Tubular Bells

1973 album by Mike Oldfield
MusicAlbum album Q826224
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Tubular Bells

Summary

Tubular Bells is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,663 views/month, #464 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tubular Bells's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Tubular Bells's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • Tubular Bells was produced by Tom Newman[5].
  • Among the performers on Tubular Bells was Mike Oldfield[6].
  • Tubular Bells's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[7].
  • Tubular Bells's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • Tubular Bells is part of Mike Oldfield's albums in chronological order[9].
  • Tubular Bells's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Tubular Bells's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[11].
  • Tubular Bells was published on May 25, 1973[12].
  • Tubular Bells's tracklist is recorded as Tubular Bells – Side One[13].
  • Tubular Bells's tracklist is recorded as Tubular Bells – Side Two[14].
  • Tubular Bells's cover art by is recorded as Trevor Key[15].
  • Tubular Bells's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tubular Bells'}[16].
  • Tubular Bells's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[17].
  • Tubular Bells's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2937'}[18].
  • Tubular Bells's non-free artwork image URL is recorded as https://i.discogs.com/UuUy0FSm3_523lnaVcnX-n88SOrdSAIVdkeT7uUhE2I/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI3ODE5/OTctMTUzMTY3Mjcz/OC03MTc3LmpwZWc.jpeg[19].
  • Tubular Bells's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[20].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[21]

  • First release date: 1973-05-25[22]

  • Genre(s): art rock, electronic, folk rock, new age, post-minimalism, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog[23]

  • Community tags: art rock, electronic, folk rock, new age, post-minimalism, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d3f057b4-7e89-3018-9f84-9835ed9b4732[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Tubular Bells was Mike Oldfield[6]. It was produced by Tom Newman[5].

Publication

Tubular Bells was published on May 25, 1973[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Languages include English[10] and no linguistic content[11]. Its genre is progressive rock[4]. It is part of Mike Oldfield's albums in chronological order[9].

Why It Matters

Tubular Bells ranks in the top 0.76% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,663 views/month, #464 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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