Oldfield was born 15 May 1953 in Reading?, England. His parents were Maureen and Raymond Oldfield.
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Oldfield's most famous work is Tubular Bells, an instrumental composition recorded in 1972 and launched in 1973 as the inaugural album of the [Virgin Records]? label. The album was groundbreaking, as Oldfield played more than twenty different instruments in the multi-layered recording, and its style progressed continuously, covering many diverse musical genres. The album quickly [how soon after release?] reached the number 1 position in UK album sales and stayed there for a record [how long was it at number 1?], only to be displaced by Oldfield's second album, Hergest Ridge.
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