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Hergest Ridge 50th Anniversary (RSD24 EDITION)

    THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

    IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.


    By 1974, Mike Oldfield was coming to terms with the enormous success of his debut album, Tubular Bells, that has been released the previous year. Its success continued to grow stealthily, bolstered by the inclusion of the opening theme in the cinema sensation The Exorcist. The album became a phenomenon, topping the UK charts, winning a Grammy; giving a green light to Mike Oldfieldís career. Oldfield could have at this point done anything he wanted, and he did. He disappeared. He drove west from London and settled on Kington, a beautiful market town in Herefordshire. The town is dominated by Hergest Ridge, the long, high common land with breathtaking views that stretches from the town to Gladestry in Wales. Combining flying his gliders on the Ridge and playing in the local inn, Penrhos Court, Oldfield came up with Hergest Ridge, the successor to Tubular Bells, written at The Beacon, his home there on the borders. Mikeís demo of the album ñ that was ultimately released in August 1974, topping the UK chart ñ was first released on the 2-CD set of Hergest Ridge in 2010. Now, for Record Store Day 2024, it makes its debut on vinyl, mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. With new artwork overseen by Mike Oldfield (including photographs taken on the Ridge in 2023), The 1974 Demo offers a chance to revaluate this breathtaking English pastoral music, two suites performed and played by a 21-year old musician running from fame.

    Mike Oldfield

    Tubular Bells - 50th Anniversary Edition

      This 50th Anniversary celebration edition of Tubular Bells, overseen by Mike Oldfield, contains a brand new half-speed Abbey Road master of the original album, plus a second album that unites several beguiling versions of Oldfield’s masterwork for the first time.

      Receiving its first outing on vinyl is Tubular X, that Mike recorded in 1998 for an X-Files album*; Mike’s remix collaboration with York, the original Mike Oldfield’s Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)* and, for the first time since a very limited run in 2012, Mike’s stunning Tubular Bells/In Dulci Jubilo (Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games).Of particular interest brand new eight-minute track Tubular Bells 4 Intro, which may well be the last thing ever recorded by Oldfield.

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      Vinyl Tracklist

      LP1

      1. Tubular Bells - Part One (2023 Half Speed Master By Miles Showell)
      2. Tubular Bells - Part Two (2023 Half Speed Master By Miles Showell)

      LP2 - SIDE A

      1. Tubular Bells 4 Intro (previously Unreleased Demo)
      2. Tubular Bells/In Dulci Jubilo (Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games)

      LP2 - SIDE B

      1. Tubular X
      2. Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield & YORK Remix)
      3. Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)


      CD Tracklist

      1. Tubular Bells - Part One
      2. Tubular Bells - Part Two
      3. Tubular Bells 4 Intro (previously Unreleased Demo)
      4. Tubular Bells/In Dulci Jubilo
      5. (Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games)
      6. Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield & YORK Remix)


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