''Tubular Bells II, The Performance Live at Edinburgh Castle'' is a live concert video by

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released in 1992.

Background

The video is a full faithful performance from the premiere concert of the ''

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'' album at

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. The

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continued until the following October.

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performed the part of the Master of Ceremonies at the concert; on the album

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was the Master of Ceremonies. The concert finishes with a reprise of "The Bell". Eight thousand people were at the concert in

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. It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1992, and later packaged with ''

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'' on DVD.

Track listing

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" # "Dark Star" # "Clear Light" # "Blue Saloon" # "Sunjammer" # "Red Dawn" # " The Bell" # "Weightless" # "The Great Plain" # "Sunset Door" # "

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" # "Altered State" # "Maya Gold" # "Moonshine" # "Reprise"

Personnel

* Mike Oldfield - Acoustic guitar, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Banjo, Keyboards, Vocals, Tubular bells * Robin A Smith – Conductor *

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– Orchestration *

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– Guitar *

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– Guitar * Alan Limbrick – Guitar *

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– Keyboards * Richard Cottle – Keyboards * Dave Hartley – Keyboards * Adrian Thomas – Programmer * Yitkin Seow – Piano *

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– Bass guitar * Ian Thomas – Drums * Ben Hoffnung – Percussion * Alasdair Malloy – Percussion * Gerry McKenna – Banjo * Pete Clarke – Fiddle * John Parricelli – Mandolin & Guitar * Jackie Quinn – Vocals * Linda Taylor – Vocals * Edie Lehmann – Vocals *

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– Vocals *

– MC

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tubular Bells Ii Live Concert films Mike Oldfield video albums 1992 live albums Live video albums 1992 video albums