Tom Newman (musician)
Not to be confused with Thomas Newman.
| Tom Newman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Dennis Newman |
| Born |
1943 (age 72–73) Perivale, England |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Associated acts | Mike Oldfield |
Tom Newman (born Thomas Dennis Newman at Perivale in 1943) is an English record producer and musician (rhythm guitar). In 1970 he began working with Richard Branson and helped to found The Manor Studio in Oxford for the nascent Virgin Records. There, he produced the recording of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.
Career
In 1968 he played in a band called July whose only album was the eponymous "July" on UK Major Minor and US Epic. Prior to that, he was in a British band called "The Tomcats" who were based in Spain. In 1966, they recorded at least three EP's on Spanish Philips (436387, 436388 and 436826).
In 1970, Newman began working with Richard Branson and helped build the The Manor Studio in Oxford. It was there he met the 18-year-old Mike Oldfield who lent him a rough demo tape of what would become Tubular Bells.
In November 1973, Newman participated in a live-in-the-studio performance of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells for the BBC.[1] It is available on Oldfield's Elements DVD.
Newman released some albums as a solo musician and produced several albums for other artists, most notably with Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, Tubular Bells II, Heaven's Open).
Discography
Solo albums
- Fine Old Tom (1975)
- Live at the Argonaut (1975) – Never released by Virgin, except test-pressings. Only released under Voiceprint label in 1995
- Faerie Symphony (1977)
- Bayou Moon (1986)
- Aspects (1986)
- Ozymandias (1988)
- Hotel Splendide [Live] (1997)
- Snow Blind (1997)
- Faerie Symphony and Other Stories (1999)
- Tall Scary Things (1999)
- The Hound Of Ulster (1999)
As producer
- Not a complete list
- Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield (1973)
- Froggy Went A-Courting – Mike Oldfield (1974)
- Hatfield and the North – Hatfield and the North (1973)
- Hergest Ridge – Mike Oldfield (1974)
- Platinum – Mike Oldfield (1979)
- All Right Now (single) – Mike Oldfield (1980)
- 101 Live Letters (1981)
- Doll By Doll – Doll By Doll (1981)
- Grand Passion – Doll By Doll (1982) Co-producer with Jackie Leven
- Five Miles Out – Mike Oldfield (1982) Co-producer
- Captured – Natasha (1982)
- Islands – Mike Oldfield (1987)
- Amarok – Mike Oldfield (1990)
- Heaven's Open – Mike Oldfield (1991)
- Tubular Bells II – Mike Oldfield (1992)
- Six Elementary Songs – Clodagh Simonds (1996)
- Neon Emptiness EP – Cyan2 (1999)
References
- ↑ "Mike Oldfield (with Mick Taylor, Steve Hillage and members of Henry Cow, Gong and Soft Machine) – Tubular Bells (Live BBC Video 1973)". MOG. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
External links
- Newman Music: Tom Newman official site, and also of his son Jim Newman - link dead 12.1.2016
- Tom Newman discography at Discogs
- http://www.student.uni-kl.de/~junglas/tn_main.html
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