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COLLECTING 007 – Limited Edition Vinyl Records
WRITTEN & COMPILED BY KEVIN HARPER

Brookvale Records Limited Edition Skyfall Vinyl LPs

With the growing interest in vinyl in recent years there have been several re-issues of James Bond soundtracks on long playing record aimed at the collectors market. Casino Royale was the first new Limited Edition vinyl release of a James Bond score when it was issued by Sony Classical on July 31, 2020. The original issue was a Gatefold Double-LP limited to 2,000 copies and pressed on translucent blue vinyl. This was followed a re-issue on black vinyl on April 16, 2021; and two further Limited Editions of 1,500 copies on gold vinyl, and 250 copies on red vinyl on March 23, 2023. The Limited Edition releases included a 36" X 24" folded poster and secret inscriptions in the run-out groove of each disc.

Thomas Newman's soundtrack for Skyfall (2012) was originally released in Europe by Sony Classical on October 29, 2012, as a Limited Edition Gatefold Double-LP on black vinyl with a four-page booklet.

An American release did not appear until 2017, when the album was re-issued by New York based independent boutique label Brookvale Records. Four different variants were released, each featuring a pop-up gatefold centrefold and a 16-page full-sized photo booklet. Two editions were limited to 500 copies each and issued as white with red splatter vinyl and blue and white swirl vinyl; with two further versions limited to just 250 copies each on gold and black vinyl, and a standard black vinyl version.

Sony Classical re-issued Skyfall again in Europe in 2018 as a Limited Edition of 1,500 copies on translucent black vinyl, and again on silver vinyl in 2022 as a 10th Anniversary Limited Edition of 1,500 numbered copies. A further edition released in the USA in 2025 was issued as a red vinyl variant, once again limited to 1,500 copies.

Spectre was originally only issued in Europe as a standard black vinyl Gatefold Double-LP from Decca Records in 2016, following its original CD release in 2015. The album was re-released by Decca on March 29, 2024, as a Limited Edition on white vinyl.

Casino Royale Gatefold Double-LP

Casino Royale Gatefold Double-LP

Casino Royale
Sony Classical Gatefold Double-LP

Translucent Blue Vinyl (2020) [2,000 units]
Black Vinyl (2021)
Gold Vinyl (2023) [1,500 units] & Red Vinyl [250 units]

Skyfall Gatefold Double-LP

 Skyfall Gatefold Double-LP

Skyfall
Sony Classical Gatefold Double-LP

Black Vinyl (2012)
Transparent Black Vinyl (2018) [1,500 units]
Silver Vinyl (2022) 10th Anniversary Edition [1,500 units]
Gold Vinyl (2022) 10th Anniversary Edition [300 units]
Red Vinyl (2025) [USA Edition] [1,500 units]

Skyfall Gatefold Double-LP Brookvale Records

Skyfall Gatefold Double-LP Brookvale Records

Skyfall
Brookvale Records Gatefold Double-LP

White with Red Splatter Vinyl (2017) [500 units]
Blue and White Swirl Vinyl (2017) [500 units]
Gold and Black Vinyl (2017) [250 units]
Black Vinyl (2017) [250 units]

Spectre Gatefold Double-LP

Spectre Gatefold Double-LP

Spectre
Decca Records Gatefold Double-LP

 Black Vinyl (2016)
White Vinyl (2024) Limited Edition

 

US La-La Land Records Limited Edition Vinyl Records

Goldfinger Gatefold Double-LP La-La Land Records
La-La Land Records

Since 2017 American independent label La-La Land Records have been releasing expended and remastered two-disc editions of the James Bond film soundtracks on Compact Disc. Starting with the scores by David Arnold, the company moved on to deluxe anniversary editions featuring the music of John Barry, George Martin and Michael Kamen. In 2024 La-La Land Records were approached by MGM/EON Productions to work on a 60th Anniversary Compact Disc edition of John Barry's Goldfinger (1964) soundtrack. Since the scoring master tapes no longer exist all La-La Land could do was utilise the original album masters. The album tracks were remastered and re-sequenced into film order. As with the earlier 2003 EMI CD release, the new edition was a hybrid of the UK and US album masters to present the longest version possible, but with far superior sound quality.

La-La Land's 2024 single CD release included John Barry's instrumental version of the title track (missing from the original 1964 UK album), plus Anthony Newley's demo of the title song (not released since the EMI 1992 30th Anniversary Limited Edition CD), and the single version of ‘Goldfinger’ featuring a different vocal performance by Shirley Bassey presented as bonus tracks. On June 1, 2025, La-La Land Records released a remastered and re-sequenced vinyl LP re-issue of Goldfinger (1964), but this time omitting the three bonus tracks from the CD edition. Produced by Neil S. Bulk, restored by Chris Malone and mastered by Doug Schwartz, the remastered LP release, pressed on 180 Gram coloured vinyl, presents a new playlist - a hybrid of the UK and US album sequencing for the most complete vinyl release of the score to date. The record was issued in two vinyl colorways: a “Fort Knox Bullion” Limited Edition of 700 units available exclusively from La-La-Land, and a “Body Paint Gold” Limited Edition of 300 units exclusive to 007 Store. The gatefold jacket is identical on both variants and includes an 8-page booklet featuring liner notes by renowned journalist and author Jon Burlingame and sharp art design by Jim Titus.

Goldfinger Gatefold Double-LP La-La Land Records

Goldfinger Gatefold Double-LP La-La Land Records variants

Goldfinger
La-La Land Records LLLLP2011B (June 2025) Gatefold Double-LP

Limited Edition “Fort Knox Bullion” coloured vinyl [700 units]
Limited Edition “Body Paint Gold” coloured vinyl [300 units]

Currently, the next two vinyl releases from La-La Land Records will be double-LP reissues of Moonraker and The Man With The Golden Gun, already released as Two-Disc CD editions.

   

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