Tuesday, 10 September 2019

UK Number 40s: John Barry Orchestra - Beat for Beatniks (1960)


John Barry is a name known to many, most notably for being the composer of the "James Bond Theme". He was already an established chart act by the time James Bond happened though.

This was his 2nd Top 40 hit and was from a film called "Never Let Go". His first hit was called "Hit or Miss" which was the theme to "Juke Box Jury" and was still in the charts by the time this record charted and remained for a further 2 weeks afterwards.

With this record I think you can tell it was composed by the same person who did the "James Bond Theme". John Barry would have 9 Top 40 hits overall, but only his first hit would make the Top 10.

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