MIKE OLDFIELD - Tubular Bells

Item Description

Vinyl,
LP Album Stereo

Roger Dean black and white labels.

Recorded at: The Manor / Autumn 1972 Spring 1973
℗ Virgin Records, 130 Notting Hill Gate, London, W.11.
Fully laminated sleeve with pinched spine. Printed in England by Robor Limited.
Distributed by Island and E.M.I.

This is claimed to be the first pressing, prior to the black & white label EMI pressings, and pressed by Lyntone. The EMI pressings have the characteristic EMI stamped matrix run-outs e.g. V 2001 A-2U, V 2001 B-3U; in this case the matrices are faintly hand etched.

Other editions with black and white labels:
[url=https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Oldfield-Tubular-Bells/release/11813167]11813167[/url] Cover printed by Robor Limited.
[url=https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Oldfield-Tubular-Bells/release/1740939]1740939[/url] Cover printed by E. J. Day Group.
[url=https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Oldfield-Tubular-Bells/release/9059133]9059133[/url] Different text layout on labels and additional code on backcover.

Tracks are listed as SIDE 1 and SIDE 2 on the cover, followed by the relevant instruments and guest musician lists. On this version the tracks are simply credited as Side One and Side Two on the labels.