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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re listening to the next James Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun!
This film has held up for me despite being pretty much panned by critics as the worst in the series up to that point. I do enjoy the foreign locations, the stunts, Christopher Lee’s Scaramanga, Maud Adams, Hervé Villechaize as Nick Nack, and more! The biggest drawbacks for me include Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight, and a poorly placed slide whistle sound effect. 😄
The title theme by Lulu is catchy (with some pretty questionable lyrics), but it is the only Bond main theme to never appear on the charts. The rest of the score is pretty boring outside of the tracks at Scaramanga’s island.
The soundtrack was recorded in late 1974, just ahead of the film’s December release. My 1974 US pressing is all right, but I’m ready for an upgrade on vinyl following La-La Land Records expanded score CD released for the 50th anniversary of the film.
10. The Man With The Golden Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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