'' barry fantoni '' - little man in a little box 1966.

~ He was certainly a man about town as they say with a finger on the pulse...wrote for private eye magazine/cartoonist/jazz musician(played sax)/script writer/actor and t.v.show presenter! here though on his debut single 'little man in a little box/fatman' fontana records '66 a song that ray davies of the kinks had writtern for a production company but picked up by barry...my good friend pete eden & his co-producer/song writer mate geoff stephens produced this 18/2/66 with no kinks involvment only that ray was there to 'over see' things! all sessions players with the b-side a great beat record in it's own right with heavy bass...he appeared in several films along the way including 'just like a woman/the strange affair & otley' & others...the sound here is a mix of almost folk-rock hinting at sonny & cher/ray davies with dylan like delivery! another single would find its way a year later 'nothing today/the spainish lady tango' columbia records...i'll post a link to one of the shows he fronted and on the channel here 'a whole scene going' he also wrote for the satirical show 'that was the week that was' and 'journey to the unknown' t.v.series 1968....
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