Continental Circus is the original soundtrack album of the film of the same name, containing music credited to "Gong

Gong (band)

Gong is a Franco-British progressive/psychedelic rock band formed by Australian musician Daevid Allen. Their music has also been described as space rock. Other notable band members include Allan Holdsworth, Tim Blake, Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage, Francis Moze, Mike Howlett...

 avec Daevid Allen

Daevid Allen

Daevid Allen , sometimes credited as Divided Alien, an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong .-Biography:In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered...

", recorded in 1971 and originally released in 1972 in France on Philips 6332 033.

The film's subject matter was motor cycle racing and was directed by Jérôme Laperrousaz.

No recording or musician details are provided with the original LP release, but it was probably recorded prior to (but released after) Camembert Electrique

Camembert Electrique

Camembert Electrique is an album by Gong, recorded and originally released in 1971. The album was recorded at Château d'Hérouville near Paris, France, produced by Pierre Lattes and engineered by Gilles Salle...

, as "What Do You Want?" is the same piece as "Fohat Digs Holes in Space" on the latter album, but the version here has different lyrics, and is played slower and more carefully, as though it were a newer piece to the band.

The track titled "Continental Circus World" consists of dialogue and sound effects from the film, backed with a looped excerpt from "Blues for Findlay

Jack Findlay

Cyril John Findlay was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is noted for having one of the longest racing careers in Grand Prix history spanning 20 years...

"; therefore the album actually contains only one new composition.

Side one

1. "Blues for Findlay
   Jack Findlay
   Cyril John Findlay was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is noted for having one of the longest racing careers in Grand Prix history spanning 20 years...
   
   " (Gilli Smyth
   Gilli Smyth
   Gilli Smyth is a musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong and Planet Gong as well as several solo albums and albums in collaborations other members of Gong...
   
   , Jérôme Laperrousaz) – 11:18
2. "Continental Circus World" (Smyth, Laperrousaz) – 4:13

Side two

1. "What Do You Want?" (Smyth) – 9:04
2. "Blues for Findlay – Instrumental" (Smyth) – 9:38

Personnel

• Daevid Allen
  Daevid Allen
  Daevid Allen , sometimes credited as Divided Alien, an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong .-Biography:In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered...
  
   – guitar, vocals
• Didier Malherbe
  Didier Malherbe
  Didier Antonin Malherbe is a saxophonist and flautist. He was one of the founders of the Canterbury sound band Gong....
  
   – flute, saxophone
• Pip Pyle
  Pip Pyle
  Phillip "Pip" Pyle was an English-born drummer from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, who later resided in France...
  
   – drums
• Gilli Smyth
  Gilli Smyth
  Gilli Smyth is a musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong and Planet Gong as well as several solo albums and albums in collaborations other members of Gong...
  
   – vocals
• Christian Tritsch – bass