The Persuaders! - JOHN BARRY***

Theme From The Persuaders/Midnight Cowboy/Goldfinger/The Danny Scipio Theme/007/The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair/On Her Majesty's Secret Service/Vendetta/Thunderball/The Chase/From Russia With Love/James Bond Theme

After scoring the soundtrack for several James Bond films composer John Barry turned his hand to the TV series The Persuaders starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as a couple of playboy sleuths. The title track reached No.13 in the UK. (UK:18)

“The original theme from The Persuaders, with its muddy synthesized bass line, was more akin to a pop record of its day, with various over dubbing of the cimbalom and kantele to create a unique sound. It would be very difficult to reproduce this sound exactly in today's recording environment without the original musicians, analogue equipment and acoustics of the original recording studio.”

“With its unmistakable rumbling guitar riff, adrenalin pumping string arrangement and swaggering horns, the James Bond Theme is known to millions of movie-goers worldwide. Even though he didn't write it, it has become synonymous with one man - John Barry.”

“As a seven-year-old boy in 1972, I loved The Persuaders and its theme must have been one of the first singles I ever bought. And I was soon hooked on the music from the Bond movies. So this LP is a piece of nostalgia for me.”

“You can't beat the intro: The Persuaders conjures up the Cold War era, wistful melancholy tempered by the memory of Tony Curtis and Roger Moore swanning about the South of France.”

“I love this album. John Barry`s music at it’s very best, from the all too familiar strains of Bond to some lesser known pieces like the haunting Girl With The Sun In Her Hair.”

“Famous for the Bond theme, it was surprising to hear such a wide range of music that is instantly memorable from films from the 60s and 70s. Easy listening and uplifting.”

“Fantastic music, such a talent, play this and memories will come flooding back -great movies, great music and a great composer.”