The Fantastic Plastic Machine (soundtrack)

Fantastic Plastic Machine
Soundtrack album by Harry Betts
Released 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Surf rock
Length 30:45
Label Epic (U.S.)
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Harry Betts chronology
The Big Mouth
(1967)
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
(1969)
A Time for Dying
(1970)

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

  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"