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Even originating from a vinyl source (you can hear a groove smear at one point), this is still an essential release for the Barry-phile.
"John and Amy Meet" has all that Dances with Wolves majesty, fuzz and all.
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I first bought THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER on vinyl, at the Nottingham Virgin Megastore, in Spring of 1988.
I hadn't seen the film. It was early days in my film score collecting days. I knew I liked the John Barry James Bond scores best and I was a fan of GAME OF DEATH from being a Bruce Lee nut and a big fan of THE BLACK HOLE from since being a 9-year old sci-fi nut in 1979. I knew little of Barry's work outside of those things, though, and I went into that record shop keen to discover more.
I found this.
I remember, it was new and sealed but seemed to be old stock they were trying to clear. The sleeve had a hole punched in it. It was a poor pressing, very noisy, and a bit warped, which added to my perception that it was aged, ill-travelled clearance stock.
Anyway, at first I was a little disappointed. Only 25 minutes of John Barry and, initially, I was not a fan of the country-and-western vibe.
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I immediately recognised one thing—that there was a delightful union of musicality and dramaticism.
It was a score with romance, suspense, action and drama and yet thoroughly musical from start to finish. I really admired that and eventually it became a favourite.
In some respects, THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER is the most perfect example of Barry's ability to be simultaneously dramatic and thoroughly musical.
Nowadays, I mourn at the great pity that the masters for the complete score are lost because, along with RAISE THE TITANIC, I think that in dynamic, from-first-generation-masters quality, it would make an absolutely fabulous expanded score CD.
Grateful that we can have at least this.
Cheers
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I wonder if the vinyl transfer is putting potential buyers off this release.
Well, if that's the case, don't let it dampen your enthusiasm. The sound is really solid and the accompanying audio artifacts have been massaged thoroughly enough that the music really comes through.
Plus, one of Barry's most melodic themes ever. This music should be re-recorded for another Lone Ranger movie or TV show, should one ever appear.
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