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Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (Original Post)
Figarosmom
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3Hotdogs
(13,767 posts)1. As I recall, he was 17 when he wrote this.
I saw him at the Roxy, probably '78.
Figarosmom
(3,967 posts)2. Yes I think so
Xipe Totec
(44,181 posts)3. It never gets old - I love it!
That's what I thought when I played it this afternoon.
It also made me think of The Exorcist.
ProfessorGAC
(71,311 posts)5. Listened To The Whole Album...
...over a dozen times.
For the time, it's an amazing piece of work.
With today's technology, it's probably 3 days of work. But, not then. It had to be weeks & weeks.
A life's work at the beginning of his career. He must have been an intense person.