On May 29, 2022, Steve Broughton died aged 72. He was musician (drums), member of bands Sleepthief and Radio Actors, played drums on Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”, but was best known as member and drummer of Edgar Broughton Band.
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Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
On May 25, 1973, “Virgin” label released “Tubular Bells”, the debut Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Tom Newman, Simon Heyworth and Mike Oldfield. “Tubular Bells” was the first album released by “Virgin” label. It was certified 7 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 10 x Platinum in Australia by the “ARIA”, and Gold in US by the “RIIA”. In 1975, Mike Oldfield received “Grammy Award” for the best” Instrumental Composition”.
Personnel:
- Mike Oldfield – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Farfisa, Hammond B3, Lowrey organs, flageolet, fuzz guitars, glockenspiel, “honky tonk” piano, mandolin, piano, percussion, “taped motor drive amplifier organ chord”, timpani, tubular bells
- Lindsay L. Cooper– string bass
- Steve Broughton– drums
- Jon Field– flutes
- Mundy Ellis– vocals
- Sally Oldfield– vocals
- Vivian Stanshall– Master of Ceremonies
- Simon Heyworth, Tom Newman, Mike Oldfield – Manor choir
- Simon Heyworth, and Tom Newman – recording
- Simon Heyworth – mastering
- Trevor Key (Cooke Key Associates), Brian Cooke – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Oldfield.
- Tubular Bells, Part One
- Tubular Bells, Part Two
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II
On August 31, 1992, “Warner Bros.” label released “Tubular Bells II” the fifteen Mike Oldfield album . The album title and concept followed the highly commercially successful and critically acclaimed 1973’s album “Tubular bells”. It was recorded at “Roughwood Croft” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Trevor Horn, Tom Newman and Mike Oldfield.
Personnel:
- Mike Oldfield– vocals, acoustic guitars, banjo, classical guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, flamenco guitar, glockenspiel, Lowrey organ, Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, mandolin, percussion, piano, synthesizers, timpani, twelve-string guitar, tubular bells
- Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards, special effects
- Celtic Bevy Band – bagpipes
- Steve Payne– bass guitar
- Eric Caudieux– programming, digital sounds
- Sally Bradshaw– vocals
- Edie Lehmann – vocals
- Susannah Melvoin– vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Oldfield.
- Sentinel
- Dark Star
- Clear Light
- Blue Saloon
- Sunjammer
- Red Dawn
- The Bell
- Weightless
- The Great Plain
- Sunset Door
- Tattoo
- Altered State
- Maya Gold
- Moonshine
Mike Oldfield: Hergest Ridge
On August 28, 1974, “Virgin ” label released “Hergest Ridge”, the second Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded in 1974, at the “The Manor” and was produced by Tom Newman and Mike Oldfield.
Personnel:
- Mike Oldfield– acoustic, electric and Spanish guitar, bass guitar, Farfisa, Gemini, Lowrey organs, glockenspiel, gong, mandolin, nutcracker, sleigh bells, timpani, tubular bells
- Sally Oldfield– vocals
- Clodagh Simonds– vocals
- Chilli Charles– snare drum
- Lindsay Cooper– oboe
- June Whiting– oboe
- Ted Hobart– trumpet
- William Murray – cymbal
- Terry Oldfield– woodwinds
- London Sinfonietta Voices – choir
- David Bedford – strings conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Oldfield.
- Hergest Ridge (Part one)
- Hergest Ridge (Part two)
- In Dulci Jubilo (For Maureen)
- Spanish Tune
Viv Stanshall
On March 5, 1995, Victor Anthony Stanshall aka Viv Stanshall died aged 52. He was musician (various instruments), singe, songwriter, painter, author and poet, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at “Rawlinson End” and for narrating Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”.
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