The Music
These were the first two compilations to be released by Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic. Raine was Barry's long time arranger and orchestrator, so he's very familiar with the sound (particularly the recent, romantic style). The great thing about these two albums is that not only do they have the hits like Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves, but a lot of the obscure stuff that's just available anywhere else. It's been ten years now since these CDs have come out, and even though some of the songs have subsequently been released (like Raise the Titanic and Monte Walsh), others remain unavailable--like Eleanor & Franklin and Hanover Street. Raine would continue this tradition with his subsequent releases, Walkabout and Zulu.
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Release Notes
 This fries me. It's an obvious attempt to make it look like the album is Out of Africa, when it's just a compilation that includes the title track. Plus--what's wrong with The Classic John Barry? A collector who doesn't pay sharp attention will easily end up with both CDs by mistake. Okay--I expect this from some people, but I thought Silva was above this kind of nonsense. Maybe they did too--this is the only instance I'm aware of where they pulled this shenanegan. The Classic John Barry Volume 2, and their subsequent releases, retain the original cover art and album titles.
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