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Favourite Fleming Novel
You Only Live Twice
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You Only Live Twice
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  • Yes mainly in Japan for You Only Live Twice. Took photos and did comparisons very recently. Without boasting, I do like to think I identified some new ones. https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/the-definitive-guide-to-the-bond-locations-i…
    in Your Bond location pilgrimages. Comment by japanauthor September 2019
  • Interesting question. There is now an online article that links to a Spotify playlist that has the songs you mention. https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/ian-flemings-favourite-music/
    in Songs in Dr. No Comment by japanauthor May 2019
  • Another recent single subject book is The Definitive Story of You Only Live Twice. This covers both book and to a lesser extent the film but much is devoted to the time that Fleming, Bond and Connery (plus film crew) spent in Japan. As I'm the autho…
    in What Bond reference book are you reading? Comment by japanauthor May 2019
  • josiah wrote: » Revelator wrote: » josiah wrote: » Today I learned that Fleming's original title for his novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was "The Belles of Hell". That would be a good title for a future Bond film as well, pr…
    in What Bond reference book are you reading? Comment by japanauthor May 2019
  • Linstead Market is mentioned by Fleming in a piece he wrote for Horizon magazine about Jamaica. It was literally a Dear John letter where he wrote about all the things he loved about the country. https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/ian-f…
    in Songs mentioned in Bond novels Comment by japanauthor May 2019
  • There is also a blog page with some explanation about Fleming's favourite music https://midcenturybond.wordpress.com/2019/04/20/ian-flemings-favourite-music/
    in Songs mentioned in Bond novels Comment by japanauthor May 2019
  • A belated addition to this thread but as suggested above there is now a Spotify Playlist called Ian Fleming's Favourite Music with 32 tracks including much of the music mentioned in the novels. [Apologies for the nature of link below but I couldn't …
    in Songs mentioned in Bond novels Comment by japanauthor April 2019