Tag Archives: Mike Oldfield

DAVID BEDFORD – The Original Hergest Ridge

September 14, 2025

FM Concerts 2025 Preserved for posterity in front of the audience, symphonic elevation of progressive new-age panorama is restored to embrace eternity. Not exactly a classic case of difficult second album, “Hergest Ridge” seemed too different from its acclaimed predecessor … Continue reading

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Mike Oldfield’s Colleagues Celebrate His Debut’s Anniversary

May 26, 2023

These days mark the 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield‘s seminal debut album, and there are quite a few events and releases commemorating its release. Some of these may seem like an opportunity to cash in on the timelessness of “Tubular … Continue reading

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THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – Tubular Bells – 50th Anniversary Celebration

December 25, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 On the verge of a legendary platter’s half-century jubilee, the classic’s new reading is delivered to stress how impressive it still is. In tune with its immense psychological scope, “Tubular Bells” proved to have a lasting effect on … Continue reading

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TUBULAR BRASS – Tubular Bells

May 23, 2017

Tubular Brass 2017 Brazen reading of perennial favorite – taken to a different plateau and anchored down to Earth. One can bang a tube or blow it, but music will be born either way. Mike Oldfield made tubular bells a focus … Continue reading

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Mike Oldfield hits the bottom with “On The Rocks”

October 11, 2013

MIKE OLDFIELD - On The Rocks

As we reported , Mike Oldfield, not being the one to rest on the laurels in celebration of the “Tubular Bells” 40th anniversary, has a new album ready. Laid down with a mighty rhythm section of Leland Sklar and John Robinson, who broke the … Continue reading

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