- The Bell (song)
Infobox Single
Name = The Bell
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Mike Oldfield
from Album =Tubular Bells II
A-side =
B-side =
Released = start date|1993|4
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = New AgeProgressive rock
Length =
Label =Warner Music UK
Writer = Mike Oldfield
Producer = Mike OldfieldTrevor Horn
Certification =
Last single = "Tattoo"
(1992)
This single = "The Bell"
(1993)
Next single = "Moonlight Shadow " (reissue)
(1993)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Cityscape cover
Type = Single
Cover size =
Lower caption = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Field cover
Type = Single
Cover size =
Lower caption = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Mountain cover
Type = Single
Cover size =
Lower caption = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = US "The Bell"/"Sentinel Restructure"
Type = Single
Cover size =
Lower caption ="The Bell" is a single by musician
Mike Oldfield , released in 1993. The single features a restructured, shorter version of "The Bell", from the album "Tubular Bells II ".Master of Ceremonies
"The Bell" is the "finale" of section one of "Tubular Bells II" and features a
Master of Ceremonies , who introduces the instruments. The single has many versions of "The Bell", with different MCs. They include "Billy Connolly ", "Carlos Finaly " (in Spanish), "Viv Stanshall ", "Otto" (in English and German) andJohn Gordon Sinclair (live). The performer on the album wasAlan Rickman , although credited as "A strolling player". This was due to the final voice not having been picked, when the artwork was produced. Some releases also include an instrumental version and remixes."The instruments introduced, in order are;
grand piano ,pipe organ ,glockenspiel ,bass guitar ,vocal cords , "two slightly sampledelectric guitars ", "the Venetian effect", "digital sound processing" andtubular bells .Track listing
Forest river cover / US release
# "The Bell" (edit) – 4:06
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Trance mix) [Tommy Musto] – 5:42
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Satoshi Tomii interpretation) – 7:41
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Global lust mix) [Mark Lewis] – 5:55
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Nobel prize mix) [The Orb] – 12:26
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Tubular beats) [Tommy Musto] – 4:14Field cover
# "The Bell" (MC Viv Stanshall) – 3:28
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Trance mix) [Tommy Musto] – 5:42
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Global lust mix) [Mark Lewis] – 5:55
# "Sentinel Restructure" (Satoshi Tomii interpretation) – 7:41Metallic cityscape cover
# "The Bell" (Live - MC John Gordon Sinclair) – 4:19
# "The Bell" (MC Billy Connolly) – 3:29
# "The Bell" (MC Otto – German version) – 3:29
# "The Bell" (MC Strolling Player [Alan Rickman] ) – 5:00
# "The Bell" (Instrumental) – 3:30Mountain cover
# "The Bell" (MC Viv Stanshall) – 3:28
# "The Bell" (MC Otto – English version) – 3:28
# "The Bell" (MC Otto – German version) – 3:28
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