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A 50th anniversary edition of Tubular Bells was released on 26 May 2023. [59] It features a new master of the original album along with an additional previously unreleased 8-minute track, the "Introduction to Tubular Bells 4". [59] "Introduction to Tubular Bells 4" was recorded by Oldfield as a demo in 2017.
Tubular Bells III, The Premiere Performance is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield released in 1998. It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1998, and later packaged with Tubular Bells II Live on DVD , which was certified Gold in UK.
Tubular bells first appeared between 1860 and 1870 in Paris. The Englishman John Harrington patented tubular bells made of bronze. Arthur Sullivan may have been the first composer to score for tubular bells in the orchestra, in 1886. In the early 20th century tubular bells were also incorporated into theater organs to produce effects.
At these concerts, Hillage would often open the show performing "Steve Hillage Band" material, as he had at the Uncon. Hillage and Giraudy worked most recently on their 2009 album 2032 (which Hillage also produced), and has continued to tour with the band throughout 2009 and 2010. After the 2010 tour, citing musical differences, Steve ...
The video is a full faithful performance from the premiere concert of the Tubular Bells II album at Edinburgh Castle.The tour continued until the following October. John Gordon Sinclair performed the part of the Master of Ceremonies at the concert; on the album Alan Rickman was the Master of Ceremonies.
The album borrows its name from the dawning of the 3rd millennium and from its title referring to Oldfield's Tubular Bells series. It is the most recent entry in the Tubular Bells series to feature all-new material. It was the main work performed at Oldfield's concert for Berlin's new year celebrations on 31 December 1999.
The Orchestral Tubular Bells is an orchestral version of Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells, arranged by David Bedford and recorded in 1974 by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Oldfield himself playing the guitar. Excerpts from the album were featured in the 1979 NASA film The Space Movie.
Unlike Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells III does not follow the pattern of the two pieces from the original album, but instead references Tubular Bells musically. [6] For example, "The Source of Secrets" takes up music from the "Introduction" section of the original album, [3] while "Far Above the Clouds" references the "Finale" section of "Tubular Bells (Part One)".