At some point in their life, everyone should sit down and drop the stylus onto a vinyl copy of 'Tubular Bells'.
While listening they should consider various things.
- The age that Mike Oldfield was when he composed it.
- The nights spent at the Manor working when other bands using the studio had finished for the night.
- The endless overdubs which ended up wearing out the tape.
- The impact of this album - the first release on Richard Branson's new record label. Its unprecedented success funded the Virgin empire that came after.... for better or worse...
- The enduring discography that followed...
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