John Barry~Orig US ST LP On her majesties secret service EX '69 James Bond Spy

John Barry

On her majesties secret service

Rare original US LP released in 1969 on United artists Records. Cat: UAS5204.    

Over the next several months we have the pleasure of listing a spectacular vinyl collection of over 6000 LP's. This collection consisting of mostly Jazz but also Blues, Folk ,Rock, Soundtracks and Classical was kept in amazing condition. Most of the records were played once, transferred to tape for listening and then stored away in cliplock sealed bags in specially made cupboards. The overall condition of this collection is sublime to say the least and whatever items I list as Near Mint you can be assured that it was probaly only ever played once!! Over the last few weeks you may have noticed some of the lovely jazz & rock titles I have listed, these are just the tip of the iceberg here. I hope you enjoy seeing these listings as much as I have in offering them.

John Barry's best score for any James Bond movie including the best song ("We Have All the Time in the World") ever written for any movie in the series. Barry had already begun adding more diverse and complex orchestral pieces to his underscoring and greater lyricism to his songs with the preceding movie, You Only Live Twice, and he continued the process with On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The serious nature of its plot, however, and the unique mood of the movie, dictated that almost an entirely new score be devised: the brassy "007 Theme," which had appeared in three prior films, was absent, and the "James Bond Theme" was re-arranged. Barry also wrote one of his longest and most easily embellished action themes (heavily featuring the synthesizer, an instrument new to film scores), and dressed it up with a string section playing running scales that is startling to hear in stereo, with the discreet separation of the orchestral parts. And then there was "We Have All the Time in the World," the best song ever written for the Bond series; a serious, poignant love song that underscores the doomed romance between Bond and Tracy (Diana Rigg), it was sung by Louis Armstrong in what proved to be the jazz legend's final recording session.

Tracks: We have all the time in the world/ This never happened to the other fella/ Try/ Ski chase/ Do you know how Christmas trees are grown?/ main title "On her majesties secret service"/ Journey to Blofeld's hideaway/ We have all the time in the world/ Over and out/ battle at Piz Gloria/ We have all the time in the world - James Bond theme.

There are no signs of spindle marks on labels. Record has a few very light scuff marks, there are one or two light crackles throughout. Record is in Excellent condition. Cover has light ring wear, some tiny surface tears around edges and a small deletion cut on top left corner. Cover is in VG+ condition.

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