Under pressure to add "vocals," Oldfield reportedly drank half a bottle of Jameson whiskey and recorded 10 minutes of screaming and grunting, which became the "Piltdown Man" section of Part Two. Global Phenomenon Released on May 25, 1973
Oldfield wanted the tubular bells to sound more powerful, so he used a heavy construction hammer instead of a mallet. He hit them so hard he actually cracked and bent them. This incident inspired the iconic "bent bell" artwork on the cover. Drunken Vocals: mike oldfield tubular