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Opus One The 1971 Demos - RSD 2023

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, TubularBells. 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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Release Date 22nd Apr 2023
Release Year 2023 - 1 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label EMI Mercury UMR
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Product Catalogue No V2001RSDLP
Music Genre Male Solo
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
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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)

LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Mike Oldfield
Product Title Opus One The 1971 Demos - RSD 2023
Product Information Mike Oldfield Opus One The 1971 Demos - RSD 2023 UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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