Twice is the only way to live...
It's 1967 and James Bond is back in one of his biggest adventures yet, seeing him travelling to Japan and pitted against his arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. As this was in the height of spy mania understandably there was a whole variety of items produced to tie-in with the film - from models of the Toyota 2000GT, Airfix kits of Little Nellie, soundtrack records, magazines and even a very rare volcano playset produced in France (which sadly I don't own!). Here’s just some of the merchandise available from 1967 onwards to tie-in with the film.
You Only Live Twice soundtrack LP (United Artists Records, UK, 1967)
On Ne Vit Que Deux Fois (You Only Live Twice) soundtrack LP (United Artists Records, France, 1967)
You Only Live Twice reissue soundtrack LP (Liberty, Germany, 1981)
You Only Live Twice soundtrack gatefold sleeve LP (United Artists Records, Japan, c.1967)
James Bond Collection 007 Corgi Classics You Only Live Twice Toyota 2000GT and Blofeld figure set - model no. 65101 (Corgi, UK, 1997)
You Only Live Twice Toyota 2000GT (Johnny Lightning, US, 1998)
Set of seven cars produced as a promotion by Walmart at the time of the release of Die Another Day on DVD. The set included the Hispano-Suiza from Moonraker, the Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice, the AMC Hornet from The Man With The Golden Gun, the Lotus Esprit from For Your Eyes Only, the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish from Die Another Day, the Sunbeam Tiger from Dr No and a limited edition version of the Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me (Johnny Lightning, US, 2002)
Small boxed Little Nellie Autogyro from You Only Live Twice - model number TY95101. Part of a set of 8 models in the range (Corgi, UK, 2003)
Set of seven small motorized cars produced as a promotion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bond film series – the set included the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, the Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights, the BMW Z8 from The World Is Not Enough, the Aston Martin DBS from Casino Royale, the Lotus Esprit from For Your Eyes Only and the Q Boat from The World Is Not Enough (Suntory Coffee, Japan, 2012)
Set of eight large motorized cars produced as a promotion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bond film series – the set included the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, the Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice, the Aston Martin V8 Vantage from The Living Daylights, the BMW Z8 from The World Is Not Enough, the Aston Martin DBS from Casino Royale, the Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me, the Q Boat from The World Is Not Enough and the Acrostar from Octopussy (Suntory Coffee, Japan, 2012)
Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice and Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me (Hot Wheels/Mattel, US, 2015)
You Only Live Twice sheet music (United Artists Music Ltd., UK, 1967)
You Only Live Twice 8 page sheet music (Taiyo Music Inc./Zen-on Publishers Co. Ltd., Japan, 1967)
You Only Live Twice souvenir brochure (Maker unknown, Japan, 1967)
Agent 007 Du Lever Kun To Gange (You Only Live Twice) mini brochure (Denmark, 1967)
On Ne Vit Que Deux Fois (You Only Live Twice) two sided synposis sheet (United Artists, France, c.1970)
Limited edition Action Man figure of James Bond from You Only Live Twice (Hasbro International Inc., US, 1999)
You Only Live Twice gum cards wrapper (Somportex, UK, 1967)
You Only Live Twice slides nos. 16, 17 and 18 of a set of 76 slides (Somportex, UK, 1967)
You Only Live Twice cardboard slide mount (Somportex, UK, 1967)
You Only Live Twice 20 page booklet that came free with the slide viewer you could send away for with the wrappers shown above (Somportex, UK, 1967)
Nancy Sinatra You Only Live Twice theme single (Reprise, Japan, 1967)
Nancy Sinatra You Only Live Twice theme single (Reprise, Japan, 1967)
Nancy Sinatra You Only Live Twice theme single (Reprise, Italy, 1967)
Mantovani & His Orchestra You Only Live Twice theme single (London Records, Japan, 1967)
John Barry You Only Live Twice and James Bond theme singles (CBS, Japan, 1967)
Santo & Johnny You Only Live Twice (Si Vive Solo Due Volte) theme single (Canadian American Records, Italy, 1967)
You Only Live Twice (Si Vive Solo Due Volte) theme single perormed by Mantovani and his orchestra (Decca Records, Italy, 1967)
On Ne Vit Que Deux Fois (You Only Live Twice) John Barry theme single (CBS, France, 1967)
You Only Live Twice 4-song EP featuring the Nancy Sinatra single and a Roland Shaw orchestration (MTR, Thailand, c.1967)
John Barry 007 Best 4 EP featuring James Bond, Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice theme singles (CBS Records, Japan, c.1967)
Airfix's 1:24 scale original release of the Little Nellie autogyro from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1967)
1:24 scale Toyota 2000GT from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1967)
You Only Live Twice Toyota 2000GT kit (Doyusha, Japan, 1997)
Airfix's 1:24 scale re-release of the Little Nellie autogyro from You Only Live Twice (Airfix, UK, 1998)
James Bond Si Vive Solo Due Volte (You Only Live Twice) board game (Triang Games, Italy, c.1967)
Photoplay magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (The Argus Press Ltd., UK, December 1966)
Showtime magazine with You Only Live Twice and Casino Royale cover and article (Sackville Publishing Ltd., UK, No.40, April 1967)
Car magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (The National Magazine Co. Ltd., US, July 1967)
Photoplay magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (The Argus Press Ltd., UK, July 1967)
Black Belt magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (Black Belt Inc., US, August 1967)
Ciné Revue magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (A.S.A.R, Belgium, No.35, 31st August 1967)
Showtime magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (Sackville Publishing Ltd., UK, No.46, October 1967)
There was no film tie-in cover for You Only Live Twice in the US, but Signet did subsequently add a sticker to the copies of the book they first published in 1965 to advertise the films release (Signet, US, c.1967)
Counter display carton of 50 James Bond Bic lighters - there are 12 different lighters included - Dr No, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, Moonraker, A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough (Bic, France, 1999)
Special edition collectors set of 12 Bic James Bond lighters in case (Bic, France, 1999)
Unlicensed James Bond rubber bands - there's some debate amongst collectors about how old these actually are (Tin Tin Bazar Inc., Philippines, c.1967)
TOP Réalités Jeunesse magazine with You Only Live Twice cover and article (Regie-Presse, France, No.462, 24th September 1967)
You Only Live Twice 40 piece mini puzzle with five special shaped pieces (Event Merchandising Ltd./Wentworth Wooden Puzzles, UK, 2023)