by a 19-year-old Mike Oldfield

Tubular Bells' (famously used in, 'The Exorcist') is an album released in 1973 consisting of two complexes, twenty-plus minute instrumental compositions, both of which were written, played and recorded by a 19-year-old Mike Oldfield.

a record album mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, written released in 1973

Tubular Bells is a record album mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, written released in 1973.

Tubular Brass and Synths playing Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells

You can catch Hannah Peel’s Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia tour at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall on Saturday, September 23rd; Stockton-on-Tees’ The Arc on Saturday, September 30th; Barnsley’s Civic Theatre on Saturday, October 21st; and Basingstoke’s Anvil Arts on Saturday, October 28th, all four shows also featuring Tubular Brass and Synths playing Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells.

Antony Cotton on the tubular bells, Carley Stenson on the recorder, Adele Silva on the xylophone and Kelvin Fletcher on the swanee whistle

The celebrity instrument players were Antony Cotton on the tubular bells, Carley Stenson on the recorder, Adele Silva on the xylophone and Kelvin Fletcher on the swanee whistle.

the legendary 50 minute suite , that sold a gajillion albums

Tubular Bells is the legendary 50 minute suite that sold a gajillion albums, made Mike Oldfield an instant star and turned Virgin Records founder Richard Branson into a mogul.

The BBC broadcaster John Peelplayed

In 1973, The BBC broadcaster John Peelplayed the electronic album Tubular Bells, by the then unknown Mike Oldfield, in Tubular Bells's entirety: the album subsequently topped the UK charts, so giving Richard Branson's fledgling Virgin Records a massive boost.