Lawrence Of Arabia 7" early version - Does anyone know more?

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Back in 1978 Spizzoil would come on stage to M. Jarre's Lawrence Of Arabia. It was a more sparse / minimalist version with more piano than the movie version and it was on 7" vinyl. I'd love to get hold of a copy or more info on it eg. Cat no. label.
Does anyone know more or even heard it?

― Sheikh Spizz (spizz.eu), Friday, 6 October 2006 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Gushing, gushing, gushing on Platform 3! Hey yo, spizz.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 6 October 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

Hi Tim
Whatdya expect from Platform 3?
Oil grade 8

― Sheikh Spizz (spizz.eu), Saturday, 7 October 2006 06:52 (nineteen years ago)

five years pass...

There is a UK 7 inch EP with four numbers from the soundtrack to Lawrence of Arabia but it's the same versions as on the soundtrack LP. I think this must be one of either of these two UK single which are both from 1963 - the same year as the official Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack: The b-side of a 1963 single on Columbia (the a-side is "My Heart Remembers") by the Philip Green Orchestra; or a single on Decca by Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra. The track in question is entitled "The Lawrence Theme".

― everything, Sunday, 10 June 2012 17:47 (thirteen years ago)

It's on this boxset which doesn't have a tracklist here and isn't on Discogs for some reason. It has a big piano bit on it so my hunch is that Spizz is talking about this version.

― everything, Sunday, 10 June 2012 19:02 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Franck-Chacksfield-Decca-Years-1953-1975/dp/B00004TVUS

― everything, Sunday, 10 June 2012 19:03 (thirteen years ago)

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