Other: The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection
Title: The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary Collection
(1992)
Distributor: EMI Records USA
Tracks ...
- James Bond Theme - Monty Norman Orchestra
- Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
- Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
- A View To A Kill -Duran Duran
- Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Dionne Warwick
- For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
- We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
- Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
- All Time High - Rita Coolidge
- The Living Daylights - a-ha
- Licence To Kill - Gladys Knight
- From Russia With Love - Matt Monroe
- Thunderball - Tom Jones
- You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
- Moonraker - Shirley Bassey
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The John Barry Orchestra
- The Man With The Golden Gun - Lulu
- Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
- 007 - The John Barry Orchestra
Duration: 58 mins 59 secs.
CD Number: 0777 798413 2 5
Released in '92 ( pre-GoldenEye ), this is the single* CD version celebrating 30 years of great 007 tracks up to Dalton's Licence To Kill. The majority of the songs are composed by John Barry and the artists range from Shirley Bassey ( with 3 titles ) to the pop group a-ha. Included is Dionne Warwick's Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang not used for Connery's Thunderball.
If you're a 007 fan who has also purchased Shaken and Stirred - David Arnold's cover album of Bond songs you will be able to compare his CD to these original and still better recordings.
The CD comes with an interesting booklet which opens with a three paragraph intro from Bond producer Cubby Broccoli followed by detailed movie notes by LA's Danny Biederman. A third of one page has toned photos of the first 4 Bonds. The final two inside pages are devoted to detail track listings including chart positions.
It's a pity that the tracks do not play in movie release date order. Still "Nobody does it better than 007 ! ".
* Also released as a double CD version with more music and dialogue.