YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: JAMES BOND MOVIE SOUNDTRACK OST 7-1/2 IPS Reel to Reel tape

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UNITED ARTISTS UAC 5155:
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Way back when I was a wee whippersnapper, I liked to pretend I was a cowboy, or a soldier, but my favorite role was secret agent. I mean what kid wouldn’t want to be James Bond?
Of course there was only
one J
ames Bond, and that was Sean Connery.
Connery’s 007 was the coolest and suavest secret agent ever; t
hose other guys, I forget their names right now, were never James Bond and nobody else ever will be.
One of the best, maybe
the
best, James Bond movie was
You Only Live Twice.
Nancy Sinatra’s rendition of the theme is good, but only because the song itself is so great. The best James Bond theme singer, without a doubt, was Shirley Bassey! Albert Broccoli should have hired her for
all
the Bond movies.
Just my opinions… but I am absolutely correct!
The sound quality is very good to excellent, but not every track - for some reason Nancy Sinatra’s tracks are kind of crunchy, a bit over modulated.
Both sides of the 7-1/2 i.p.s. 4-track play fine, no issues of any sort were heard when I tested it.
The tape is still fresh, it’s flat shiny and supple, packed evenly on the original UA reel.
Please see the photos to check the as-new condition of the box and reel.
You Only Live Twice
is the soundtrack for the fifth James Bond film of the same name
. It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry
. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, “You Only Live Twice
", was sung by Nancy Sinatra
, the first non-British vocalist of the series, with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricuse
. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD – the first, a straight reissue of the LP soundtrack, and the second, an expanded reissue including several previously unreleased tracks. The film soundtrack was recorded at CTS Studios, London. It debuted on the top 40 Billboard 200
album chart in August 19, 1967, and went up to 27.
An earlier version of the theme song with a similar arrangement and lyrics but different melody (and without the distinctive cascading strings), sung by an uncredited Julie Rogers, was included in the
James Bond 30th Anniversary
2-CD boxed set, cited as a "demo". Rogers never thought it was a demo, but a finished version for the film.
After this version was recorded, the producers sought out Nancy Sinatra for the vocal and Barry reorchestrated the song to suit her range.
An alternative example of the title song
(also called "You Only Live Twice" and sung by Lorraine Chandler
) can be found on compilations such as
Rare, Collectable, and Soulful Vol. 2
.
“You Only Live Twice (Main Title) — Nancy Sinatra
"Capsule in Space"
"Fight at Kobe Dock – Helga"
"Tanaka's World"
"A Drop in the Ocean"
"The Death of Aki"
"Mountains and Sunsets"
"The Wedding"
"James Bond – Astronaut?"
"Countdown for Blofeld"
"Bond Averts World War Three"
"You Only Live Twice (End Title)” – Nancy Sinatra
"James Bond in Japan” (
contains the “James Bond theme
", originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack
)
"Aki, Tiger and Osato"
“Little Nellie"
"Soviet Capsule"
"Spectre and Village"
"James Bond – Ninja"
"Twice Is the Only Way to Live”
Nancy Sinatra recorded a record chart
version of "You Only Live Twice" for Reprise Records
that was arranged by guitarist Billy Strange
who released several records of cover versions
of Bond musical themes. Lee Hazlewood
felt Barry's lush instrumental backing was not suitable for a chart single. On the Reprise version Sinatra's voice is double tracked
giving not only an unusual sound but a pun
on the title.
The record was released with a cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s “Jackson
" performed by Nancy Sinatra and Hazlewood
.
The theme "Kronos Unveiled" from the score of Pixar's
2004 film
The Incredibles
bears a close resemblance to the track "Capsule in Space" (reprised in "Soviet Capsule"), while the film's trailer had used Barry's original
On Her Majesty
’
s Secret Service
theme.
Propellerheads' cover of Barry's
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
with David Arnold also incorporates, in its full 9-minute version, "Capsule in Space" as a central segue.
"You Only Live Twice" appeared at the end of
Mad Men
episode “The Phantom".
Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded a cover version of the song for United Artists Records. It appeared on their 1967 album,
Movie Grabbers
on the label's Veep Records subsidiary that year, and was released as a single from that album.