So many of the scores that were issued on LP, over the course of time I have learned are re-recordings, like John Williams' The Fury, or Goldsmith's The Swarm LP, presumably to save on re-use fees?
They hired 2 different orchestras to perform, one for the film, and another for a score album?

I'm drawing a blank on other examples right now, but the point is this:

why isn't such a philosophy employed today?
A lot of albums are cut terribly short because of these dreaded fees. Why not re-record it the old way?

Films tended to be scored earlier then they are now, in some cases a film was finished and in the can months before it was released.

In the case of "The Fury" Williams was in England I think scoring SUPERMAN when a deal was made with Arista and it was just cheaper to book the LSO for day and re-record the music for release, it also allowed Williams to adapt and extend some of his cues for album release, in much the same way he did on JAWS.

In the case of THE SWARM a record deal was already in Place by the time scoring was being done and it was just easier hiring the same Orchestra for two or three additional sessions at the record recording rate (which is cheaper then the film recording rate) and record the LP.

These days, with films only be scored less then two weeks before release, there is no way to do this and have a record out in time for the film's release.

Which is why today we see more OST releases.

Regards

What does "Original Motion Picture Score" mean?

Sometimes the term is used in order to distinguish one release from another. Although this is a fairly recent development, it can be seen in practice as far back as Elmer Bernstein's "Heavy Metal" LP.

Sometimes it's used to distinguish between the recording heard in the film and heard on the album. This is where some of the confusion shows up. After all, "Jaws," "The Ten Commandments" and "The Fury" all state on the album sleeves that they are from the original soundtracks, and they are all re-recordings.

Sometimes it's used for no reason whatsoever, as the recording on the album is that from the film, and there is no other album released, i.e. "Silence of the Lambs."

The original motion picture score from "Time After Time" by Milkos Rozsa sounds very much like the recording in the film....