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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re still going with Goldfinger, but also Dr. No, From Russia with Love, and Thunderball!
In 1964, the British label London Records put out an album by the Roland Shaw Orchestra called Themes From The James Bond Thrillers (which I didn’t yet own at the time of this original post). That album featured covers of 10 popular themes from the first three Bond films.
The follow-up album pictured here was released the following year and featured nine more themes from just those first three films, and added the main theme from Thunderball. The inclusion of the title track makes sense from a marketing perspective, but I gotta be honest—the tune just isn’t the same without the Tom Jones vocals.
Here’s the b-side:
36. The Roland Shaw Orchestra – More Themes From The James Bond Thrillers
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