40 Years of Virgin Records
Richard Branson chats to Stuart to mark 40 years since the release of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. He talks about how the Virgin empire began with a bunch of odd records.
Marking 40 years since the very first release on Virgin Records; Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, Richard Branson chats to Stuart about how the Virgin empire began with a bunch of odd records.
Speaking at Virgin's new London offices Richard tells Stuart how his unique hippy capitalism started with a painfully shy 15 year-old Mike Oldfield, a bold risk-taking attitude and his faith in good music.
The interview follows the history of the label up to the release of Sex Pistols' Never Mind The Bollocks. The signing propelled them from an alternative independent to major status following the publicity and controversy surrounding the albums title.
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Richard Branson on 40 years of Virgin Records
Duration: 04:09
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Robert Wyatt
I'm A Believer
- Virgin.
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Slapp Happy
The Secret
- Virgin.
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The Monochrome Set
Strange Boutique
- Virgin.
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Egg
Wring Out The Ground (Loosely Now)
- Virgin.
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The Flying Lizards
The Flood
- Virgin.
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Kevin Coyne
Marlene
- Virgin.
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Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (Excerpt)
- Virgin.
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Faust
Giggy Smile
- Virgin.
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Gong
Pot Head Pixies
- Virgin.
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Henry Cow 鈥� Beautiful As The Moon
Terrible As An Army with Banners
- Virgin.
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Magma
Nebehr Gudahtt
- A&M Records.
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Tangerine Dream
Phaedra
- Virgin.
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Hatfield and the North
Let's Eat (Real Soon)
- Virgin.
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Mike Patto Tim Hinkley
Slin Sideways
- Virgin.
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The Human League
Almost Medieval
- Virgin.
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Brand X
Nuclear Burn
- Charisma.
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Steve Hillage
The Salmon Song
- Virgin.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | Dan Cocker |
Broadcast
- Sun 26 May 2013 20:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music