VARIOUS ARTISTS - ZABRISKIE POINT - OST

V.A. - Zabriskie Point - OST (1970)

Zabriskie Point is a soundtrack album to the Michelangelo Antonioni film of the same name. It was originally released in January 1970 and is composed of songs from various artists. A 1997 re-release includes four bonus tracks each from Jerry Garcia and Pink Floyd that were used in the film, but not the original soundtrack. Jim Morrison of the Doors wrote the track "L'America" for the film, but was rejected by Antonioni (L'America was later released on The Doors album L.A. Woman).

DISC 1 contains music by a variety of artists, including 3 tracks from "The Pink Floyd" (sic). It shows the band in pre-Atom Heart Mother/Meddle mode (all Floyd music for the soundtrack was recorded in Nov/Dec 1969). "Heart Beat, Big Meat" is a great mood piece along the lines of "Speak to Me"; "Crumbling Land" could have fitted nice along Meddle's "Fearless"; "Come in Number 51" is a retooled "Careful With That Axe Eugene". Jerry Garcia contributes the "Love Scene" accoustic guitar solo. Strangely there is also a 2 min. excerpt from the Dead's "Dark Star" that starts and ends with no rhyme or reason and begs the question: why? (Deadheads know what I mean). DISC 2 is completely new. It is divided up between 4 Jerry Garcia tracks (more accoustic "noodling"), and 4 Pink Floyd tracks. The latter are fascinating, and what makes this reissue so good. "Country Song" is another one of those classic early-Floyd ballads; "Unknown Song" (a/k/a "Rain in the Country" on bootlegs) is a great instrumental with many undertones. "Love Scene Version 6" is Pink Floyd doing the blues. "Love Scene Version 4" is Rick Wright in piano solo (even if credited to the entire band).

DISC 1:

01. Heart Beat, Pig Meat - Pink Floyd
02. Brother Mary - Kaleidoscope
03. Dark Star (EXCERPT) - Grateful Dead
04. Crumbling Land - Pink Floyd
05. Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
06. Sugar Babe - The Youngbloods
07. Love Scene - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
08. I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again - Roscoe Holcomb
09. Mickey's Tune - Kaleidoscope
10. Dance of Death - John Fehey
11. Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up - Pink Floyd

DISC 2: - BONUS

JERRY GARCIA:
01. Love Scene Improvisations - Version 1
02. Love Scene Improvisations - Version 2
03. Love Scene Improvisations - Version 3
04. Love Scene Improvisations - Version 4
PINK FLOYD:
05. Country Song
06. Unknown Song
07. Love Scene - Version 6
08. Love Scene - Version 4                                                                                                                   http://www.fileserve.com/file/92VRxWW