Translucent Blue. 180 Gram Vinyl. Individually Numbered. Limited to 1000 copies. Catalog Number: MOVLP1695 Color: Blue Format: LP UPC: 8719262037632 The Millennium Bell is the 20th record album by Mike Oldfield, originally released in 1999. The theme of the album reflects different periods of human history. The album borrows its name from the dawning of the 3rd millennium and Oldfield's Tubular Bells series of albums. The Millennium performance of the latter half of the album plus some older tracks was given in Berlin, Germany on New Year's Eve 1999, with an estimated audience of 500,000 people. Oldfield recorded the majority of the album at his home studio, Roughwood Studios, Berkshire, and then recorded the orchestrations in just one day at Abbey Road Studios, London with the London Session Orchestra. The Millenium Bell is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl and includes an insert.