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Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd.It was released by Harvest on 2 October 1970 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 October 1970 in the United States. [3]
"Atom Heart Mother" is a six-part suite by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, composed by all members of the band and Ron Geesin. [4] It appeared on the Atom Heart Mother album in 1970, taking up the first side of the original vinyl record. [4] [5] At 23:44, it is Pink Floyd's longest uncut studio piece.
Pink Floyd are an English rock band who recorded material for fifteen studio albums, three soundtrack albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, four box sets, as well as material that, to this day, remains unreleased during their five decade career. There are currently 222 songs on this list.
Both appear on Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, [10] the first of several to feature cover artwork by Hipgnosis. [11] In 1969, Pink Floyd released a soundtrack album, More, and a combined live and studio album, Ummagumma. [12] Atom Heart Mother (1970) was a collaboration with Ron Geesin, featuring an orchestra and choir. [13]
The album cover shows a group of middle-aged nudists posing in the middle of a forest. The group consists of five women and three men. The album cover was completely pixelated for its iTunes release, [21] and many online news outlets overlaid a black box over the explicit areas. [22] The replacement cover for Ritual de lo Habitual.
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is the fourth compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 November 2001 by EMI internationally and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart on 24 November 2001, with sales of 214,650 copies. [1] It remained on the chart for ...
The album is also in part a response to the punk rock movement, [12] which grew in popularity as a nihilistic statement against the prevailing social and political conditions, and in response to the complacency and nostalgia that appeared to surround rock music. Pink Floyd were a target for punk musicians, notably Johnny Rotten of the Sex ...
The album cover was designed by drummer Nick Mason, and was inspired by his time studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic. In 2008, Mason sold a limited edition of 195 signed prints of this cover. [11] [12] In addition to variations on the original design, the album was released in several countries with different artwork.