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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re listening to music from Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice!
This 1969 official release from United Artists Records is unique in that it features exactly three tracks from each of the first five Bond soundtracks, and plays them in the order the music actually appeared in these films. Other than Monty Norman getting credit for conducting Dr. No and the James Bond Theme in From Russia With Love, the rest of the music is credited to John Barry conducting.
The record labels and spine both use a different title from what is on the compilation album cover, both written as “The Best Of Bond – Original Soundtracks.”
This UK album also came out in Germany. It was re-released in Saudi Arabia and Yugoslavia. However, it was never sold in the United States. Despite UA having an interesting strategy for distributing the album, I would say the strangest thing about it is the album art.
The front and back covers both feature still photographs from the five EON-produced Bond films at the time. It also includes a seemingly topless woman. She fancies it up with a slim cigarette, a man’s watch (possibly Bond’s), and a top hat (possibly Oddjob’s).
107. The Best Of Bond – The Original Soundtrack Themes
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