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Richard Branson was born in 1950 and at age 17, while at Stowe
- the famous English public school - started a student advisory
service. Three years later, he founded the Virgin mail order record
company and shortly afterwards opened a shop on Oxford Street, London's
main shopping thoroughfare.
In 1972 a studio was built in Oxfordshire, the very one that Mike
Oldfield recorded his five millions selling album "Tubular
Bells."
This was to provide the catalyst for Virgin Records that went on
to sign major names such as The Rolling Stones, Culture Club, Janet
Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds and The Human League - all
contributing to the continued success story.
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