Album
Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack)
1969 · Rock, Stage & Screen
31 collectors on Gatefold own this

Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack) is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Various, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 197 pressings tracked, owned by 31 collectors.
About
<i>Easy Rider</i> is more than an iconic soundtrack; it’s an exquisitely programmed trip through the many styles of rock music embraced by hippies and freaks in the ’60s. You’ll discover screw-the-man biker rock (Steppenwolf), bluesy psychedelia (The Jimi Hendrix Experience), West Coast folk rock (The Byrds), and stoned free association (The Holy Modal Rounders). Perhaps the oddest piece is "Kyrie Ellison Mardi Gras": Only the Age of Aquarius could produce a marriage of fuzzy garage rock and ancient Christian prayer by a band called The Electric Prunes.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Pusher5:48
- A2Born To Be Wild3:29
- A3The Weight4:29
- A4Wasn't Born To Follow2:03
- A5If You Want To Be A Bird2:35
Side B
- B1Don't Bogart Me3:02
- B2If Six Was Nine5:32
- B3Kyrie Eleison / Mardi Gras (When The Saints)4:02
- B4It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)3:03
- B5Ballad Of Easy Rider2:13
Sound DNA
- Soundtrack & Scores
- Compiled Soundtrack
- raw
- defiant
- outlaw
Official soundtrack from the film Easy Rider (opens in a new tab)
Source of tracks:
A1 & A2 - Steppenwolf
A4 - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
A5 - The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders (as "Bird Song")
B1 - The Fraternity Of Man
B2 - Axis: Bold As Love
B3 - Mass In F Minor
The rest were created exclusively for the soundtrack.
Trivia:
⇒ "The Weight", as originally recorded by The Band for their 1968 debut album Music From Big Pink, was used in the film, but couldn't be licensed for the soundtrack. To deal with this, ABC-Dunhill commissioned Smith, to record a cover version of the song for the soundtrack album.
⇒ One of the film's scriptwriters, the star, Peter Fonda, had originally intended to use Bob Dylan's version of "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" in the film, but after failing to secure the appropriate licensing, he asked Roger McGuinn to record a cover of it instead.
⇒ The last track "Ballad Of Easy Rider" was partially co-written by Bob Dylan, but disowned its contribution on that song, due to his strong dislike of the film's ending, as well as due to his belief, that his name was being exploited to boost the film's street credibility. This song was later re-recorded by McGuinn's band The Byrds, and included on Ballad Of Easy Rider.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Joel SillCOORDINATOR, COMPILATION PRODUCER
- Joel SillPRODUCER
- Pat LawrenceEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Steve BarriCOORDINATOR, COMPILATION PRODUCER
- Steve BarriPRODUCER
- Steve BlaunerCOORDINATOR, COMPILATION PRODUCER
- Steve BlaunerPRODUCER
- Abe KeshPRODUCER
- Amigos De MusicaPRODUCER
- Art PolhemusPRODUCER
- Bob WyldPRODUCER
- Chas ChandlerPRODUCER
31 collectors on Gatefold own this · 197 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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