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Tonight’s Bond on Vinyl post brings us to listening to music from Thunderball!
Growing up in California’s San Fernando Valley, Davie Allan learned to play guitar as a teen. His musical career took off when he partnered with a high school friend, Mike Curb, to create an instrumental surf band. Curb founded Curb Records in 1963 and released the first Davie Allan single.
By the next year, Curb founded Sidewalk Records and brought Allen with him as a session musician playing on film soundtracks. Allan was able to secure a recording contract for his new surf rock band, Davie Allan and the Arrows.
When the film ‘The Wild Angels’ was released in theaters in 1966, the soundtrack by Allan and the Arrows was a big winner for the band. The single and soundtrack album found their way to the Billboard charts, and Allan & the Arrows were able to get the job for many more soundtracks to biker and teen films in the years to come. By 1968, Allan had over a dozen albums and a slew of singles to his name.
Allan was also included in other Capitol Records releases, like this 1968 compilation LP, ‘Outta’ Sight!’. While this album was meant to be a collection of stars which helped to shape the musical revolution of the groovy 1960s, it actually comes off pretty tame. Besides including artists such as The Standells, The Stone Poneys, and Glen Campbell, the last track is a cover of Don Black and John Barry’s ‘Theme from Thunderball’ by Davie Allan & The Arrows. It is remarkably similar to the original tune, but with way more surf! 😎👍
135. Outta’ Sight!
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