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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re moving ahead to 1981 and just listening to For Your Eyes Only!
The original 1-sheet poster for ‘For Your Eyes Only’ caused quite the stir when released in the United States in 1981. Known as the ‘Legs Campaign’, the Bond producers wanted to depict a rougher and more accurate Bond than audiences had seen most recently in Moonraker, so this was reflected in artist Bill Gold’s design for the poster. Unfortunately, the photographic imagery was deemed too risqué for some media outlets, who went as far as to superimpose a pair of denim shorts onto the image.
It was also determined that theater audiences outside the United States required more visual action in the poster, so British artist Brian Bysouth was brought in to provide more standard Bond-like imagery that would complement Gold’s original design. That artwork was used for nearly all European posters, and certainly caught my eye when going through bins of albums at a record show.
This French release of the FYEO soundtrack is exactly the same tracklist as the US version, but the album cover features this alternative artwork with the French text.
51. Bill Conti – Rien Que Pour Vos Yeux (For Your Eyes Only) Bande Sonore Originale Du Film
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