The Vinyl Countdown # 1768

Mike Oldfield, Ommadawn (1975)

Funny, at almost the exact same time that I fell out of love with Tubular Bells I fell in love with Ommadawn. I was a massive Mike Oldfield fan as a young teen; obsessed with the idea as much or more than the execution. All that over-dubbing, at the time, and the vision – was (is?) impressive. I liked Ommadawn but never ca…