“It’s fortuitous that Viv Stanshall was there – and what a good idea to put the tubular bells in”: 19-year-old Mike Oldfield was planning to defect to Russia before fate intervened

Insisting that his world-changing debut album isn’t a new age odyssey or a grand concept work, he believes people miss its Monty Python humour (LouderSound)

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March 5, 2026