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Studio album by Mike Oldfield
Released 25 May 1973
Recorded November 1972 – April 1973
Studio The Manor, Oxfordshire
Genre
Progressive rock[1][2]instrumental rock[3]new-age music[4]
Length 49:18
Label Virgin
Producer
Tom NewmanSimon HeyworthMike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield chronology
Tubular Bells
(1973) Hergest Ridge
(1974)

Tubular Bells series chronology
Tubular Bells
(1973) The Orchestral Tubular Bells
(1975)

Tubular Bells is the debut studio album by the British musician Mike Oldfield, released on 25 May 1973 as the first album on Virgin Records. It comprises two mostly instrumental tracks. Oldfield, who was 19 years old when it was recorded, played almost all the instruments.

Tubular Bells initially sold slowly, but gained worldwide attention in December 1973 when its opening theme was used for the soundtrack to the horror film The Exorcist. This led to a surge in sales which increased Oldfield`s profile and played an important part in the growth of the Virgin Group. It stayed in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart for one year from March 1974, during which it reached number one for one week. It reached number three on the US Billboard 200, and number one in Canada and Australia. It has sold more than 2.7 million copies in the UK, and an estimated 15 million copies worldwide.

An orchestral version produced by David Bedford was released in 1975 as The Orchestral Tubular Bells. It was followed by the albums Tubular Bells II (1992), Tubular Bells III (1998), The Millennium Bell (1999), and a re-recorded version, Tubular Bells 2003, for its 30th anniversary. A remastered edition was released in 2009. In 2010, Tubular Bells was one of ten classic album covers from British artists commemorated on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail. Its contribution to British music was recognised when Oldfield played extracts during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London.

All music by Mike Oldfield, except on `Tubular Bells, Part Two` which includes `The Sailor`s Hornpipe` (traditional).

Side one

`Tubular Bells, Part One` – 25:30
Side two

`Tubular Bells, Part Two` – 23:22
Personnel
Credits are adapted from album sleeve notes.[114]

Mike Oldfield – grand piano, glockenspiel, Farfisa organ, bass guitar, electric guitar (including `speed guitar`, `fuzz guitar`, `mandolin-like guitar` and `guitars sounding like bagpipes`), taped motor drive amplifier organ chord, assorted percussion, acoustic guitar, flageolet, honky tonk piano, Lowrey organ, tubular bells, concert tympani, Hammond organ, Spanish guitar, vocals (`Piltdown Man` and `Moribund chorus`)
Additional musicians

Steve Broughton – drums
Lindsay L. Cooper – string basses
Jon Field – flutes
Mundy Ellis – backing vocals (`Girlie Chorus`)
Sally Oldfield – backing vocals (`Girlie Chorus`)
Vivian Stanshall – Master of Ceremonies
Nasal Choir (uncredited)
Bootleg Chorus – the Manor Choir conducted by Mike Oldfield
Production

Mike Oldfield – producer, 2009 stereo and 5.1 surround sound mix
Simon Heyworth – producer, engineer, mastering
Tom Newman – producer, engineer
Trevor Key – artwork