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Home » Tom Newman on Tubular Bells

Tom Newman on Tubular Bells

by DS_admin|Published January 28, 2026
https://www.mikeoldfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Tom-Newman-on-Tubular-Bells.mp4

Tom Newman remembering Mike Oldfield giving him the demo tape for Tubular Bells at The Manor studio in 1972. He tells the full story in his autobiography, Fine Old Tales

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