New double CD Beat Girl Stringbeat The Best of the Early Years John Barry

It'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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TRACKS:

BEAT GIRL        (mono)

  1. Main-Title - Beat Girl
  2. The Off Beat 
  3. I Did What You Told Me (Barry-Peacock) - Adam Faith
  4. Lindon Home Rock
  5. Time Out
  6. The Sharks
  7. The Beat Girl Song (Barry-Peacock) - Adam Faith
  8. The City 2000 A.D.
  9. The Stripper
10.The Cave - Beat Girl - Kids Stuff
11. Made You (Barry-Peacock) - Adam Faith
12. Car Chase - Night Chase
13. Chicken
14. Blues For Beatnicks
15. It’s Legal (Barry-Maccoby) - Shirley Anne Field
16. The Immediate Pleasure
17. Blondie’s Strip
18. End Shot - Slaughter In Soho; Main Title - Beat Girl

Bonus Tracks:

19.⁠ ⁠Main-Title - Beat Girl (film version)
20.⁠ ⁠I Did What You Told Me - Adam Faith (film version)
21.⁠ ⁠Made You - Adam Faith (film version)

STRINGBEAT        (stereo)

22. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Anka)
23. Sweet Talk
24. Moody River (Bruce)
25. There’s Life In The Old Boy Yet
26. A Handful Of Songs (Bart-Pratt-Steele)
27. Like Waltz
28. Rodeo
29. Donna’s Theme (Reed)
30. Starfire (Lordan)
31. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Wright-Forrest)
32. Zapata (Flick)
33. Rum-Dee-Dum-Dee-Dah (Vandyke)
34. Spanish Harlem (Lieber-Spector)
35. Man From Madrid (Osborne)
36. The Challenge

THE BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS

  1. Bee’s Knees (1)
  2. Drinka-pinta-milka-day (3)
  3. Hit and Miss (2)
  4. Rockin’ Already (Trad.) (2)
  5. Mood 1 (3)
  6. Mood 2 (3) 
  7. Mood 3 (3)
  8. Mood 4 (3)
  9. Smoky Blues (3)
10. Big Fella (3)
11. Beat for Beatniks (3)
12. Blueberry Hill (Lewis-Stock-Rose) (3)
13. Never Let Go (3)
14. Walk Don’t Run (Smith) (1)
15. I’m Movin’ On (Snow) (2)
16. Saturday’s Child (1)
17. Black Stockings (1)
18. Get Lost Jack Frost (1)
19. The Magnificent Seven (Bernstein) (1)
20. The Menace (3)
21. A Matter of WHO (Russell) (2)
22. Rocco’s Theme (Rota) (5)
23. Spinneree (5)
24. Watch Your Step (Parker) (1)
25. The Lolly Theme (4)
26. March of the Mandarins (4)
27. Cutty Sark (4)
28. Lost Patrol (Maxwell) (4)
29. The James Bond Theme (4)
30. Blacksmith Blues (Holmes) (4)
31. The Human Jungle (Ebbinghouse) (3)
32. Tit Willow Twist (Sullivan) (1)
33. Ingersoll Trendsetters Advert (3)

CD2: 1-9, 12-13, 16, & 32-33: mono; all other tracks: stereo

All music by John Barry except where indicated.
(1) The John Barry Seven; (2) The John Barry Seven Plus Four; (3) The John Barry Orchestra; (4) The John Barry Seven and Orchestra; (5) Michael Angelo and His Orchestra
Producers: Norman Newell, John Burgess, John Barry.
Engineers: Stuart Eltham, Malcolm Addey, Norman Smith.

At the same time, we were able to eradicate any misconceptions or errors that had since emerged – amending, wherever appropriate, to accommodate such fresh facts.

Published exclusively for the first time in this book are lengthy appraisals of The Ipcress File, Midnight Cowboy, The Lion in Winter, The Last Valley and Frances to name but five.

Almost 500 pages with 42 film titles, each one a chapter in its own right, supported by hundreds of images, many never, or rarely-seen-before.

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With over 300 pages and a foreword by Don Black, this hardcover book includes many rare photographs, both in colour and black & white.

Due to changes in postage costs, because of Covid-19 and Brexit, our book  John Barry - The Man With The Midas Touch is now ONLY available direct from co-author Gareth Bramley at a reduced cost of £14 plus postage (UK post free).

All copies are brand new.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details. Please do not send any monies until you have contacted me and postage terms have been agreed.

Whilst I am able to offer brand new copies of the book post free to UK purchasers I regret that postage costs to other territories have increased considerably in recent months.

  • £14 post free to UK customers
  • £14 + Airmail postage to Europe is now £11.
  • £14 + Airmail postage to USA / Australia / Japan is now £24 (plus a further £1 tracking fee).

  • The alternative option for customers is to have the book sent via Surface Mail which is far cheaper but can take up to 40 days. Buyers should note that 'tracking' is not available under this option so any risk of loss is their responsibility. That said, I've not had a book go astray yet.

Many thanks,

Gareth Bramley.

 

 

Reader comments:

"If you haven’t bought a copy, do so."

neotrinity, on FSM board

"Those who bought the first book, but haven't bothered with The Man With The Midas Touch, that the second book is so much more comprehensive, containing such detailed information that I really don't know how the authors came across these facts. Their research is so informative.

"It's a great read of over 300 pages...and the design is much improved."

Hansbudgie, on FSM board

"Having purchased both (though I no longer own the first release), I found the second to be a far better read. Well worth the price of a new CD release!"

MusicMad, on FSM board

"As far as I am concerned, Midas Touch is the definitive history of John Barry. A very enjoyable read which takes a prominent pride of place in the bookcase."

"It's great for turning the conversation round to JB whenever friends pop round and (perhaps) making a few converts to the Barry's musical genius. If you don't already have this book in your collection, then shame on you. Your CD, Vinyl and whatever collection is not complete without it.

Whenever a new Barry CD hits the market, we all scramble to be the first in line to buy it. But that (unfortunately) does not happen every day. So, if you're getting withdrawal symptoms waiting for that new CD, this book is the perfect cure. An excellent investment (remember, there are only a limited number printed) and thoroughly recommended."

Anthony

A must for: John Barry Fans, Film Music Fans, James Bond Fans ,In fact highly recommended for any Music or Film buff!

Graham Sutton

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