Maybe someone here can shed some light on this for me. I recently stumbled across a list of officially released alternative mixes/versions of various Bond themes on the old version of this site, and I’m hoping someone might be able to fill in some details about them (what’s actually different/changed, whether they’re just straight edits of the soundtrack album version etc.) I’ve included the original notations regarding where these alternative versions can be found.
James Bond Theme (Single Version)
30th Anniversary, The EMI Years Volume 3, Themependium
From Russia with Love (Film Version)
Themeology
From Russia with Love (Ember Single Version)
John Barry Revisited
007 (Ember Single Version)
John Barry Revisited
From Russia with Love (Organ Version) (Ember Rerecording)
John Barry Plays 007 LP, John Barry Revisited
Goldfinger (Single Version)
Shirley Bassey: The Complete EMI Columbia Singles Collection
(Single Version) [edit]
The Legendary Tom Jones – 30th Anniversary, Tom Jones: The Decca Years, Themependium
You Only Live Twice (Alternate)
30th Anniversary
You Only Live Twice (Single Version)
Nancy in London
(The More Things Change (Vocal Version))
Vinyl Single
Live and Let Die (Alternate Version)
The In-Laws
Live and Let Die – B.J. Arnau (Single Version)
Vinyl Single, B.J. Arnau LP
For anyone who might have been around on the old forums, I’m aware that’s not the complete list - I didn’t bother listing the ones that I already knew about/were self-explanatory. But these are all new to me so any further info would be appreciated!