In the opinion of the site-administrator, the silver 'silhouette' series of sleeves from France is, among the 1987 reissues from around the world, the best in the areas of design and 007 'feel'. The angled attitude of the central art is a refreshing deviation from the vertical rigidity which characterises all international counterparts.
Key-art is a mixture of original France theatrical-poster art and international poster art. Particularly conspicuous among the France sleeves is that of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, in which the original McCarthy/McGinnis composite has been imaginatively applied (quite literally 'thinking outside the box'), whereas the utilisation of the very same piece of art on other international editions is one devoid of artistic merit in comparison; although a seemingly insignificant touch, it is enough to set the France sleeve(s) 'far apart', and 'far above' the majority of international counterparts.
Key-art is a mixture of original France theatrical-poster art and international poster art. Particularly conspicuous among the France sleeves is that of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, in which the original McCarthy/McGinnis composite has been imaginatively applied (quite literally 'thinking outside the box'), whereas the utilisation of the very same piece of art on other international editions is one devoid of artistic merit in comparison; although a seemingly insignificant touch, it is enough to set the France sleeve(s) 'far apart', and 'far above' the majority of international counterparts.
