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COLLECTING 007 – US Records
WRITTEN & COMPILED BY KEVIN HARPER

The James Bond soundtrack albums released on record in the USA were often slightly different to their UK counterparts. Several albums had alternate artwork which eventually became the version used worldwide when the soundtracks were later re-issued on compact disc. Although some albums had identical artwork to the UK version, all had slight differences in the positioning of the lettering on the sleeve, and the usual contractual reversal of the producers credits.

Track listings were identical to the UK albums with the exception of Goldfinger which included John Barry's jazz instrumental of the title theme, but omitted the tracks ‘Golden Girl’, ‘Death of Tilly’, ‘The Laser Beam’ and ‘Pussy Galore's Flying Circus’. The US LP of You Only Live Twice featured Nancy Sinatra's reprise of the title song as the last track of the album; whereas the UK version replaced this with John Barry's instrumental ‘Twice Is The Only Way To Live’. Live And Let Die was the only US James Bond soundtrack album to have a gatefold sleeve on its original release featuring stills from the film. Collectors should also note that the final track on the US Thunderball soundtrack album ‘Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang’ was different on the mono and stereo versions of the record. The mono release is the arrangement now heard on the expanded Capitol-EMI CD, but the US stereo vinyl album had the orchestral backing track recorded for the unused Dionne Warwick version originally intended as the title song. The last-minute change came about when the producers decided that the film title should feature in the song.  An alto saxophone replaces the Warwick vocal on the US stereo album version. This version also appeared on the original UK LP releases.

US 33rpm 12" Long Playing Records

Dr. No Original Motion Picture Sound Track Album
United Artists Records UAL 4108 Mono (1963)
United Artists Records UAS 5108 Stereo (1963)

From Russia With Love Sound Track
United Artists Records UAL 4114 Mono (1964)
United Artists Records UAS 5114 Stereo (1964)

Goldfinger Original Motion Picture Sound Track
United Artists Records UAL 4117 Mono (1964)
United Artists Records UAS 5117 Stereo (1964)

Thunderball Original Motion Picture Sound Track
United Artists Records UAL 4132 Mono (1965)
United Artists Records UAS 5132 Stereo (1965)

You Only Live Twice Original Soundtrack
United Artists Records UAL 4155 Mono (1967)
United Artists Records UAS 5155 Stereo (1967)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
United Artists Records UAS 5204 Stereo (1969)

Diamonds Are Forever
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
United Artists Records UAS 5220 Stereo (1971)

Live And Let Die
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
United Artists Records UA-L100-G Stereo (1973)

The original US pressing featured a gatefold sleeve
with a selection of stills from the film

The Man With The Golden Gun
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
United Artists Records UA-LA358-G Stereo (1974)

The Spy Who Loved Me
Original Motion Picture Score
United Artists Records UA-LA774-H Stereo (1977)

Moonraker
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
United Artists Records UA-LA971-I Stereo (1979)

For Your Eyes Only
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Liberty Records LOO-1109 Stereo (1981)

Octopussy
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A&M Records SP 4967 Stereo (1983)

A View To A Kill
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Capitol Records SJ-12413 Stereo (1985)

The Living Daylights
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Warner Bros Records W1-25616 Stereo (1987)

Licence To Kill
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
MCA Records MCA-6307 Stereo (1989)