Mister 8

Gang,

Sorry for my recent absence. As a good secret agent, I’ve got to keep my cover identity going. Over the past few weeks, that’s meant two things — starting another semester in the PhD program, and updating the site of one of my web clients, who had a movie debut on Friday.

Now, let’s get down to….

We’re now entering month three of our Harry Palmer Files, which at the beginning was supposed to end at the close of July. So far we’ve only covered one book in the series, and I hope we haven’t micro-analyzed to the point of driving our readers away! We’ll be moving on from The IPCRESS File after today.

Next up on the list is Horse Under Water, and we’ll be announcing a contest soon. So if you haven’t started reading, you’d better get started!

Today, though, I want to share some cover songs I’ve turned up of The IPCRESS File theme. Originally by John Barry, this one was covered both at the time of the movie release, and more recently by contemporary artists. Here are a few versions for you:

Billy Strange (From Secret Agent File – The Big Sound of Billy Strange and His Guitar, 1965):

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Jazz All-Stars (From Thunderball & Other Secret Agent Themes, 1965):

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Roland Shaw Orchestra (From Themes For Secret Agents, 1966):

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Parris Mitchell Strings With Brass (From Secret Agent Themes, 1967):

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The Spotniks (From Something Like Country, 1972):

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Burt Blanca (From Rock n’ Roll Revival, Vol. 4, 1992):

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Laika and the Cosmonauts (From The Amazing Colossal Band 1995, ):

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The Torpedoes (From Good For the Country, 1996):

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Pierre Vervloesem (From Plays John Barry, 2002):

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