Side A
Artist	Song
VARIOUS	007 Covered Part 1
roland shaw & his orchestra uk	james bond theme Thriller Jazz (1965)
james bond sextet, the usa	007 (dr. no) The James Bond Songbook (1965)
count basie & orchestra usa	dr.no's fantasy (first version) Basie Meets Bond (1965)
leroy holmes usa	james bond theme Mondo Crime Scene (1965)
jackie mittoo & soul brothers jamaica	from russia with love Last Train To Skaville (1965)
natacha atlas belgium	from russia with love (vocal) Shaken & Stirred (1997)
sounds orchestral uk	kissy suzuki (from russia with love) Thriller Memorandum (1965)
john barry 7 uk	james bond theme Hit & Miss (1962)
byron lee & the dragonaires jamaica	goldfinger Jamaican Ska (1964)
james taylor quartet, the uk	goldfinger Mission Impossible (1987)
jackie mittoo & soul brothers jamaica	james bond theme Last Train To Skaville (1965)
nakanishi & bernstein japan	death of fiona (thunderball) Pussy 007 (1996)
martin fry uk	thunderball (vocal) Shaken & Stirred (1997)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
VARIOUS	007 Covered Part 2
son of p.m. the thailand	james bond theme Thai Beat A-Go Go Vol 1 (unk)
elliott fischer usa	mister kiss kiss bang bang (thunderball) Mondo Crime Scene (1965)
nancy sinatra usa	you only live twice OST (1967)
david mcaltmont uk	diamonds are forever (vocal) Shaken & Stirred (1997)
VARIOUS	007 Imagined
des champ uk	big m Thriller Memorandum (unk)
james bond sextet, the usa	diamonds are forever The James Bond Songbook (1965)
david lloyd & hs london orchestra uk	live & let die Thriller Memorandum (unk)
des champ uk	yes & no Thriller Memorandum (unk)
david lloyd & hs london orchestra uk	the man with the golden gun Mood Mosaic (unk)
VARIOUS	007 Fun
leroy holmes usa	I wanna be a james bond girl Coctail Capers (1965)
claudia vita unknown	dr. no piano (vocal) Mood Mosaic Vol 3. (unknown)
rex garvin & the mighty cravers usa	sock it to `em jb (part 1) (vocal) Sock It To `Em Soul (1966)
edwin starr usa	agent 00 soul (vocal) Early Classics (1965)
5.6.7.8's japan	bond girl (vocal) Bomb The Bass (1989)
pizzicato 5 japan	twiggy twiggy / twiggy vs James Bond (vocal) Made In The USA (1994)

Comment:

Although I've done 3 Bond & Beyond mixes before, this mix is devoted to 007, in particular the Connery era. Apart from Never Say Never Again, all Connery films are represented. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate in my collection any material that covered You Only Live Twice - I know both Bjork & Coldplay covered it - and for the sake of completion I used the original Nancy Sinatra title track. A cheat, I hope you'll forgive. I hope, too, you'll forgive me doubling up on artists and compilations employed. Versions of The Bond theme by both John Zorn & Moby were cut from the running order in favour of versions created in the 60's. The Masters Of The Groove Meets Dr. No album was also considered, but rejected due to it's lengthy work outs. Contemporary covers by various philharmonics or orchestras have also been rejected due to their proximity in sound & arrangements to the original soundtracks. Both Dr. No & the James Bond theme was of course written by Monty Norman so the inclusion of The John Barry 7 must be considered a cover.


With the global success of Bond, labels rushed out Bond inspired albums e.g. `Bedside Bond' & `Music To Read James Bond By'. Albums like these included original versions & covers of both John Barry & Monty Norman as well as imagined themes for Bond novels still awaiting movie treatments. Surprisingly the James Bond theme, though popular amongst the jazz & easy fraternity, was not a staple of the US or UK guitar scene who instead chose to work the themes from Batman or The Green Hornet .


I am unable to track down some of the dates but I imagine all relevant tracks were composed and recorded with Connery in mind. The David Lloyd tracks might have been recorded after George Lazenby but most definitely prior to Roger Moore and originally appeared on the album 007. The Claudia Vita is a sexploitation track and, as far as I know, has nothing to do with James Bond but I can't believe the title is mere coincidence. The Des Champ tracks originally appeared on `Bedside Bond.' Other artists like Leroy Holmes & Elliott Fischer originally appeared on `Music To Spy By', `Music To Read James Bond By' & `Bang Bang.' Shaken & Stirred was a David Arnold project of Bond covers by various artists. Pussy 007 is a various artist tribute to the Bond concept and contains just one Barry cover. The Sounds Orchestral track though titled kissy suzuki is in fact a cover of From Russia With Love with sound affects. All tracks I suspect can be downloaded if you are interested in compiling this mix for yourself.

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