From what I understand of the expanded and/or remastered releases, nobody even thought to ask John Barry himself to see if he had the <!-- CBN - FILM TAG BEGIN mr --><a target='_blank' href='http://www.commanderbond.net/index.cgi?action=Category&CID=104'><b class='film'>Moonraker</b></a><!-- CBN - FILM TAG END --> tapes or knew where they could be found if he didn't.
I've always wondered this as well..