You Only Live Twice (novel) was released in 1962, and Bond's personality was somewhat skewed towards the screen persona rather than simply to Fleming himself; Sean Connery's filmic depiction of Bond affected the book version, with "You Only Live Twice" giving Bond a sense of humour and Scottish antecedents that were not present in the previous stories, although Fleming himself was part Scottish. Correspondence dating back to 1960 shows that Fleming contacted a Scottish nobleman to help develop Bond's family history, in particular seeking a Scottish "Bond" family line. Fleming's first trip to Japan was as part of the "Thrilling Cities" trip undertaken for "The
You Only Live Twice (soundtrack) "Capsule in Space" as a central segue. The song, "You Only Live Twice", was featured at the end of Mad Men episode "The Phantom". Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded a cover version of the song for United Artists Records. It appeared on their 1967 album, "Movie Grabbers" on the label's Veep Records subsidiary that year, and was released as single from that album. Nancy Sinatra recorded a record chart version of "You Only Live Twice" for Reprise Records that was arranged by guitarist Billy Strange who released several records of cover versions of Bond musical themes. Lee Hazlewood felt