![]() A chance meeting with a young singer named Adam Faith, whilst both were appearing on astage show version of the innovative BBC TV programme, Six-Five Special (1957), led Barry to recommend Faith for a later BBC TV series, Drumbeat (1959), which was broadcast in 1959. A recording contract with EMI soon followed, and although initial releases made by them failed to chart, Barry's undoubted talent showed enough promise to influence the studio management at Abbey Road in allowing him to make his debut as an arranger and conductor for other artists on the EMI roster. This was how The John Barry Seven came intoĮxistence, and Barry successfully launched them during 1957 via a succession of tours and TV appearances. A three year sojourn in the army as a bandsman combined with his evening stints with local jazz bands gave him the idea to ease this passage by forming a small band of his own. Helped by lessons provided locally on piano and trumpet, followed by the more exacting theory taught by tutors as diverse as Dr Francis Jackson of York Minster and William Russo, formerly arranger to Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, he soon became equipped to embark upon his chosen career, but had no knowledge of how one actually got a start in the business. Peters school, he had decided to become a film music composer. As he was brought up in a cinematic environment, he soon began to assimilate the music which accompanied the films he saw nightly to a point when, even before he'd left St. His father, Jack, owned several local cinemas and by the age of fourteen, Barry was capable of running the projection box on his own - in particular, The Rialto in York. Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way.John Barry was born in York, England in 1933, and was the youngest of three children. Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the appropriate details. ![]() 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! There’s also an unique opportunity to hear the original version of ‘Ah, Poor Little Baby’, making its premiere appearance on CD. 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).įeaturing – for the first time – the film versions of ‘Mix me a Person’, ‘The Time has Come’, and ‘What a Whopper’ (slightly shortened). The Stringbeat Years: Songs accompanied by John Barry Postage will be charged at a rate local for the country concerned. The cost of the book depends on your location for guidance: The difference is the absence of a dust-jacket for the print-on-demand version. However, we have made available a print-on-demand version with identical internal content. Our Redcliffe published book "Music by John Barry" has sold out. 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. 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. 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. all the wonderful photos, posters, ads and album art. ![]() It looks utterly fantastic, it’s as valuable for the images as it is for the text. ![]() I was very happy with your last book printed by them." "Ordered, thanks for making this available from Lulu for those of us not in the UK. Lulu charges postageĪ limited number of hardback copies are available direct for UKĬustomers only, priced at £26.50 post-free.Ĭontact Geoff Leonard for payment details. The price of the books will vary slightly between countries, but isīased on £21 (paperback) and £26.50 (hardback). The stories and artwork behind the music of every James Bond film scored by John Barry alongside 300+ colour images.Ĭover design and artwork by: Ruud Rozemeijerĭimensions: Crown Quarto (7.44 x 9.68 in / 189 x 246 cm Order here through the shop ![]()
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