Stringbeat by John Barry, released on Columbia in 1961.
Review by Bruce Eder
John Barry's first fully realized album had a title that was a "play" on his previously issued soundtrack, Drumbeat. Utilizing the members of the John Barry Seven (especially guitarist Vic Flick) and a small string orchestra, plus Ted Taylor's Clavioline electric keyboard, Barry delivered an engaging piece of audiophile instrumental music, and one which manages cross swords with rock & roll and soundtrack music, as well as the Muzak that lay in P.A. systems' future. Mixing electric instruments and a string orchestra, coupled with lively arrangements, Stringbeat is both a playful piece of "bachelor pad" music and an elegant piece of pop/rock..
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