[Tall Guy]

When I was very young, my dad had the LP of The Alamo. It was frequently played and my brother (seven years older than me) told me that all the red on the front cover was blood, he being a big fan of freaking me out. Of course, I believed him without question, even though now you can see it’s nothing of the kind!

I loved the music though, and a year or two later, dad bought You Only Live Twice and the gatefold OHMSS, which were all played until every track had cracks and pops galore.

That hooked me into wanting to hear more, and as soon as I was able I’d buy almost any film score LP that I could find and afford. I sold most of my LPs when our first child came along, milk powder apparently being of more use than great music, but I kept a few – all three of the above and Morricone’s I Film Della Violenza, which remain in my possession and always will, despite not having anything on which to play them.