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Sep 6, 2012 - 1:23 AM
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Geoffers
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John Barry in his early days seems to have recorded some of his music and other composers music under the name Michael Angelo and His Orchestra. For example, he re-recorded Richard Addinsell's music to the film "Roman Spring of Mrs Stone" under the Michael Angelo and orchestra name. Does any one know the reason behind this? Why not just record under his own name?
I've looked it up in my book, John Barry - The Man with the Midas Touch, and this is what is written:
"Within days of issuing 'Starfire' Columbia unveiled the first single by a hitherto unknown act calling itself Michael Angelo and his Orchestra; one that sounded uncannily like the JB7 plus four. In truth, this was the John Barry Orchestra in all but name – a nom de plume borne out of an attempt by Barry (and EMI) to capitalise on his popularity in Italy. There, he had rejected an offer of £250,000 from a businessman that would have tied up both himself and the Seven for four years. For Michael Angelo's debut, Barry selected Nino Rota's theme from a new Visconti film, Rocco And His Brothers, coupled with a Barry original, 'Spinnerree', named after a café he frequented in Cumberland."
After this single there was just one other, the title you mention above, c/w 'Tears'. Neither record was particularly successful.
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Found a record by Michael Angelo at a record fair last week. By name alone I knew this was an alias. The b-side "Tears" sounded a LOT like John Barry.
Glad to find a confirmation here. Whoever thought up that name had a sense of humour
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