I haven’t lived. I’ve died a few times.

This is one hell of a shock. 37 years (!) after being released in theaters, Hal Ashby’s masterpiece Harold and Maude (Personally, I think Being There is his best work, but Harold is a close second.) finally has a soundtrack available to the public.

The Cat Stevens’—that’s Yusuf Islam to you— songs which fit so well in the film were never properly released, until now. You can thank Cameron Crowe’s Vinyl Films and Seattle label Light In The Attic for rescuing this soundtrack from a dusty shelf somewhere.

Available on LP only (how’s that for authentic?), the soundtrack is limited to 2500 copies and features a pair of foldout 18” x 24” posters and a bonus 7” with previously unreleased tracks. Granted, it’s a bit more than you might pay for a LP ($37.50), but do it for Maude.

End Hits, the only music blog all in favor of septuagenarian sex scenes.