The Rare 'Seabirds' Outtake: From 'More' Sessions to 'Crumbling Land' on Zabriskie Point

The instrumental outtake “Seabirds” (sometimes bootlegged as “Hollywood” or “The Seagull”) was recorded during Pink Floyd’s 1969 sessions for the More soundtrack. It never made the final cut, but its haunting melody later resurfaced as the core of “Crumbling Land,” a track on the Zabriskie Point soundtrack.

On bootleg compilations like A Tree Full of Secrets, “Seabirds” appears as a rough studio jam with a loose, pastoral feel—droning organ, relaxed bass, and a whistled melody that Gilmour would later adapt into the vocal line of “Crumbling Land.” The transformation shows Floyd recycling ideas across projects, a habit that also linked their early live jams to studio works. For collectors, “Seabirds” offers a rare glimpse into the band’s process of shaping ambient textures long before Meddle or Dark Side.