Career
Not to be confused with Thomas Newman. 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.
In 1968 he played in a band called July whose only album was the eponymous "July" on United Kingdom Major Minor and United States 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 European Parliament"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. lieutenant 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 British Broadcasting Corporation. lieutenant is available on Oldfield"s Elements Digital Video Disc. 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).
