Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Record #0376: The James Bond Theme / The Blacksmith Blues – THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN

Columbia 4898 (original) UK, Oct. 1962
Music bySide A – John Barry (credited to Monty Norman); Side B – Jack Holmes
Musicians: Vic Flick (guitar), others and an orchestra conducted by John Barry
Recording sessions: CTS Studios, London, UK, Jun. 1962
Highest chart positions:  UK #13

The title song needs no introduction, I believe.

There have been two court cases over the composer credits of the track. It's widely understood that it was Barry who wrote the piece, but still the court has ruled the cases in favor of Norman.

At the time of the recording this group had so many line-up changes, that the only musician I found solid information about was Vic Flick.

List price:  UK release, not listed in Goldmine catalog

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