The Fantastic Plastic Machine (soundtrack)

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Fantastic Plastic Machine
Soundtrack album by
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenreSurf rock
Length30:45
LabelEpic (U.S.)
Harry Betts chronology
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Fantastic Plastic Machine
(1969)
A Time for Dying
(1970)
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The Fantastic Plastic Machine is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. An album composed and conducted by jazz saxophonist and film scorer Harry Betts. A surf rock album, it is considered a departure from his usual style.

Out of print for decades, the album is considered a collectors' item. The album also inspired Japanese recording artist Tomoyuki Tanaka to take the stage name Fantastic Plastic Machine.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Theme from 'The Fantastic Plastic Machine'"
  2. "Night Flight"
  3. "Green-O"
  4. "Day Groovin'"
  5. "Straight Ahead"
  6. "Rock Slide"
  7. "McTavish"
  8. "Nat's Theme"
  9. "Outta Sight"
  10. "Green Grotto"
  11. "Long Reef"