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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re listening to the next James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever!
Sean Connery came back (for a then-record salary) to officially phone it in as Bond for the last time. While Connery may not have been the best, I always enjoyed the film for other reasons, like seeing 1970s Las Vegas, Charles Gray as Blofeld, and Lana Wood as Plenty O’Toole (and wish she had a bigger role than Jill St. John’s Tiffany Case).
Shirley Bassey is also back and shines for the main title. However, the soundtrack is stuck mainly in the late 1960s/early 1970s thereafter.
The soundtrack was recorded in October of 1971, just ahead of the film and soundtrack’s December releases. My 1971 US copy shows some wear and features great John Barry music.
8. Diamonds Are Forever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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