tubular bells - the ultimate edition rar

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As far as I remember, thats one of the main things that Mike wished he hadnt included in the 1973 mix one of its faults but I loved it as an audio verit moment, and I do miss it here. 3) Jazz sounds like it includes one repetition too much, which isnt in any other version of TB and which definitely sounds to me like a cut-and-paste job.

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But now it its almost 10 days after and still no in my mailbox edit: I gooot it They have sent me wrong kolli number (number of the mail) so i can check out the status.

First of all. The design is great All the stuff inside and the book and rare photos.

I like the colours and the look.

Now left only is the listening.

Mike Oldfield M i x e s.

Im a teacher, so Ill draw up a kind of blackboard parted in two halves.

However, Im not evil enough to concern myself with good points and bad points when talking about music, so Ill just list what are IMHO the pluses and the minuses.

For clarity, Ill use the track titles from TB 2003 to identify the movements in the original TB, even if (of course) the original work had no movement titles.

Also, time references are to the 2009 stereo mix (Disc 1 in the Ultimate Edition).

The mixes, as a whole, sound undoubtly clearer, brighter, more spacious and more open than the 1973 mixes.

Here all of the darkness is gone, and the new versions sound like Mike got finally rid of the demons which haunted him back in 1973 and apparently still haunted him by the time he did TB III.

Regarding some comments in here about Mike adding things to the recording, after reading the book and listening carefully to the mixes Im convinced that Mike didnt add anything: everything you hear here was on the original master tapes.

You couldnt hear some things in the 1973 mix because they were either mixed very low or kept out of the mix, you can hear them in the 2009 version because theyve been brought up in the mix.

This is true at least for TB.

Now, on to the single tracks.

Tubular Bells Part One Pluses 1) The very first statement of the Introduction theme, on solo piano, has more echo on it, which makes it sound mysterious and slightly arcane, more so than the original.

When the organ first enters at 0:07, its entry on the original mix has always sounded very slightly rushed to me like an edit was being performed right there, or like theres a very quick fade-in.

The cut is clearer in the new mix, and the organs volume is a bit lower, which fits in nicely.

The organ stabs during the Introduction still scare me a bit, which is good.

During the transition from Basses into Latin, the acoustic guitar starting from 7:43 is much brighter and clearer.

During Russian, the second acoustic guitar part starting from 16:48, which was in the Boxed mix but couldnt be heard anywhere else (except on some vinyl LP copies of The Complete), which accidentally () featured an excerpt of TB Part One in its Boxed mix).

So its very nice to hear it restored and brought up here.

Viv Stanshalls announcements, in the original mix, sounded a little bit like they were being broadcast on an AM radio.

Now, on the DVD, they sound just like Viv Stanshall is standing on a podium somewhere in your living room.

The bells themselves dont sound dull at all on the DVD they sound very powerful.

I particularily like all of the extra clangs which were not on the original mix (these are from the Boxed mix, where AFAIK the whole tubular bells part was re-recorded with a new set, the old one being damaged).

The girls singing are definitely Mundy Ellis and Sally Oldfield its not a synth patch.

Minuses 1) I dont like the fact that theres an organ playing the main melody in Basses along with the double bass parts.

The 1973 original was perfect, IMHO Mike shouldnt have tampered with it in any way.

Even the Basses track on TB 2003 souds weird to me, as it features just guitars and no basses at all.

I do miss Mikes sniffing during Latin In the 1973 mix you can definitely hear him sniffing (inhaling with his nose) out of emotion, while playing his acoustic guitar solo.

As far as I remember, thats one of the main things that Mike wished he hadnt included in the 1973 mix one of its faults but I loved it as an audio verit moment, and I do miss it here.

Jazz sounds like it includes one repetition too much, which isnt in any other version of TB and which definitely sounds to me like a cut-and-paste job.

Tubular Bells - The Ultimate Edition Rar