 The album was first released exclusively in Japan by CBS Sony in 1976.It did not see release anywhere else until 1991; in May of that year, Columbia Records released "Pangaea" on CD in the United States, as part of the label's Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters reissue program.In "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau gave "Pangaea"s 1991 CD reissue an , citing "Zimbabwe" as the highlight while lamenting the flute playing and scant track listing.