Who designed the Tubular Bells album cover?

Trevor Key
There are about 15-million copies of the album in circulation worldwide with over 2.6-million of them in the UK. Designer and photographer Trevor Key created the album cover. The record company’s press officer had recommended Key for the job.

Is L’s theme Tubular Bells?

Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi’s ‘L’s Theme’ sample of Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells, Pt. 1’ | WhoSampled.

What film is Tubular Bells in?

The Exorcist
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Who is the voice on tubular bells?

The gimmick people remember from the first Tubular Bells was the voice (Vivian Stanshall’s) introducing the instruments; it happens again on Tubular Bells II and the voice is Alan Rickman’s.

Why tubular bells called tubular bells?

Oldfield then wrote out the list of instruments in order, indicating where Stanshall should introduce them. It was the way in which Stanshall said “plus… tubular bells” to introduce the last instrument that gave Oldfield the idea to call the album Tubular Bells.

Why Tubular Bells called Tubular Bells?

Who narrates Tubular Bells?

What is the song Tubular Bells by David Oldfield?

The American single of “Tubular Bells” was an abruptly-edited “highlights” release from the 49-minute album, and was decidedly not authorized by Oldfield himself. It went on to be a Top 10 hit in America, riding the success of both the eponymous album and the huge box office momentum of the film it was featured in, The Exorcist.

Where was the first live performance of Tubular Bells?

The first live performance of Tubular Bells was at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Oldfield admitted that once he had finished recording Tubular Bells and it had been released, he felt he had “got it out of his system” and was reluctant to promote the record at all.

How many tubular bells did David Bedford make?

An orchestral version produced by David Bedford was released in 1973 as The Orchestral Tubular Bells. Oldfield recorded three sequels: Tubular Bells II (1992), Tubular Bells III (1998), and The Millennium Bell (1999).

How did tubular bells come to be called Breakfast in bed?

Virgin boss Richard Branson wanted to name the album Breakfast In Bed, with a cover image of a boiled egg dripping blood. Oldfield fought him on it, eventually convincing him to go with Tubular Bells. This won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.