Tubular Bells
E163938
Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tubular Bells canonical | 3 |
| Tubular Bells Part One | 3 |
| Tubular Bells 2003 | 1 |
| Tubular Bells Part Two | 1 |
| tubular bells | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1432908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tubular Bells Context triple: [Virgin Records, notableRelease, Tubular Bells]
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A.
Little Wing
"Little Wing" is Stevie Ray Vaughan's acclaimed instrumental cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic, celebrated for its expressive guitar work and emotional depth.
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B.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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C.
Listen! The Wind
"Listen! The Wind" is a 1938 memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting a perilous transatlantic survey flight she made with her husband, aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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D.
Playin' with Your Head
Playin' with Your Head is a 1986 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin featuring his sharp observational humor and social commentary.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tubular Bells Target entity description: Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
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A.
Little Wing
"Little Wing" is Stevie Ray Vaughan's acclaimed instrumental cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic, celebrated for its expressive guitar work and emotional depth.
-
B.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
-
C.
Listen! The Wind
"Listen! The Wind" is a 1938 memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting a perilous transatlantic survey flight she made with her husband, aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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D.
Playin' with Your Head
Playin' with Your Head is a 1986 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin featuring his sharp observational humor and social commentary.
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E.
Song to a Seagull
Song to a Seagull is the 1968 debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, showcasing her early folk sound and poetic lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
progressive rock album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
ⓘ
Grammy Hall of Fame Award ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Hall of Fame induction
|
| certificationUK | multi-platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUS | platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUS | number 3 on Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| composer | Mike Oldfield ⓘ |
| containsVocalContributionBy |
Mundy Ellis
ⓘ
Sally Oldfield ⓘ Vivian Stanshall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtBy | Trevor Key ⓘ |
| creator | Mike Oldfield ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Exorcist ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hergest Ridge ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverDepicting | bent chrome tubular bell over seascape ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tubular Bells
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tubular Bells Part One
Tubular Bells self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tubular Bells Part Two
|
| hasReRecording |
Tubular Bells
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tubular Bells 2003
|
| hasSequel |
The Millennium Bell
ⓘ
Tubular Bells II ⓘ Tubular Bells III ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Virgin Records as a major label ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mixingEngineer |
Simon Heyworth
ⓘ
Tom Newman ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous long-form compositions instead of separate songs
ⓘ
multi-instrumental performance by Mike Oldfield ⓘ |
| notableUse | theme music for the film The Exorcist ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1973-05-25 ⓘ |
| performer | Mike Oldfield ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (debut album) ⓘ |
| producer |
Mike Oldfield
ⓘ
Simon Heyworth ⓘ Tom Newman ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Shipton-on-Cherwell
ⓘ
surface form:
Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire
The Manor Studio ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1972-11
ⓘ
1973-04 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| sideOneLength | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| sideTwoLength | approximately 23 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tubular Bells Description of subject: Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tubular Bells Part One
this entity surface form:
Tubular Bells Part Two
this entity surface form:
Tubular Bells 2003
this entity surface form:
Tubular Bells Part One
this entity surface form:
Tubular Bells Part One
this entity surface form:
tubular bells