First
Ever Official Vinyl Release of Classic John Barry Score
Transparent
Blue/Red Vinyl
Gatefold
Sleeve
For many years now, John Barry
enthusiasts throughout the world have waited, not always patiently, for an
officially sanctioned album release of his 1974 score to The Tamarind Seed.
Seen as somewhat of a Holy Grail, no one ever truly expected it to see the
light of day given that only sections of the master tapes have ever been
traced. Chances remained distinctly remote, ever diminishing with the passage
of time…and yet, miraculously, almost half a century after the film was
premiered, what was considered mere wishful thinking – a pipedream even – has
finally come true.
Starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif, this slow
burn romantic spy movie takes a different, human
angle to tell a complicated story of Cold War and
Love. Created by multi-award-winning director
Blake Edwards, the Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif
romance gently unfolds against a backdrop of
Cold War paranoia. Romance, intrigue, espionage,
exotic locations, complicated plot and suspense
are all wonderfully supported by John Barry’s
exquisite, wonderfully plush score.
Though an official soundtrack album was
apparently never planned, the tracks selected for this release include all the
major cues used in the film together with Wilma Reading’s commercially released
single ‘Play It Again’, two different versions of ‘The End’ as performed by
Danny Street, plus different versions of both main and end title themes.
A side
1. The Tamarind Seed Main Title
2. Judith Remembers
3. A Drive on the Island
4. Play It Again (Film version)
5. File 23
6. Defection
B side
1. Airport
2. Plane Swap
3. Interception Attempt
4. The KGB Prepares
5. Napalm Boat
6. Burning Bungalow
7. He's Alive
8. She'll Recover
9. The Tamarind Seed End Title
C side
1. The End (Version 1)
2. Holiday Source Cue 1
3. Holiday Source Cue 2
4. The Tamarind Seed Main Theme (Alternate
version 1)
5. Holiday Source Cue 3
D side
1. The End (Version 2)
2. The Tamarind Seed Main Theme (Alternate
version 2)
3. Unused Source Music
4. Radio Source Music
5. Embassy Party Source Music
6. Play It Again (Single version)