One for older MNers - Tubular Bells was released 50 years ago this week!

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

25th May 1973. Makes me feel a million years old! What with that and Dark Side of the Moon having turned 50 earlier this year, Pet Shop Boys' first single released 40 years ago this week - all of which I remember, from soon after if not release dates. Officially old!

The PSB themed evening on BBC2 last night was great. Only seen the first two programmes so far, but fully intend to catch up on the others later this week. If anyone ever pops up on MN to say that either Neil Tennant or Chris Lowe is horrible IRL, I may cry.

Thanks like I wasn't feeling my age today 😆

Thanks I now feel 107

Loved that album For some reason my dad bought it as a birthday present for my sister, at a time when we had almost zero records, other than ancient 78s.

We played it again and again and AGAIN.

Gawd it was a bit boring after a while.......

"And introducing .... [atmospheric pause] .... TUBULAR BELLS. ... Ba ting tang tong. Ba ding dang da-da da-da. Ting tang tong. Ba ding dang da-da da-da. ..."

My husband has pointed out the similarity to this, and now I can't get this out of my mind.

How can the PSB's be 40yrs old?

I used to play my parents Tubular Bells LP all the time.

Tubular Bells is great though mainly for the first ten minutes. It was used for the theme of the Exorcist, which makes some of it creepy; and there’s a bit in the middle that just goes to pieces, like Mike got distracted or was having a low blood sugar moment!

My DM and her friend were his gardeners, they all buggered off one weekend in a helicopter.. leaving me, my younger brother and mums friends 2 kids staying in Mikes house, with Sally Oldfields boyfriend looking after us!

Wouldn't be ok these days, but we had a riot (i was 11) he had 2 huge parrots flying around the house and we ate a lot of chocolate

Just in case anyone wasn't feeling old Chemical Brothers are now 30 years old.....

I remember listening to it over and over and over again in a friend's bedroom. In some ways it seems like a short time ago in other ways it was another life.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Wicker Man also 50th anniversaries this year.

Loved this album. Attended an anniversary tribute event recently, took me back to bedsit stoner days.

Dark side of the moon is also 50 years old this year.

Kurt Cobain died over 30 years ago.

No, not feeling old at all.

The PSB with Liza Minnelli last night was superb.

Tubular bells lives in the same compartment as this in my head

As if I wasn't already feeling old and decrepit, you had to remind me of what I now realise were the best years of my life! Love Oxygène!

This thread is obviously a giant hoax. Sent from the future when I turn 50.

Oh.

Sounds a bit better digital than on bootleg cassette tape...

It was a great time with stunning music - TB being up there with the best.

My brother was also a twin brother look-alike of Mike Oldfield as seen on the Ommadawn album cover.

I was playing Tubular Bells last week , it was one of those lie-in-a-dark-room as a teenager records
I now feel very old

Yes it was. They played it on the radio while I ws driving on the motorway the other day. The monotony of it makes it really not the right sort of music to drive to.

I loved and still love Dark Side of the Moon. It's such a classic.

God, I feel aged on both counts. Especially the Pet Shop Boys 😳

No it can't be, feels like around 20 years ago.

Older DB had the album, a gift from a wannabe girlfriend in maybe 1976.
I was allowed to play that and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors if he supervised me putting the needle down!
Mike Oldfield’s reworking of the Blue Peter theme was a bit cringeworthy, wasn’t it?