Zabriskie Point (album)

Zabriskie Point
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 1970
GenreRock[1]
Length36:22
LabelMGM (original issue)
Rhino (early reissues)
Sony Classical/WaterTower Music (current reissues)
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(1969)
Zabriskie Point
(1970)
Obscured by Clouds
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
Uncut[3]

Zabriskie Point is a soundtrack album to the Michelangelo Antonioni film of the same name. It was originally released in March 1970[4] and features songs recorded by contemporary rock acts of Antonioni's choosing, including Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, and the Kaleidoscope.[1]

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.[5] 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). A Rolling Stones track, "You Got the Silver", is featured in the film but not included on this album.

  1. ^ a b c Steven McDonald. "Zabriskie Point – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Z". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Roberts, Chris (December 1997). "Soundtracks". Uncut. No. 7. p. 104.
  4. ^ Billboard, March 14, 1970
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mabbett3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).