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Harold & Maude, Original Soundtrack Recording

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Last night, there was a special showing of Harold & Maude in San Francisco, as a tribute to Bud Cort, who appeared on stage after the film. The house (THE CASTRO) was sold out and completely filled 40 minutes before the film started.

Someone in the balcony was having a serious breakdown following the film, and Bud came out mid-introduction to say "Mother, is that you? Turn it down to '20', would you please?".

To the soundtrack - every reviewer here is spot on. The people who have control over this are plainly stupid. When a film is still so popular almost forty YEARS after its release, perhaps these people should be relieved of their duties and fitted with diapers or straightjackets. Cat Stevens, now going by YUSUF ISLAM, placed his best music in this film, and to hear both his AND Ruth Gordon's versions of "IF YOU WANNA BE FREE BE FREE" is a musical joy.

Perhaps some energetic asian entrepeneurs (W's word, not mine!) might find a way to make all the items listed in the reviews available.

It's worse than a shame that this hasn't been done. Even Maude would have trouble finding a way to feel positive about this.

This soundtrack is so phenomenal I almost leaves me speechless. Cat Stevens at his poetic best. These soul shaking songs are definitely worth a listen. And I appreciate that it's on vinyl, long live analog!

First off, this is NOT the original Cat Steven's Japanese record featuring the songs from Harold and Maude
this is a NEW record (2007/2008) but it is the ORIGINAL soundtrack.

the sound track was not ever released so it is not a re-release - it is a new record (only 2500 released).
with that said...

this is the BEST thing i could have bought

i have been hunting for the japanese release for years with no luck, but this is met and exceeded my expectations.
it comes with a great book on the movie and the actors, funny trivia (elton john was a possible harold) and fun facts.
the added material (poster, book, 7" vinyl) with the soundtrack is amazing
i was a pic skeptical, but i can say as a H&M fan, buy it - buy it now...
it is golden

I received this soundtrack as a gift from my beloved and it is one of my most prized possessions. Everything about it is perfection: the music, the large book about the movie, the posters, the unreleased demos and alternate versions. Track this down! You will not regret it.

...if I could ever get a copy! Why on earth do they release this on such a limited basis so that it is now a "collector's" item selling for $300??? Guarantees not many H&M fans will ever get it. If anyone in on the making of this is reading this, please re-release this WIDELY with the book and other things included in the original! Or at the very least make the book available for fans of the movie! This definitely falls into the "what were they thinking?" ideas of limited releases...

I fell in love with Harold & Maude about 3 years ago. I just can't get enough of them. This is the epitome of all I have collected so far. I am ecstatic with this soundtrack of songs by Cat Stevens. It makes me "Want to Sing, Sing Out"!

This a release of the original soundtrack from the movie - which was NEVER done when the movie came out - on Cameron Crowe's Vinyl Films Records, circa 2007. Being a music fanatic, I would love to have a copy of this, but 600.00 for a copy - used, new, analog, digital or made from platinum - is just too rich for me. Clearly it is targeted at collectors, since you can download everything except the packaging. And I suspect that is why it was such a limited release. Questions I'll have to ask the man, if ever that opportunity should arise.

Anybody wanna load me a grand?

Wha--? Someone finally releases this as an official album, goes so far as to include great liner notes, unreleased songs, demos, and nice packaging...and they only release 2,500 copies?! These people are sadists and/or idiots. Re-issue this so that everyone can enjoy it, you buncha jerks!

PLEASE release this on cd!!!! There is a huge cult market for this and I can't imagine why this is only vinyl!? What gives?!