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Mike Oldfield-Tubular Bells (1973)

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  Artist: Mike Oldfield Title:  Tubular Bells Label: Virgin Format: LP Cat #: VR 13-105 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 Richmond Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 10/2/25 Sell Price: $4.46 Discogs Last Sold: 9/14/25 VG+/VG+ $10.00 Low: $1.99 VG+/VG VG+/VG Median: $5.00 Average: $5.67 High: $14.95 VG+/NM 1/5/25 Current low price: $0.99 G+/VG, $1.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 55 Have/Want: 3146/316 Where Sold: Sun City West, AZ Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot a few years ago Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The intro to Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells was so ingrained in popular culture from The Exorcist  that the actual entire piece was an afterthought much like Beethoven's 5th or Rhapsody In Blue.  I'm just as guilty as anyone else for only knowing a short snippet of this music even after hearing it.  So ingrained in worldwide consciousness, Oldfield...

Oasis-The Masterplan (1998)

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  Artist: Oasis Title: The Masterplan Label: Epic Format: CD Cat #: EK 69647 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1998 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/29/25 Sell Price: $3.91 Discogs Last Sold: 9/29/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $1.29 Median: $3.35 Average: $3.97 High: $13.99 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 1273/102 Where Sold: Los Angeles, CA Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought:  used internet early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No One of those odds and sods type of releases, The Masterplan compiles B-sides issued throughout the 90's heyday on various UK releases.  The album leads off with a new song "Acquiescence" which roars in the bands typical sound. I flat out forgot I even had this CD and, in all honesty, didn't know what it was in terms of the bands output until today.  At the time I got "the first one," "the big one," "the latest one...