INTRADA Announces John Barry's THE WRONG BOX

Roger Feigelson · **Joined:** Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:47 pm **Posts:** 3415

INTRADA Presents:

THE WRONG BOX
Music Composed and Conducted by JOHN BARRY
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 191

Intrada presents the premiere CD release of one of John Barry’s rarer catalog items -- the 1966 comedy The Wrong Box. Previously only available on a rare LP from the Mainstream label, this expanded edition fills a significant gap in Barry's discography. Barry's solution for the general feel of the film was to conjure up a sumptuous waltz -- gliding over the film's manic goings-on, subtly adding a sense of reassurance to the giddy proceedings. While various parts of the score more directly address the comic tone, the waltz is the centerpiece. This release features the original soundtrack album in stereo, as well as some lengthy suites in mono of previously unreleased cues, one of which deserves a spotlight: for the early “Montage Of Deaths” sequence, Barry wrote a terrific cue running nearly five minutes. Only the first two minutes appeared on the original album. Now listeners can enjoy the entire piece in its entirety immediately following the "Main Title" on “Suite No.1”.

Although the album masters are long lost, the album program is derived from digital transfers from a mint condition stereo copy of the Mainstream LP. Audio restoration was performed using the Sonic Solutions “NoNoise” system. The previously unreleased suites were mastered from pristine condition ¼” 15 ips full track mono tapes vaulted at Sony Pictures Entertainment and transferred by Chace Audio. Additionally, two tracks were found on the original 1/2" session masters and close out the album, including the complete "Montage of Deaths" sequence mentioned above.

The Wrong Box tells the story of a Dickens-era school class of boys whom are told that their parents have all participated in a lottery known as a “tontine,” involving a great sum of money placed in a trust to be collected by the “winner”—whoever happens to be the last person standing. The entire amount will be presented to the longest-lived survivor of the class, setting the stage for the life-long antics that follow these boys.

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 191
Retail Price: $19.99
Available Now
For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7409/.f

DeviantMan · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:14 pm

Finally released by the RIGHT label! :wink:

I do hope you plan to pursue and rectify the remainder of Harkit's unmentionables including POPE JOAN and SEBASTIAN.

steve woolston · **Joined:** Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:29 am **Posts:** 135

Thanks Roger. Nice one.

George Komar · **Joined:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:55 pm **Posts:** 24

Swashbuckler · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:03 pm

Snazzy! Barry at the top of his form!

kipling71 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:21 pm

tharpdevenport · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:11 am

It's different when Intrada gets the LEGAL RIGHTS, and uses a legitimate master, instead of buying an LP off an FSM member, not telling them what they're doing, using that for the illegal release, and then selling said FSM member's clean-uped LP as a CD release.

You couldn't have it anymore backwards.

Ivan-007 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:48 am **Posts:** 78

Forgive me, dear Roger & Doug!
On Friday I said that one of your last title couldn't be Barry title.
It's not just 'one of many' - it's one of rarest album.
I will be happier man if you simply re-release original LP-program.
But you made more - complete score, which Barry arranged himself (I think that in that time, when he didn't use orchestrators, he composed really fantastic score with unique 'firm' sound)!
Forgive me 'cause I had some doubt that you love Barry as much as I or Stephen or any other Barry fan!

kipling71 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:12 am

jpgettes · **Joined:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:34 pm **Posts:** 23

Just got my shipping confirmation. Very excited for this one. Samples are the first time I've heard a note of this score (I'm still a newb). Ordered along with Jingle All the Way, Gold, Foul Play and Cross Creek.

Will get TSP and ST:IV next week.

Vanmunchen · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:14 am

tharpdevenport · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:55 am

kipling71 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:26 pm

DeviantMan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:15 pm

The boy who cried wolf VS a sheep in wolf's clothing who's bark has little bite...

The truth is in plain sight on the web...
all of Harkit's unmentionables are readily available at BSX and at ArkSquare who have no scruples about selling bootlegs,
AND they are all at half price at BSX, including PJ!!

SAE doesn't carry them, neither does Intrada,
and Doug has specifically expressed his disdain for Harkit
and has no respect for them as a record label for their questionable licensing strategy for film music titles.
All can be summed up in this little song about Harkit which has also been "booted"...

Weeeeeee're off to make some bootlegs,
some wonderful bootlegs of scores.
Over here our "legally manufactured" discs,
are actually boots of course.
If ever, oh ever, a bootleg there was,
Our scrumptious CDs are boots because,
because, because, because, because, becaaaauuuuuse,
We don't pay film studio licensing fees.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la! Ha-ha!
Oh, we're off to make some bootlegs,
some wonderful bootlegs of scores.
:mrgreen:

kipling71 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:26 pm

That's very funny.

Soooo... same deal, then? Nobody knows, everyone's just assuming "Pope Joan" is not a legal release? Making up songs about it, even? I guess that answers the question I wasn't asking well enough.

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