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(2000/Castle Pie) 52 original recordings CD-1 - Johny Barry - Sixties Screen Themes CD-2 - TV...more

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Various: Easy Listening Sixties (3-CD)

(2000/Castle Pie) 52 original recordings
CD-1 - Johny Barry - Sixties Screen Themes
CD-2 - TV Themes Of The 60s
CD-3 - Sixties Shagadelic Lounge

John Barry,

king of screen composers, was born John Barry Prendergast in 1933, grew up in York, and spent his youth watching films in the movie theatres owned by his family. After national service derailed his ambition to be a concert pianist, he formed the John Barry Seven in 1957 and found work backing pop stars like Tommy Steele and Frankie Vaughan. HIS first soundtrack success came in 1959 with Beat Girl, starring Adam Faith, and in 1962 Barry was asked to arrange the title theme for the first James Bond picture, Dr No.

Since then, of course, his name has been inextricably linked with 007's, the winning combination represented here by the title music for the second, probably best ever, Bond film, From Russia With Love. Enjoy, too, the evocative opening sequence from one of his earliest projects, Zulu, plus several notable pieces from the US ABC-TV 1963 documentary special Elizabeth Taylor In London. OUR final track, Christine, released in 1963 by 'Miss X' (actually Joyce Blair) was a topical parody based on the Profumo affair. Later, Barry would pick up Academy Awards for Born Free (1966), The Lion In Winter (1968), Out Of Africa (1985) and Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1991), but our 16-track selection highlights those early-mid Sixties pieces that first propelled Barry's music to a worldwide audience.

Pass the popcorn and enjoy!

What makes a television series memorable? Characters, actors and catch-phrases all play their part, but when it comes to summoning up the atmosphere of a dimly-recalled drama or classic comedy there's no better memory-jogger than its theme music.
Composing those themes is no easy task. Not only has the music to fit the programme's style and content, but it also has to be memorable in itself. Our selection of 18 top tunes from the 1960s fills that bill, as evidenced by the fact that four have been hit singles in their own right. The Barry Gray Orchestra has had two bites at the cherry with Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, both marionette series from the Gerry Anderson stable. The theme from Top Secret, `Sucu Sucu', made it to Number 9 in 1961 in the hands of Laurie Johnson and was the most successful of five competing versions from different artists, while Johnny Keating's Z Cars went one place better the following year. It's still played every other Saturday at Goodison Park when Everton FC take the field, a tribute to its longevity. Adventure series The Avengers and The Saint have both been updated Hollywood-style in recent years, but the one thing no-one could improve on was their theme tunes. Enjoy them, and 16 more 1960s small screen highlights, here.

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Various - Easy Listening Sixties (3-CD) CD 1
01	007	John Barry
02	From Russia With Love	John Barry
03	Loneliness Of Autumn	John Barry
04	Four In The Morning	John Barry
05	River Walk	John Barry
06	Elizabeth In London	John Barry
07	The London Theme	John Barry
08	Lovers	John Barry
09	Aliki	John Barry
10	Zulu (Main Title Theme)	John Barry
11	First Zulu Appereance And Assault	John Barry
12	Zulu Stamp	John Barry
13	Tetha Leyanto	John Barry
14	Monkey Feathers	John Barry
15	Fancy Dance	John Barry
16	Christine	John Barry

Various - Easy Listening Sixties (3-CD) CD 2
01	Thunderbirds (Main Theme)	The Barry Gray Orchestra
02	The Avengers	The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
03	The Saint	The Les Reed Brass
04	High Wire (Theme From Danger Man)	The Bob Leaper Orchestra
05	The Fugitive	The John Schroeder Orchestra
06	Thank Your Lucky Stars	Peter Knight & The Knight Riders
07	Sucu Sucu (Theme From Top Secret)	The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
08	The Naked City	Tony Hatch
09	The Spies	The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
10	The Odd Couple	The Button Down Brass
11	Ironside	The Alan Tew Orchestra
12	West End (Theme From Wicker's World)	The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
13	Man Alive	The Tony Hatch Sound
14	Captain Scarlet	Barry Gray Orchestra
15	The Maigret Theme	The Eagles
16	Z Cars	Johnny Keating & His Z-Men
17	Old Ned (Theme From Steptoe And Son)	Ron Grainer
18	Perry Mason	The Tony Hatch Orchestra

Various - Easy Listening Sixties (3-CD) CD 3
01	Sunshine Superman	Sounds Orchestral
02	Kinda Kinky	Ray McVay Sound
03	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head	Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass Band
04	Windmills Of Your Mind	The London Pops Orchestra
05	Guantanamera	Laurie Holloway
06	The Pink Panther	The Alan Tew Orchestra
07	A Man And A Woman	Tony Hatch
08	Cast Your Fate To The Wind	Sounds Orchestral
09	Carnaby Chick	Harry Roche Constellation
10	Stiletto	Chico Rey & The Jet Band
11	Girl Talk	Roy Budd
12	Can't Take My Eyes Off You	The London Pops Orchestra
13	I Was Made To Love Her	The John Schroeder orchestra
14	Black Is Black	Sounds Orchestral
15	Moon River	Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass Band
16	The More I See You	Laurie Holloway
17	Ticket To Ride	Cyril Stapleton
18	Aquarius	The London Pops Orchestra

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