John Barry - Great Movie Sounds Of John Barry (Test Pressing)
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Unsealed vinyl
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TEST PRESSING
Test pressings are the first copies (typically 5 to 10) of a record that are pressed from the metal stampers to assess the quality of the pressed records. They are usually sent to artists, producers, record labels, and other key stakeholders for approval. These test pressings are usually devoid of artwork, labels, or any other decorative elements, focusing solely on the audio quality. Made while the stampers are fresh, they would sound better and are often considered valuable by collectors.
Test pressing - Rarity - Unsealed
COMPILATION
Orchestra directed by John Barry
Written by John Barry (A1-4, A6, B1-6), Monty Norman (A6), Don Black (A1, B6), Leslie Bricusse (A3, A4, B3), Anthony Newley (A3), Lionel Bart (A5)
1 LP, Test pressing sleeve
Limited Edition (Test Pressing only 30 records pressed)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Columbia
Recording: 1963 - 1966
Production: John Barry
Originally released in 1966
Reissued in 2018
Tracks :
Side A :
1. Thunderball
2. 007
3. Goldfinger
4. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
5. From Russia With Love
6. The James Bond Theme
Side B :
1. The Chase
2. Theme From King Rat
3. The Knack
4. Seance On A Wet Afternoon
5. Ipcress File
6. Theme From Born Free
Reviews :
He had them all – the James Bond girls and the incomparably smart Sean Connery. But also Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, who all more or less danced after the director’s pipe, acted certainly with his music in their ears. John Barry started his career in the most British manner possible – as a film composer in the service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The characteristic "Bond Theme" for Dr. No, with its mysterious, clacking guitar trailer supported by powerful brass, was indispensable for all following films and rang in the ears of the villains and their henchmen for all time.
Alongside the fully orchestrated numbers from the James Bond films, the album offers a wealth of very different music, such as the collage-like "The Chase" with its intense 'walking' sound and the melancholy theme from "King Rat". Barry lets the flutes rise up with airy and and subtle clouds of dissonant chords ("Séance On A Wet Afternoon"), creates barbed motives out of gentle sounds ("The Ipcress File") and rolls out a warm carpet of strings for the programmatic terrain of "Born Free", a true adventure story set in a game ward in Africa.
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