BEAT GIRL/STRING BEAT/THE BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS

New double CD Beat Girl Stringbeat The Best of the Early Years John BarryIt's 35 years since Play It Again became the first company to release Barry's Beat Girl & Stringbeat on CD.

We felt the time was right for a re-issue, but this time with a second CD comprising of the best of his early work -- with one or two surprises -- all accompanied by a de-luxe 24-page booklet.

Order now and beat the rush for this limited edition!

The double CD is very competitively priced at £11.99 including postage for UK customers, and is available direct from us or via eBay / Amazon. It's slightly more expensive via eBay or Amazon, but if you order direct, we can accept Paypal, and Paypal accepts credit and debit cards.

The cost for those living outside the UK but in Europe is £15 post-inclusive. The cost if you are located anywhere else in the world outside the UK is £17. For the time being, non-UK customers can only purchase direct from us, via Paypal, or via eBay.

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Tracklist available here

MUSIC TO WATCH BOND BY

 

Music To Watch Bond By

The stories and artwork behind the music of every James Bond film scored by John Barry alongside 300+ colour images.

Details

Publication Date: 20 July 2023
Language: English
    By Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker
    Cover design and artwork by: Ruud Rozemeijer

Specifications

Pages: 280
Binding: Paperback and Hardback
Interior Color: Color
Dimensions: Crown Quarto (7.44 x 9.68 in / 189 x 246 cm

Please note that for UK customers only we can supply a signed hardback copy of the book for £26.50 post-free.

Contact Geoff Leonard for payment details.

 Softback copies can be purchased from Lulu.com for £19.99 plus postage.  
In order to combat the high cost of international postage, copies of both versions of the book can be purchased from Lulu.com at a price approximately equivalent to the above, with postage calculated at a rate local to the country concerned.
Order here through the Lulu.com shop.
Copies may also be found on Amazon or eBay, but are likely to be more expensive.

MUSIC BY JOHN BARRY - BOOK

 

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The five-hundred page book, fully-illustrated (often with rarely seen images), consists of a chronological exploration of key landmarks underpinning John Barry's illustrious career.

Written in the form of extensively researched essays concentrating on one specific score, over forty  are represented, from the first, Beat Girl, to the last, Enigma. Whether highly acclaimed or lower key films, each chapter sets out, clearly and accurately, the circumstances surrounding the inception and completion of the score under scrutiny and in doing so, provides  fresh insights into John Barry's remarkable legacy.

Please note that for UK customers only we can supply a signed hardback copy of the book for £34.50 post-free.

Contact Geoff Leonard for payment details.

Softback copies can be purchased from Lulu.com for £29.99 plus postage.
In order to combat the high cost of international postage, copies of both versions of the book can be purchased from Lulu.com at a price approximately equivalent to the above, with postage calculated at a rate local to the country concerned.
Order here through the Lulu.com shop.
Copies may also be found on Amazon or eBay, but are likely to be more expensive.

THE STRINGBEAT YEARS

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Now available!

The Stringbeat Years: Songs accompanied by John Barry

Now available, a 4-CD box-set comprising of 144 tracks, a 24-page booklet (replete with period photographs and comprehensive notes) and including ten bonus tracks (among them the CD debut of the first ever cover version of a John Barry instrumental composition).

Featuring – for the first time – the film versions of ‘Mix me a Person’, ‘The Time has Come’, and ‘What a Whopper’ (slightly shortened). There’s also an unique opportunity to hear the original version of ‘Ah, Poor Little Baby’, making its premiere appearance on CD.

The box-set is limited to 500 copies and is only £16.99 post-free in the UK, so don’t miss out! It is available direct from this website!

£16.99  post-free in the UK
£19.99  anywhere else in the world

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Track listing

Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven

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Our book "Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven" is now available!

£19.99

post-free for UK customers.

You can order now!

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Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the  appropriate details.

Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way.

Alternatively, UK residents can order from us via ebay, where credit cards are accepted. The book's cover price is £30, so anybody ordering direct from us will receive a 33% discount, reducing the cost to £19.99.
 
For postage and packing for those outside the UK, please add:
Europe - £11.00
Rest of the World – £27.00
(or £12 economy, though note this can take several weeks).
We'll also need your mailing address, of course!

Further discount if you want two or more copies - ask for details.

Alternatively, Contact us and we will be in touch!

Visit our dedicated web page here!

JOHN BARRY - THE MAN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH

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John Barry - The Man With the Midas Touch is still available at a discounted price. You won't find it anywhere else apart from at vastly inflated prices on eBay or Amazon.

Buy now direct from co-author Gareth Bramley while copies last

Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven (2)

Our book "Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven" is now available!

£22.50

You can order now!

http://paypal.me/Geoffers007
Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way

Alternatively, UK residents can order from us via ebay
where credit cards are accepted
 
The book's cover price is £30

anybody ordering direct from us will receive a 25% discount
reducing the cost to £22.50.

For postage and packing please add:
UK = £2.95 (2nd classs mail)
Europe = £10.90
Rest of World (Excluding Australia) £16.30

We'll also need your mailing address, of course!

Further discount if you want two or more copies - ask for details

We have just a few signed copies left -
let us know if you want one of these

Alternatively, send us an email message
and we will be in touch!

 

Thoroughly and painstakingly researched over a number of years, it features contributions from several ex-members of the band and from friends and relatives of John Barry.

Comprising of over 360 pages, it is packed with an array of rare photos of the band, and the singers they often supported, as well as some unique images of memorabilia and documentation from that era; some never previously published, many more seldom seen.

Even if you are not necessarily a devotee of The John Barry Seven per se, the book offers a fascinating historical insight into the British music scene of the period and, more importantly, provides an essential read for anybody remotely interested in discovering more about John Barry's formative career.

We appreciate the postage to destinations outside the UK is somewhat expensive, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this. Due to its size and the number of pages, the book is very heavy — about 1.2 kilograms — and shipping overseas is expensive.

However, we think buyers will appreciate the quality of the book is well worth it! The links to order the book will be available soon. Alternatively, send us an email message and we will be in touch in due course.

Visit our dedicated web page here!

 

JOHN BARRY - THE EARLY YEARS - CD

John Barry - The Early Years CD

Our CD "John Barry - The Early Years" is a compilation album focusing on the years 1959-1962, with every track a Barry arrangement or composition. The majority of tracks are making their début on CD.

Buy now through our own website (Paypal or contact us)

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Thunderbal

Thunderbal
Barry

1. Thunderball (Main Title)
2. Chateau Flight
3. The Spa
4. Switching The Body
5. The Bomb
6. Cafe Martinique
7. Thunderball
8. Death Of Fiona
9. Bond Below Disco Volante
10. Search For The Vulcan
11. 007
12. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Bonus Material:

13. Gunbarrel/Traction Table/
Gassing the Plane/Car Chase
14. Bond Meets Domino/
Shark Tank/Lights Out For Paula/
For King and Country
15. Street Chase
16. Finding the Plane/
Underwater Ballet/
Bond With SPECTRE Frogmen/
Leiter To The Rescue/
Bond Joins Underwater Battle
17. Underwater Mayhem/
Death of Largo/End Titles
18. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Mono)

In sequence: Guide to Cutting and Sequencing the expanded Thunderball

by Neil S. Bulk

1. Gunbarrel and Chateau Flight 2:52

"Gunbarrel" comes from the first 21 seconds of track 13. I then did a fade between "Gunbarrel" and "Chateau Flight". The final edited cue clocks in at 2:52.

2. Thunderball - Tom Jones 3:03

3. The Spa 2:42

4. Traction Table 1:31

This cue comes right after "Gunbarrel" on track 13.
I faded it in quickly, so as not to lose the sax in the beginning, but to get rid of the fade out of the "Gunbarrel".
I also added some silence at the end of this track.

5. Switching the Body 2:48

6. Gassing the Plane :56

This cue comes right after "Traction Table" on track 13.

7. The Bomb 4:20

This is the second part of track 5, from the 1:23 minute mark until the end. The first part of the cue will be used later.

8. Car Chase 1:54

This cue comes right after "Gassing the Plane" on track 13.

Most of this cue is unused. Just for fun, watch it with the film playing. It syncs up perfectly. It starts right on the shot of Count Lippe after Blofeld orders his execution.

9. Bond Meets Domino 3:49

This is the first 3:49 of track 14.

10. Thunderball 3:57

11. Cafe Martinique 3:45

On the old CD this cue was mistakenly called "Cape Martinique".

12. Shark Tank :59

This cue comes right after "Bond Meets Domino" on track 14.

13. Bond Below Disco Volante 4:05

14. Search for Vulcan 2:28

15. Lights Out for Paula 1:52

This cue comes right after "Shark Tank" on track 14.

16. For King and Country 1:36

This cue comes right after "Lights Out for Paula" on track 14.

17. Street Chase 3:23

18. Death of Fiona 2:31

19. Finding the Plane / Underwater Ballet 1:51

This cue is the first 1:51 of track 16.

20. Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen 3:34

This cue comes right after "Finding the Plane / Underwater Ballet" on track 16.

21. Leiter to the Rescue 1:37

This cue comes right after "Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen" on track 16.

22. Bond Joins Underwater Battle 4:36

The first 1:23 of this track comes from the first 1:23 of track 5, "The Bomb". The second part of this cue comes right after "Leiter to the Rescue" on track 16.

I faded out "The Bomb" and mixed in "Bond Joins Underwater Battle" around the 1:21 mark.

The final cue runs 4:36.

23. Underwater Mayhem 5:06

This is the first 5:06 of track 17.

24. Death of Largo 3:00

This cue comes right after "Underwater Mayhem" on track 17.

25. End Titles 2:13

This cue comes right after "Death of Largo" on track 17.

After this, there are various versions of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang" that can be included, but I'll warn you, they will not all fit on one CD. I did make a 2 CD set, but I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with it. The new album doesn't have the Dionne Warwick or Shirley Bassey renditions, and I'm not entirely sure that they are really missed. Experiment and have fun.

Experiment and have fun.

I would like to thank "GuruKenn" from the alt.fan.james-bond newsgroup for doing the initial editing and cue placement and I'd also like to thank John Cork for the unusually copious chapter stops on the CAV Thunderball deluxe laser disc box set. They both made making this edit of the album very easy.

Neil

Goldfinger

Goldfinger
Barry

Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Into Miami
Alpine Drive / Auric's Factory
Oddjob's Pressing Engagement
Bond Back In Action Again
Teasing The Korean
Gassing The Gangsters
Goldfinger - (instrumental version)
Dawn Raid On Fort Knox
The Arrival Of The Bomb And Count Down
Death Of Goldfinger, The End Titles

Bonus Material:

Golden Girl
Death Of Tilley
Laser Beam, The
Pussy Galore's Flying Circus

In sequence:

Guide to Cutting and Sequencing the expanded Goldfinger

by Neil S. Bulk

This is an easy one to start with since the new re-mastered album can be programmed to play in sequence. The earlier album mistakenly combined two cues, and they had to be edited apart.

5, 1, 2, 12, 3, 13, 14, 15, 6, 7, 4, 9, 10, 11, 8

On my Goldfinger album I have also included Anthony Newley's recording of the theme from the 30th Anniversary album.

Neil

From Russia with Love

From Russia With Love

Barry

same as LP

1. Opening Titles / James Bond Is Back / From Russia With Love - (instrumental) / James Bond Theme
2. Tania Meets Klebb
3. Meeting In St. Sophia
4. The Golden Horn
5. Girl Trouble
6. Bond Meets Tania
7. 007
8. Gypsy Camp
9. Death Of Grant
10. From Russia With Love - Matt Monro
11. Spectre Island
12. Guitar Lament
13. Man Overboard / Smersh In Action
14. James Bond With Bongos
15. Stalking
16. Leila Dances
17. Death Of Kerin
18. 007 Takes The Lektor

In sequence

1. Stalking
2. Opening Titles: James Bond is Back / From Russia with Love / James Bond Theme
3. SPECTRE Island
4. Tania Meets Klebb
5. James Bond with Bongos
6. Girl Trouble
7. 007
8. Gypsy Camp
9. Bond Meets Tania
10. Meeting in St. Sophia
11. 007 Takes the Lektor
12. Death of Kerim
13. Man Overboard / Death of Kronsteen
14. From Russia with Love* Performed by Matt Monro

DEATH OF GRANT consist of two cues whereas the first is the one that assist the scene that shows the assassination attempt on Kerim - the other is a cue "not used in the final print of the film" and must be the music for the scene as the title suggest the DEATH OF GRANT.

The other music cues on the album was not to be found in the film.

I chose to place From Russia With Love title song at the end as a nice way to round off the album but it can be placed in between "Tania Meets Klebb" and "James Bond with Bongos."

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Dr. No

Dr. No
Norman

same as LP

1. James Bond Theme
2. Kingston Calypso
3. Jamaican Rock
4. Jump Up
5. Audio Bongo
6. Under The Mango Tree
7. Twisting With James
8. Jamaica Jazz
9. Under The Mango Tree
10. Jump Up
11. Dr. No's Fantasy
12. Kingston Calypso
13. The Island Speaks
14. Under The Mango Tree
15. The Boy's Chase
16. Dr. No's Theme
17. The James Bond Theme
18. Love At Last

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