[Closed] 70's hippie types, did you just catch the Tubular Bells stuff on BBC 4?

Great program. BBC4 is magic on a Friday night. A bit before my time. Did not know a huge amount about Mike Oldfield or Tubular Bells other than the Exorcist. Have just downloaded the album though.

Watching a programme about synth music. Just really discovering how far out synth sounds must have been in the 70's

try Hergest Ridge (*man), painted my 1st flat to that

I didn't see it but have the album and obviously a classic. Dunno whether I should keep looking back to the 70's, it was a brilliant time to be a teenager and often wish I could be sent back. 🙂

Missed the program but still have the original vinyl 🙂

I last played it in the Mothership on a winter moonlit drive across Rannoch Moor and into Glencoe. If only every trip was that good....man

Whenever I have driven across Rannoch Moor at night I have hardly listened to the music due to deer watch!

I finished school and started work in 1973 (just had my 40 year long service award) 😳

My parents also hippies(still). A early childhood on the welsh coast with the strangest band of drop outs, but all good earthy crafts type people. I think incredible string band and pink Floyd dominate my formative years listening. I have some amazing pics from those days.
I went out with mike oldfields niece for a few years, met him on numerous occasions. I regrettably turned down a Christmas at his place in Gustaad.

Tang, the Incredible String Band used to pop in to my folks shop. There is even a lyric which mentions them somewhere.

http://www.metrolyrics.com/koeeoaddi-there-lyrics-incredible-string-band.html

'Mrs Thompson gave me a bear, Brigitte and some people lived upstairs.

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Fantastic! I still listen to Robin Willamson, I especially love his story telling. I think he still buys my dad's pots from time to time.

Now that's my sort of shop.