Tubular Bells II
Missing image Mike_oldfield_tubular_bells_2_album_cover.jpg Album cover
CD by Mike Oldfield
Released	September 1992
Recorded	?? ?? - ??
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	?? min ?? s
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Trevor Horn
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Mike Oldfield Chronology
Heaven's Open (1991)	Tubular Bells II (1992)	The Songs of Distant Earth (1994)

Tubular Bells II is a record album by Mike Oldfield. It was his first album for his new record label, Warner Brothers Records, following an acrimonious departure from Richard Branson's Virgin Records after 20 years. The album is a complete reworking using modern instruments and recording technology of his debut Tubular Bells album, recorded in 1973. TB2 follows the sounds, melodies and musical structure of the original without being an exact copy — this feat was reserved for the 30th anniversary release, Tubular Bells 2003, which is a faithful and accurate re-recording of the original album.

The introduction of the instruments at the end of the first half of the album was done by British actor Alan Rickman, though he was only listed in the credits as "a strolling player". The album was produced by Trevor Horn and was premiered with a live performance at Edinburgh Castle in September 1992.

In the USA the album was released as Tubular Bells 2 to avoid consumers thinking it was actually the eleventh album in a series.

Track list

1. Sentinel
2. Dark Star
3. Clear Light
4. Blue Saloon
5. Sunjammer
6. Red Dawn
7. The Bell
8. Weightless
9. The Great Plain
10. Sunset Door
11. Tattoo
12. Altered State
13. Maya Gold
14. Moonshine