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

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. 

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!

https://paypal.me/Geoffers007

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)

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

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only
Conti

Same content as Rykodisc release

For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
A Drive In The Country
Take Me Home
Melina's Revenge
Gonzales Takes A Drive
St. Cyril's Monastery
Make It Last All Night
Runaway
Submarine
For Your Eyes Only
Cortina
P.M. Gets The Bird, The /
For Your Eyes Only (Reprise)

Bonus Material:

Gunbarrel / Flowers For Teresa /
Sinking The St. Georges
Unfinished Business /
Bond Meets Kristatos
Ski... Shoot... Jump...
Goodbye, Countess /
No Head For Heights / Dining Alone
Recovering The ATAC
Sub Vs. Sub
Run Them Down / The Climb

In sequence:
(Thank you, R.G.)

Editing and resequencing needed:

01. Gunbarrel - Flowers for Teresa

First 1'46 of Track 13

02. The End of Blofeld

0'35 to the end of Track 04

Note : it seems this is an extended version

03. For Your Eyes Only - Main Title (Sheena Easton)

Track 01

04. Sinking the St. Georges

1'46 to the end of Track 13

05. Melina's Revenge

First 0'35 of Track 04

06. Bond In Madrid

First 1'00 of Track 05

07. Make It Last All Night (Rage)

Track 7

Note : well... you can skip that one.

08. Gonzales Takes A Drive

Last 2'13 of Track 05

Note : And I don’t think that splitting in two the Track 05 is a good idea. Do as you wish.

09. A Drive In The Country

Track 02

10. Unfinished Business

First 0'52 of Track 14

11. Cortina

Track 11

12. Bond Meets Kristatos

Last 1'15 of Track 14

13. Ski... Shoot... Jump…

Track 15

14. Runaway

Track 08

15. Take Me Home

Track 03

16. Goodbye, Countess - No Head For Heights

First of 1'24 Track 16

17. For Your Eyes Only (Instrumental)

Track 10

18. Submarine

Track 09

19. Dining Alone

Last 2'00 of Track 16

20. Recovering The ATAC

Track 17

21. Sub vs. Sub

Track 18

22. Run Them Down

First 1'48 of Track 19

23. St. Cyril's Monastery

First 1'58 of Track 06

24. The Climb

Last 1'11 of Track 19

25. Inside the Monastery

Note : I am not very pleased with the resequencing of Tracks 06 and 19 which needs too much fade out and not very convincing editing tricks. The album versions are composed as very fine suites (like Track 05), hence I think these versions are better that way and should stay as they are, but in the corrected presentation order : Track 19 then Track 06. But again, it’s your call.

Last of Track 06

26. The PM Gets The Bird - End Titles (Sheena Easton)

Track 12

Moonraker

Moonraker
Barry

same as LP

Moonraker (Main Title) - Shirley Bassey
Space Lazer Battle
Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
Cable Car And Snake Fight
Bond Lured To Pyramid
Flight Into Space
Bond Arrives In Rio And Boat Chase
Centrifuge And Corrinne Put Down
Bond Smells A Rat
Moonraker (End Title) - Shirley Bassey

in sequence:

Moonraker - Main Title
Centrifuge (First 1:08 of Track 8)
Safe Cracking Last 1:33 of Track 3)
Corrine Put Down Last 1:29 of Track 8)
Bond Smells a Rat 
Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
( First 1:17 of Track 3)
Bond Arrives in Rio (First 1:06 of Track 7)
Cable Car (First 1:56 of Track 4)
Boat Chase (Last 1:34 of Track 7)
Bond Lured to Pyramid 
Snake Fight (Last 1:14 of Track 4)
Flight into Space 
Space Lazer Battle 
Moonraker - End Title

The Spy who Loved me

The Spy Who Loved Me
Hamlisch

same as LP

1. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
2. Bond 77 (James Bond Theme)
3. Ride To Atlantis
4. Mojave Club
5. Nobody Does It Better - (instrumental)
6. Anya
7. The Tanker
8. The Pyramids
9. Eastern Lights
10. Conclusion
11. End Titles / Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

The Man With The Golden Gun

The Man With The Golden Gun
Barry

same as LP

Main Title
Scaramanga's Fun House
Chew Me In Crisly Land
Man With The Golden Gun
Getting The Bullet
Goodnight Goodnight
Let's Go Get 'Em
Hip's Trip
Kung Fu Fight
In Search Of Scaramanga's Island
Return To Scaramanga's Fun House
End Title

In sequence:
(Thank you, R.G.)
No editing needed, only resequencing and one track from another album to recut and add.

01. Scaramanga's Fun House

Track 02

02. The Man With The Golden Gun - Main Title (Lulu)

Track 01

03. Getting The Bullet

Track 05

04. Hip's Trip

Track 08

05. Chew Me In Grisly Land

Track 03

06. Kung Fu Fight

Track 09

07. Goodnight Goodnight

Track 06

08. Let's Go Get 'Em

Track 07

09. In Search Of Scaramanga's Island

Track 10

10. Return To Scaramanga's Fun House

Track 11

11. Slow Boat From China - Nick Nack 

First 2'00 of « Slow Boat From China - Nick Nack », Track 03 from « Bond back In action Vol.2 »

12. The Man With The Golden Gun - End Title (Lulu)

Track 12

13. The Man With The Golden Gun (Jazz Instrumental)

Track 04 –

Note : Unused in the movie… and quite obnoxious to listen.

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