was flabbergasted. The remastering makes all the difference, the sound quality is crystal clear and I can hear flutes and pedal basses that I didn't know existed. It's like hearing this album for the first time all over again!
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This release was groundbreaking for many reasons and I'm sure Virgin Records owe their success to this album. There's an innocent charm to the compositions, although excessive exposure spoiled my enjoyment for many years, having used it as a "demo" disc many times over the seventies and early eighties.
I was saddened that the original CD sounded so muffled, as I remember - CD promised so much in the early days and didn't always deliver for various reasons. Those days are thankfully long behind us and THIS release realises, for me, how good the original recording could be in its stereo version.
There's a clarity here that really helps you to delve into the mix and discover elements that were all but inaudible in the original LP and CD versions. The early "Quad" mixes on the boxed set were good too, but sufficiently different that they were almost different pieces of music to me... My CD player is good, but quite conventional - no HDCD or the dreaded sacharin sweet SACD here... and the sound is perfectly good without all the latest commercial "tricks".... It seems one of the original production team did the remastering for this release, so hopefully, what we're hearing now is about as good as the original mix gets.
I must admit I'm getting really confused with the large number of *versions* of this album available as of 2006... I think that it's now time for both Mr Oldfield and the record companies to leave alone and move on - PLEASE!
RECOMMENDED as the definitive mastering of the original mix! If it's not in your collection, at this price you can't go wrong.
I was saddened that the original CD sounded so muffled, as I remember - CD promised so much in the early days and didn't always deliver for various reasons. Those days are thankfully long behind us and THIS release realises, for me, how good the original recording could be in its stereo version.
There's a clarity here that really helps you to delve into the mix and discover elements that were all but inaudible in the original LP and CD versions. The early "Quad" mixes on the boxed set were good too, but sufficiently different that they were almost different pieces of music to me... My CD player is good, but quite conventional - no HDCD or the dreaded sacharin sweet SACD here... and the sound is perfectly good without all the latest commercial "tricks".... It seems one of the original production team did the remastering for this release, so hopefully, what we're hearing now is about as good as the original mix gets.
I must admit I'm getting really confused with the large number of *versions* of this album available as of 2006... I think that it's now time for both Mr Oldfield and the record companies to leave alone and move on - PLEASE!
RECOMMENDED as the definitive mastering of the original mix! If it's not in your collection, at this price you can't go wrong.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This massive rock symphony was a great idea and Oldfield pulls it off very well.
The distict , haunting piano opening followed by all sorts of instruments providing a whole 50 minutes worth of tunes may sound daunting and possibly boring, but this work keeps you gripped. theres humour with the Piltdown man, and theres something wierd about the bagpipe passage.
The distict , haunting piano opening followed by all sorts of instruments providing a whole 50 minutes worth of tunes may sound daunting and possibly boring, but this work keeps you gripped. theres humour with the Piltdown man, and theres something wierd about the bagpipe passage.
A change of mood for the second half- a more relaxed guitar orientated movement.
Its a touch of genius to end with the sailors hornpipe.
Fantastic revolutiuonary music that hasn't been betterd in its field.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Epic classical/ rock symphony!
Mike Oldfield's 1973 debut album was a revolutionary album. It sounded nothing like any other mainstream music at the time, and is also one of the most beautiful and complex albums... Read more
Published 1 month ago by O. J. Mcdonnell
Exquisite album, great to hear it again!
I have had this on vinyl for years, so it was time to get the re-mastered CD. Still as good as when the album was first released, absolutely timeless!
Published 13 months ago by Peter from Norwich
Master copy of an old master
There are some albums which can never be surpassed. This is one, so when a mate was looking to replace her vinyl copy with a CD version, Amazon was the obvious place to start. Read more
Published on 9 April 2010 by Mrs. J. A. Canfield
Outstanding, sublime, divine
I have been meaning to buy Tubular Bells for years and wish I'd done so sooner. It is an extraordinary piece of work - inspiring, uplifting, at times amusing and incredibly... Read more
Published on 16 July 2009 by alimarcam
Why bother?
Why remaster utter garbage like this? Rubbish then worse now. if you've never heard this and are curious, then take my advice; Go mow the lawn instead. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2009 by J. E. Holmes
Maybe you were really looking for Parsifal?
Amazon, for some reason, has suggested to me that I might want to buy this.
Ah no.
If you are really desperate to hear tubular bells, can I suggest a good... Read more
Ah no.
If you are really desperate to hear tubular bells, can I suggest a good... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2008 by S. Matthews
This is how music should be
Alone amongst the arts, music has the ability to reach inside our weather beaten shells, grab our soul by the scruff of the neck and beat us to death in a darkened room. Read more
Published on 19 April 2008 by Fat Boy Fat
Grand Piano!
For a teenager to compose and record an album of this scale, playing every instrument himself, is quite an astonishing achievement and is something of a lost art these days. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2008 by Stotty
Everyone should own a copy!
I've had this album since I was 17 on LP, cassette, eight track stereo! And now recently purchased on CD. I listen to it every day and never tire of it. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by PAULINE STAVES
Time for a re-think?
I first heard this from a friend in the 70s who was very good at ferreting out the interesting and unexpected. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2007 by Jonathan P. Talbot
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