Ghostmojo
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Posted: April 06 2009, 17:04 |
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The year Tubular Bells came out ... I was at school one day (aged just 13) and a mate said to me "my (older) sister's just bought this new LP, and I've only heard bits of it and it'll blow your bloody socks off. I've never heard anything like it before - j'wanna come round after school?"
So I said "yeh, alright" as did another friend, and the three of us trooped into his house round 4:30 that afternoon.
What happened next has always stayed with me and is the beginning of a long line that ends with me typing stuff on this forum!!!
The record was of course Tubular Bells and right away I loved everything about it, including its fantastic iconic cover design. We sat there and played it over and over again for hours. I had to ring up my mum and ask if I could stay around for tea at Paul's house. We were utterly bewitched by this totally novel and unique piece of music. Dumbfounded in fact.
When I got home I said "I know what I want for Christmas" (having just missed my April birthday)!!! However, I couldn't wait that long and somehow managed to get the money to get my own copy. Yippeee!!!
Other stuff happened that year and other good LPs that I loved (like Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert and The Dark Side Of The Moon) came and went - but only one really grabbed me by the proverbials ...
-------------- " ... if you feel a little glum - to Hergest Ridge you should come ... "
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