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glasgow_tubular Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: July 2006 Posted: Aug. 04 2006, 19:31 How many master of ceromonies has there been altogether? counting ones like harry enfield and billy connolly etc. curiosity is an annoying thing lol. ta much x -------------- www.myspace.com/allaroundmyhat Back to top

Jammer Group: Members Posts: 643 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 05 2006, 11:32 This is just off the top of my head without any real research. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. 1. Viv Stanshall - Tubular Bells, Tubular Bells Live at Queen's Hall (1973); The Bell single, The Bell video (1992) 2. Maggie Reily - Various live versions around 1984 Discovery tour where she introduced the band members 3. Mike Oldfield - Introduced Maggie Reily in the same live set (c. 1984); Tubular Bells Europe/USA Tour in every gig except the Edinburgh premiere (1992) 4. Alan Rickman - The strolling player on Tubular Bells 2 (1992) 5. Billy Connolly - The Bell single (1992) 6. MC Otto - The Bell single German version (1992?) 7. Harry Enfield - The Bell, live performance from BOfTY awards (1993) 8. John Gordon Sinclar - Tubular Bells 2 Live Premiere, Edinburgh (1992) 9. John Cleese - Tubular Bells 2003 (2003, natch) Back to top

Wayfarer Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: June 2002 Posted: Aug. 05 2006, 14:33 9. Carlos Finaly - The Bell, Spanish version "¡...y las campanas tubulares!" -- Wayfarer -------------- My homepage - www.thewayfarer.info My search - www.cannotbefound.com My community - www.taurusiv.net My luthier - www.artluthier.com Back to top

EeToN Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: Aug. 05 2006, 17:38 Quote (Jammer @ Aug. 05 2006, 17:32) 2. Maggie Reily - Various live versions around 1984 Discovery tour where she introduced the band members 10. Virginia Clee - on the Five Miles Out tour in 1982 she was the MC, and she's probably my favourite one as she announced the musicians' names quite enthusiastically. -------------- If I were music, I would be Enigmatism. Back to top

Spinne Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: May 2003 Posted: Aug. 05 2006, 18:10 Plus... Maggie Reilly also did MC on 1983 tour and some 1982 shows. Someone of the 1993 tour band also did part of the MC with Mike. Don't know who was. On the Nick Campbell Show version of TB there's another one. This one it's supposed to be Nick Campbell itself (...and computer aproximation of TB ). John Gorman on the Birmingham 79 show (this is probably the only 1979 show with MC and it is included on the 2nd album of the US version of Platinum, Airborn). Back to top

Jammer Group: Members Posts: 643 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Aug. 06 2006, 11:10 I remember the Nicky Campbell version. Looking on this page (at the end of the 1989 section) reveals that the MC introducing the computer approximation of tubular bells was John Peel. Back to top

glasgow_tubular Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: July 2006 Posted: Aug. 06 2006, 18:29 greatness thanks for all the replies. just so curious and knew i could count on the wonderful tubular people   -------------- www.myspace.com/allaroundmyhat Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Aug. 07 2006, 05:57 Quote (Jammer @ Aug. 06 2006, 11:10) I remember the Nicky Campbell version. Looking on this page (at the end of the 1989 section) reveals that the MC introducing the computer approximation of tubular bells was John Peel. John Peel's version was fantastic and I recommend tracking it down if you haven't heard it, the late and great John Peel was my fav TB MC outside of the late great Viv Stanshal. When I saw Mike in 1993 he did the MCing accept the 'plus tubular bells' bit was done by Robin Smith. Mike and Trevor Horn did actually experiment with quite a few MC's for TB2 including, somewhat bizarrely, Mickey Mouse, the guy who did the monosyllabic voice for HAL 9000 in 2001 and indeed Trevor Horn himself had a go at doing it. I think I read somewhere that Mike invited Rowan Atkinson to do it on TB2003 but Atkinson was unable or unwilling to do it. Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: Aug. 07 2006, 18:05 I clicked on this topic thinking it was asking for numbers for the Mike Oldfield Convention in Adelaide, oh well. Seeya. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

glasgow_tubular Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: July 2006 Posted: Aug. 08 2006, 10:03 Quote (TubularBelle @ Aug. 07 2006, 18:05) I clicked on this topic thinking it was asking for numbers for the Mike Oldfield Convention in Adelaide, oh well. Seeya. The what what where?? -------------- www.myspace.com/allaroundmyhat Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: Aug. 08 2006, 15:33 Did I somehow overlook the "Exposed" and "Airborn" MC's? Not sure I saw then in the list. -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Aug. 08 2006, 18:21 Quote (hiawatha @ Aug. 08 2006, 15:33) Did I somehow overlook the "Exposed" and "Airborn" MC's? Not sure I saw then in the list. they whispered, so you couldn't really hear them   -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

Spinne Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: May 2003 Posted: Aug. 12 2006, 12:09 Quote (hiawatha @ Aug. 08 2006, 15:33) Did I somehow overlook the "Exposed" and "Airborn" MC's? Not sure I saw then in the list. In my last answer I pointed that John Gorman was the MC on the Birmingham 79 show. No MC on the other dates of that tour. Back to top

Wayfarer Group: Members Posts: 308 Joined: June 2002 Posted: Aug. 13 2006, 20:19 Quote (Spinne @ Aug. 12 2006, 18:09) In my last answer I pointed that John Gorman was the MC on the Birmingham 79 show. No MC on the other dates of that tour. Speaking about concerts, someone knows who was the MoC on the Carnegie Hall concert (01.03.93, New York, USA)?? The one who says "And for the first time in America, the Tubular Bells" -- Wayfarer -------------- My homepage - www.thewayfarer.info My search - www.cannotbefound.com My community - www.taurusiv.net My luthier - www.artluthier.com Back to top

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