
From Loudersound.
Mike Oldfield‘s Tubular Bells is to be reissued on May 26 on double vinyl, CD and super-deluxe Blu-ray as part of the groundbreaking album’s 50th anniversary. The commemorative editions will also include an unreleased demo made in 2017, which was intended to herald work on a 50th-anniversary version of the work prior to Oldfield’s retirement.
Originally released in 1973, Tubular Bells was the very first release on the fledgling Virgin Records label and went on to become the British musician’s best-known album. It’s since spawned several offshoots, including a fully orchestral album and a 2022 release with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and even formed part of the soundtrack to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London.
The unreleased eight-minute Tubular Bells 4 Intro demo remains Oldfield‘s last recording to date. On the vinyl version, it’s joined on the latest package by a new half-speed Abbey Road master of the original album, as well as a second record that unites several different version of the classic piece for the first time. This second vinyl also includes Tubular X, Oldfield’s take on Mark Snow’s theme to the sci-fi TV show X-Files.
Says Oldfield, who was just 19 when he recorded the album, “Listening again to the musical outpourings of an angst-ridden teenager, it is hard to believe that was actually me, 50 years ago.
“The music doesn’t sound that angst-ridden, but only I know the years of work and stress that produced Tubular Bells. This was all live, first take performances with no second chances or studio trickery as we have become so used to today. Little did I think when I was making Tubular Bells that anyone would ever hear it, let alone be celebrating it five decades later! Thank you to everyone who has listened over the years.”

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary edition tracklists
Double LP
LP1
Side One
Tubular Bells – Part One (2023 Half Speed Master by Miles Showell)
Side Two
Tubular Bells – Part Two (2023 Half Speed Master by Miles Showell)
LP2
Side One
Tubular Bells 4 Intro (previously unreleased demo 2017)
Tubular Bells/In Dulci Jubilo (Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games)
Side Two
Tubular X
Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield & YORK Remix)
Mike Oldfield’s Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
CD
1 Tubular Bells – Part One 1973 mix
2 Tubular Bells – Part Two1973 mix
3 Tubular Bells 4 Intro (previously unreleased demo 2017)
4 Tubular Bells/In Dulci Jubilo (Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games)
5 Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield & YORK Remix)
Blu-ray exclusive through Super Deluxe Edition
1 Tubular Bells Part One 2023 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix
2 Tubular Bells Part Two 2023 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix
3 Tubular Bells 2023 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Intro edit
4 Tubular Bells Part One 2009 Mike Oldfield 5.1 surround mix
5 Tubular Bells Part Two 2009 Mike Oldfield 5.1 surround mix
6 Tubular Bells Part One 1976 4.0 surround (Quad) mix
7 Tubular Bells Part Two 1976 4.0 surround (Quad) mix
8 Tubular Bells Part One 2023 David Kosten Stereo Mix
10 Tubular Bells Part Two 2023 David Kosten Stereo Mix Intro edit
11 Tubular Bells 2023 David Kosten Stereo Mix Intro edit
12 Tubular Bells 4 Intro (previously unreleased demo 2017)
13 Tubular Bells – Part One 1973 mix
14 Tubular Bells – Part Two 1973 mix
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- Mike Oldfield - The Orchestral Tubular Bells - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $20.10, €17.70 (New Item) (arrived 22-May-2025 09:00)on May 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
MIKE OLDFIELD The Orchestral Tubular Bells (1975 UK colour 'two virgins with dragon' label LP, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & featuring Mike Oldfield on guitar, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play V2026)
- Mike Oldfield - Islands - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.80, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 08-May-2025 11:28)on May 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
MIKE OLDFIELD Islands (1987 UK 7-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album from Oldfield with guest appearances from Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers & Anita Hegerland among others, picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows minorwear and the vinyl shows very little evidence of play; remaining Excellent V2466)
- Mike Oldfield - The Consequences Of Indecisions - Dutch - picture disc LP - £40.00, $53.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 21-Apr-2025 11:11)on May 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
MIKE OLDFIELD The Consequences Of Indecisions (Rare 1981 Dutch-only 5-track PICTURE DISC LP of what was originally Pekka Pohjola's album, featuring Mike on four of the tracks playing a variety of instruments. House in a clear PVC sleeve, this copy shows only a handful of inaudible cosmetic surface scuffs but remains in Excellent condition B90133)
- Mike Oldfield - Platinum - Portugese - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.80, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 21-Apr-2025 16:00)on May 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
MIKE OLDFIELD Platinum (1979 Portugese 5-track LP, housed in a picture sleeve with silk finish & illustrated credits inner, also with vintage price sticker. The sleeve shows some notable edgewear and creasing, leading to some paper loss on thespine, whilst the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition, showing very few signs of play VV33.028V)
- Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.80, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 21-Apr-2025 16:00)on May 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
MIKE OLDFIELD Tubular Bells II (Rare 1992 UK 14-track LP, pressed in Germany for the UK market. The fifteenth studio album from Oldfield and the second instalment to the Tubular Bells series with the original released in 1973, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some edge scuffing and creasing but is otherwise in Very Good condition. The vinyl has light cosmetic scuffs that won't affect play; remaining Excellent WX2002)
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