Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
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Friday, May 27, 2016

James Bond Soundtracks

Multiple soundtrack covers exist for many of these albums; in several cases it is difficult to find a quality copy of any version of them. Included here are covers to all 24 canon James Bond films to date, with the original covers represented where alternates exist. In addition to film titles and years of release, the title songs are listed with their performers.

Dr. No
1962
n/a

From Russia with Love
1963
"From Russia with Love" by Matt Monro

Goldfinger
1964
"Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey

Thunderball
1965
"Thunderball" by Tom Jones

You Only Live Twice
1967
"You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra


On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
"We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong

Diamonds Are Forever
1971
"Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey

Live and Let Die
1973
"Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney & Wings

The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
"The Man with the Golden Gun" by Lulu

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
"Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon

Moonraker
1979
"Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey

For Your Eyes Only
1981
"For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton

Octopussy
1983
"All Time High" by Rita Coolidge

A View to a Kill
1985
"A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran

The Living Daylights
1987
"The Living Daylights" by a-ha

Licence to Kill
1989
"Licence to Kill" by Gladys Knight

GoldenEye
1995
"GoldenEye" by Tina Turner

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
"Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow

The World Is Not Enough
1999
"The World Is Not Enough" by Garbage

Die Another Day
2002
"Die Another Day" by Madonna

Casino Royale
2006
"You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell

Quantum of Solace
2008
"Another Way to Die" by Jack White and Alicia Keys

Skyfall
2012
"Skyfall" by Adele

Spectre
2015
"Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith

Friday, December 20, 2013

Pink Floyd


The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
EMI, 1967


The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 40th Anniversary Edition
EMI, 1967


A Saucerful of Secrets
EMI, 1968


More
EMI, 1969


Ummagumma
Harvest, 1969


Zabriskie Point
MGM, 1970
(Cover from the Rhino expanded reissue)


Atom Heart Mother
Harvest, 1970


Meddle
Harvest, 1971


Relics
Harvest, 1971
(Cover from 1996 reissue -- model produced by Storm Thorgerson based on his sketch for the 1971 cover)


Obscured by Clouds
Harvest, 1972


The Dark Side of the Moon
Harvest, 1973


The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Box Set
Capitol, 2011


Wish You Were Here
Columbia, 1975


Wish You Were Here Immersion Box Set
Capitol, 2011


Animals
Columbia, 1977


The Wall
Columbia, 1979


Works
Capitol, 1983


A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Columbia, 1987


The Division Bell
Capitol, 1994

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk's catalog received a richly-deserved upgrade in 2009 with the long-delayed release of The Catalogue, which offered overdue (and brilliantly executed) remastering, lavish packaging, and some new artwork. Whether or not the new cover art is an improvement is generally a matter of taste. [I considered it a shame to bid farewell to the quintessentially German original cover of Trans-Europe Express. Only in the case of the much-overlooked Radioactivity does the new art convey a different message, shifting the focus from radio broadcasts to nuclear power, a much less pervasive theme in the music itself.] It is clear, though, that the internet has shifted towards the new covers in terms of what's readily available online. Unless noted otherwise, what's posted below are the original covers.

Ralf und Florian
Phillips, 1973
(Out of Print)

Autobahn
Vertigo, 1974
(Adapted from Hardformat)

Radio-Activity
Capitol/EMI, 1975

Trans-Europe Express
Capitol/EMI, 1977

The Man-Machine
Capitol/EMI, 1978

Computer World
Warner Bros./EMI, 1981

Techno Pop
Warner Bros./EMI, 1986
(Cover identical to original 1986 version, released as Electric Café, but with original intended title restored, as seen in The Catalogue.)

The Mix
Elektra/EMI, 1991
(Courtesy of Garance Drosehn)

Tour de France Soundtracks
Astralwerks/EMI, 2003