Which James Bond Theme Recording

I have most of the original soundtracks on CD, some are better than others but that is subjective:

My top three tracks are:

#1) The Spy Who Loved Me track #5 Nobody Does It Better (instrumental), you can hear Hamlish really pound on the paino keys, great orchestra, and a sence that this was recorded in a very large high ceiling room.

#2) A View to a Kill track #4 Bond meets Stacey, this is an instrumental cut of A view to a Kill. Incredible dynamics and orchestral arrangement.

#3) The Living Daylights track #5 Kara Meets Bond. You can hear the person playing the flute breathing in between the notes.

Enjoy:

Goldfingaaa!!

All the John Barry scores are great. Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger and the From Russia With Love are two of my favorites. Also, no self-respecting Bond fan/audiophile can be without the soundtrack of Casino Royale, which is still to this day considered one of the best engineered sound recordings in history, for very good reasons. The original release, that is, which I was lucky enough to have found in a bookstore once for almost nothing. I have seen it for $80 in a catalog, and that was probably ten years ago now.

The Kiss of Death... from Mista Goooooldfinnnnguh...

I have soundtracks Diamonds Are Forever, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and You Only Live Twice. Great stuff.

It's through the the Bond films that I got turned on to Shirley Bassey. She is incredible!

My favorite live version of Goldfinger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Wg6k9cWhM