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MIKE OLDFIELD Opus One The 1971 Demos (Record Store Day 2023 UK/EU limited edition 5-track black vinyl LP, the original demo recorded by Mike Oldfield that was later to become the global phenomenon, Tubular Bells. Cut at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell and now released for the first time on vinyl, picture sleeve. The sleeve is in its opened hype-stickered shrinkwrap and the vinyl appears barely played).

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Mike Oldfield Opus One The 1971 Demos - RSD 2023 UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
Tracklisting / Additional Info: To celebrate Record Store Day in 2022, Universal Music Recordings are delighted to release Opus One, the original demo recorded by Mike Oldfield that was later to become the global phenomenon, Tubular Bells. Conceptualised in downtime while working as the bass player in the cult group Kevin Ayers And The Whole World, the teenage Mike Oldfield recorded his music in a small flat in Tottenham and a bedroom in his parents’ home in Harold Wood, Essex.

Working with a tape recorder borrowed from Ayers, Oldfield created tape loops and worked with such advanced studio items as a screwdriver and a piece of card to get the multi-tracking he desired. This was the tape that was rejected by many record companies, and ultimately approved by Simon Draper and Richard Branson at Virgin Records.

Re-recorded at The Manor Studio, with additional sections added, Tubular Bells was released on May 25th 1973, launching both Mike Oldfield’s career and Virgin Records. The rest, as they say . . .

Unreleased until 2009, Opus One was made available on the 35th Anniversary box set of Tubular Bells. Now to begin the commemorations for Tubular Bells’ 50th Anniversary, Opus One appears on vinyl for the first and only time ever in a limited pressing, cut at Abbey Road by Miles Showell, with a brand-new cover designed by Phil Smee and overseen by Mike Oldfield, which hints towards what was to come . . .

OPUS ONE
SIDE 1
Tubular Bells — Long (22:52)

SIDE 2
Caveman — Lead In (2:40)
Caveman (5:02)
Peace A (6:57)
Peace B (4:16)
Condition : This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
Availability: Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
Year of Release: 2023
Artist: Mike Oldfield (click here for complete listing)
Title: Opus One The 1971 Demos (click here for more of the same title)
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Format: vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label: EMI Mercury UMR
Catalogue No: V2001RSDLP
Country of Origin: UK  
Language: Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
EIL.COM Ref No OLDLPOP814458 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item)
Barcode : 602448629272
Genres: Male Solo
Related Artists: Les Penning, Terry Oldfield
Complete Stock List: Mike Oldfield
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