gryphon Wrote: I have long looked back with fond memories to my first hearing of Tubular Bells .............way back in 1973 I head it on a long extinct radio program one saturday afternoon..........................I recall that it was a completely unique experience because as yet Rock had not reached it's symphonic stage and most racks were at max 10 mins long but here was a full fifty muniutes of glorious music. Over the years I have heard many recorded and live versions but I go to the version mentioned in the title of this post. I feel that in nearly forty years of hearing his that I know nealy every twist and turn to the mix..................from the slightly out of tune bass in the early parts to the tape sturations on side two's loud passages. I was a little cautoius because "Boxed " does have an SQ four chanel mix compatable with stereo but it is still facinating to hear how much more a vinyl version of this can add to the listening experience...................from the viseral power to the bass to the non muddly processing of the extrenly busy sections: this form of reproduction is clearly extracting more. There is so much more subtlty to the vinyl experience than on any digital version that I have come across!