My LP encounter with Goldfinger was the 10th Anniversary James Bond Album Superpak, a double album featuring suites from Dr. No through Diamonds Are Forever. My favorite was side 2, which was absolutely killer in 1973, with the suite from Goldfinger and two tracks from Thunderball.
1. Goldfinger - Main Title/Into Miami (03:14)
2. Auric's Factory (02:28)
3. Bond Back In Action Again (02:29)
4. Goldfinger - Instrumental (02:08)
5. The Death Of Goldfinger - End Title (02:34)
6. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (03:13)
7. 007 (02:30)
I loved this double album so much I never bought the full soundtracks on lp, though of course did later on cassette and CD. Though I would have sworn "Dawn Raid" was on here (clearly not), it was a great summary of the score.
The version of the "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" Main Title on this 2 L.P. set sounds even better than that on the expanded edition C.D..
So when the original Bond CDs were released in Europe, was the UK version of Goldfinger issued, or was the inferior US version forced on the rest of the world?
So when the original Bond CDs were released in Europe, was the UK version of Goldfinger issued, or was the inferior US version forced on the rest of the world?
No, content-wise they are identical - sound-wise most-likely too...
So when the original Bond CDs were released in Europe, was the UK version of Goldfinger issued, or was the inferior US version forced on the rest of the world?
It was the same product all over the globe, the US version
I certainly didn't feel ripped off, but I thought it was a shame that EMI (who did the original CD releases) didn't realise that there were two completely legitimate editions of the album and go with the longer one. It's not even as if they had to do anything special to assemble the longer version—both were pre-prepared albums and one could just as easily have been reissued as each other.
What was more disappointing was the big screw up on the Thunderball CD, where a chunk is dropped out.
I certainly didn't feel ripped off, but I thought it was a shame that EMI (who did the original CD releases) didn't realise that there were two completely legitimate editions of the album and go with the longer one. It's not even as if they had to do anything special to assemble the longer version—both were pre-prepared albums and one could just as easily have been reissued as each other.
What was more disappointing was the big screw up on the Thunderball CD, where a chunk is dropped out.
Cheers
The chunk that dropped out in THE BOMB or the missing ending in BOND BELOW DISCO VOLANTE ?
