Mike Oldfield was told Tubular Bells would flop with no vocals

Mike Oldfield was told his vision for ‘Tubular Bells’ was "crazy".

The 70-year-old musician's debut album was a huge success when it was released in 1973 but he had no idea it was going to be so popular because so many record companies had snubbed the chance to work with him as they were convinced he needed vocals on his tracks in order to do well.

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