Now that Mercury have taken over Mike's back catalogue, they are relaunching Tubular Bells with a total of six different releases on June 8th, including some remastered by Mike in his new home in Grenada. See a Universal interview with Mike here
Collectors will be able to purchase the ultimate edition will include a new stereo mix, the original Tubular Bells, the album on vinyl, a new 5.1 mix, a video of the Second House performance, Mike Oldfield's Single, a compilation of hits, the demo version of Tubular Bells and an unreleased first mix of Tubular Bells. Additionally, the ultimate edition will also include a 60 page hardback book with foreword by Mike, poster, plectrums and other delights.
The new TV advertised stereo mix and compilation will be available as a 2CD set and a deluxe edition will contain these CD's plus a DVD.
To celebrate the release, there will be a special event on June 6th at 6pm (6.6.6pm), where bells will be rung in Milan, Berlin, Brussells, Paris, Sydney, Japan and London, footage of which will then be shown on mikeoldfield.com. Read the full Universal press release here
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