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* FakeLoud: In ''Tubular Bells'', the peak volume is intentionally held down until the titular bells are heard, leaving the impression that their sound is louder. Oldfield also mentioned that he [[http://tubular.net/articles/2001_08 wasn't able to get the "cathedral bell" sound he wanted]], so he ended up hammering the tubular bells [[DropTheHammer with a claw hammer]] rather than the usual mallet (hard enough to ''crack'' them, inspiring the cover.) He also recorded them with excessive microphone gain, resulting in a distorted sound.
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* FakeLoud: In ''Tubular Bells'', the peak volume is intentionally held down until the titular bells are heard, leaving the impression that their sound is louder. Oldfield also mentioned that he [[http://tubular.net/articles/2001_08 wasn't able to get the "cathedral bell" sound he wanted]], so he ended up hammering the tubular bells [[DropTheHammer with a claw hammer]] hammer rather than the usual mallet (hard enough to ''crack'' them, inspiring the cover.) He also recorded them with excessive microphone gain, resulting in a distorted sound.
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# "Tubular Bells, Part One" (25:30)
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# "Tubular Bells, Part One" (25:30)
(25:30)[[note]]featuring [[Music/TheBonzoDogBand Vivian Stanshall]][[/note]]
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* MetalScream: The "Piltdown Man" section, starting at 11:55 of Part Two, features a ''very'' harsh Type 2; if the instrumentation were a bit more distorted or hadn't been performed in a major key, this might be thought of today as proto-DeathMetal. (This segment features riffs that would actually work very well in a metal context, although they'd be more typical of FolkMetal than of {{Thrash|Metal}} or death metal.)
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* MetalScream: The "Piltdown Man" section, starting at 11:55 of Part Two, features a ''very'' harsh Type 2; if the instrumentation were a bit more distorted or hadn't been performed in a major key, [[{{Tonality}} key]], this might be thought of today as proto-DeathMetal. (This segment features riffs that would actually work very well in a metal context, although they'd be more typical of FolkMetal than of {{Thrash|Metal}} or death metal.)
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* MusicalThemeNaming: Tubular bells are a real-life instrument, producing a sound similar to church bells, but looking more like a rotated marimba.
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* FakeLoud: In ''Tubular Bells'', the peak volume is intentionally held down until the titular bells are heard, leaving the impression that their sound is louder. Oldfield also mentioned that he [[http://tubular.net/articles/2001_08 wasn't able to use actual tubular bells]] due to the budget, so he ended up hammering smaller bells (hard enough to ''crack'' them, inspiring the cover) and recording them with excessive microphone gain, resulting in a distorted sound.
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* FakeLoud: In ''Tubular Bells'', the peak volume is intentionally held down until the titular bells are heard, leaving the impression that their sound is louder. Oldfield also mentioned that he [[http://tubular.net/articles/2001_08 wasn't able to use actual tubular bells]] due to get the budget, "cathedral bell" sound he wanted]], so he ended up hammering smaller the tubular bells [[DropTheHammer with a claw hammer]] rather than the usual mallet (hard enough to ''crack'' them, inspiring the cover) and recording cover.) He also recorded them with excessive microphone gain, resulting in a distorted sound.
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''Tubular Bells'' was released in 1973, and its success spawned the recording of ''The Orchestral Tubular Bells'' in 1974, but it was not until much later that Oldfield returned to his first album in force, releasing ''Music/TubularBellsII'' in 1992, ''Music/TubularBellsIII'' in 1998, ''The Millennium Bell'' in 1999, ''Tubular Bells 2003'' (a front-to-back re-recording of the original) in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 2003]], and ''Tubular Beats'' in 2013. Oldfield made plans to put together ''Tubular Bells IV'' shortly after the release of ''Return to Ommadawn'' in 2017, but scrapped the idea the following year, retiring shortly afterwards.
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''Tubular Bells'' was released in 1973, and its success spawned the recording of ''The Orchestral Tubular Bells'' in 1974, but it was not until much later that Oldfield returned to his first album in force, releasing ''Music/TubularBellsII'' in 1992, ''Music/TubularBellsIII'' in 1998, ''The Millennium Bell'' in 1999, ''Tubular Bells 2003'' (a front-to-back re-recording of the original) in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 2003]], and ''Tubular Beats'' in 2013. Oldfield made plans to put together ''Tubular Bells IV'' shortly after the release of ''Return to Ommadawn'' in 2017, but scrapped the idea the following year, retiring shortly afterwards.
afterwards. A demo of what would have been the fourth installment's intro was included on the 50th anniversary edition of the first ''Tubular Bells'' in 2023, thus {{bookend|s}}ing Oldfield's career. Said demo acted as the sole release of new material under Oldfield's contract with the revived Creator/{{EMI}}.
* BookEnds: The original version of the album was Oldfield's debut release. His final release, meanwhile, was a demo of the scrapped ''Tubular Bells IV'' on the 50th anniversary edition of the original ''Tubular Bells''.
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* CreditsGag: ''Tubular Bells'' has a caption reading "This stereo record cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with. If you are in possession of such equipment please hand it into the nearest police station." This is a parody of labels advising listeners that stereo [=LPs=] may be played on mono equipment given suitable cartridges are used. The gag is preserved on ''Tubular Bells 2003'', where it reads "This stereo record ''still'' cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with."
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* CreditsGag: ''Tubular Bells'' has a caption reading "This stereo record cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with. If you are in possession of such equipment please hand it into the nearest police station." This is a parody of labels advising listeners that stereo [=LPs=] may be played on mono equipment given suitable cartridges are used. The gag is preserved on ''Tubular Bells 2003'', where it reads "This stereo record ''still'' cannot be played on old tin boxes no matter what they are fitted with." Meanwhile, the 2023 edition, meant to close the book on Oldfield's career following the announcement of his retirement, states on the back that the album "can also be played on mono equipment at a pinch."
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* PopCulturalOsmosis: Today most people will associate this music with the soundtrack of the film ''Film/TheExorcist''.
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* PopCulturalOsmosis: Today most people will associate this music with the soundtrack of the film ''Film/TheExorcist''.''Film/TheExorcist'', to the point where Book of Love's CoverVersion of the introduction section includes impressions of Reagan's dialogue from the film.
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** KuleshovEffect: Those people who saw ''The Exorcist'' before listening to the album found it far more intense and scary than it really was -- and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Mike suddenly screaming during "Piltdown Man"]] was actually terrifying, ramping up the tension until it was released by the MoodWhiplash of "The Sailor's Hornpipe".
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''Tubular Bells'' was released in 1973, and its success spawned the recording of ''The Orchestral Tubular Bells'' in 1974, but it was not until much later that Oldfield returned to his first album in force, releasing ''Music/TubularBellsII'' in 1992, ''Music/TubularBellsIII'' in 1998, ''The Millennium Bell'' in 1999, ''Tubular Bells 2003'' (a front-to-back re-recording of the original) in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 2003]], and ''Tubular Beats'' in 2013. Oldfield has recently announced ''Tubular Bells IV'' to be released at an unknown date.
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''Tubular Bells'' was released in 1973, and its success spawned the recording of ''The Orchestral Tubular Bells'' in 1974, but it was not until much later that Oldfield returned to his first album in force, releasing ''Music/TubularBellsII'' in 1992, ''Music/TubularBellsIII'' in 1998, ''The Millennium Bell'' in 1999, ''Tubular Bells 2003'' (a front-to-back re-recording of the original) in, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 2003]], and ''Tubular Beats'' in 2013. Oldfield has recently announced made plans to put together ''Tubular Bells IV'' shortly after the release of ''Return to be released at an unknown date.
Ommadawn'' in 2017, but scrapped the idea the following year, retiring shortly afterwards.
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The hugely successful debut album by Music/MikeOldfield and the debut release by the then-nascent, then-indie Creator/VirginRecords. The album is known for its only track, split across two movements (one per side), which was soon used as the recognizable theme to the film ''Film/TheExorcist''. The album is also well-known for its unexpectedly gigantic financial success, topping the charts in the UK, the US, Australia, and Canada, and being certified ''noncuple''-platinum in the UK, triple-platinum in Australia, double-platinum in Canada, and gold in the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. This success provided the foundation for what became Sir Richard Branson's Virgin empire, which today covers far too many industries to keep track of; [[RagsToRiches previously, Branson had been the owner of a single, though quite successful, record shop.]]
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The hugely successful debut album by Music/MikeOldfield and the debut release by the then-nascent, then-indie Creator/VirginRecords. The album is known for its only track, split across two movements (one per side), which was soon used as the recognizable theme to the film ''Film/TheExorcist''. The album is also well-known for its unexpectedly gigantic financial success, topping the charts in the UK, the US, Australia, and Canada, and being certified ''noncuple''-platinum in the UK, triple-platinum in Australia, double-platinum in Canada, and gold in the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. This success provided the foundation for what became Sir Richard Branson's Virgin empire, which today covers far too many industries to keep track of; [[RagsToRiches previously, Branson had been the owner of a single, though quite successful, mail-order record shop.vendor.]]
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* {{Improv}}: That epic acoustic bit right before "The Sailor's Hornpipe" on the original? Mike wrote the bassline and the basic direction he wanted it to go in, and bam. "Piltdown Man" was a drunken Mike screaming nonsense into a mic attached to a tape machine recording at intentionally too high a speed, resulting in a gruff, growling caveman voice when played normally.
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* {{Improv}}: That epic acoustic bit right before "The Sailor's Hornpipe" on the original? Mike wrote the bassline and the basic direction he wanted it to go in, and bam. "Piltdown Man" was a drunken Mike growling and screaming nonsense into a mic attached to a tape machine recording at intentionally too high a speed, resulting in a gruff, growling caveman voice when played normally.
