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"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.
Atom Heart Mother (1970) was a collaboration with Ron Geesin, featuring an orchestra and choir. [13] Meddle and the Obscured by Clouds soundtrack followed in 1971 and 1972. [14] [15] Pink Floyd's eighth album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
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" (with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Alldis Choir) – 21:15 (Black and white video. Less than optimum video and audio quality. Included for its historic value.) Audio only: Atom Heart Mother album original 4.0 Quad mix 1970: "Atom Heart Mother" – 23:42 "If" – 4:31 "Summer '68" – 5:29 "Fat Old Sun" – 5:24
In October 1970, Pink Floyd released Atom Heart Mother. [99] [nb 20] An early version premièred in England in January, but disagreements over the mix prompted the hiring of Ron Geesin to work out the sound problems. Geesin worked to improve the score, but with little creative input from the band, production was troublesome.
The songs are poor in general; the lyrics I can't quite believe. Gilmour's lyrics are very third-rate." [68] Wright said Waters' criticisms were "fair". [55] In a later interview, Waters said the album had "a couple of really nice tunes" and chord sequences and melodies he would have retained had he been involved. [69]
There are no song variations between the original Best of edition and the Masters of Rock LPs. Both The Best of edition and Masters of Rock are made from the same master tape and matrix (5C 054–04299) and were notable for containing the first stereo release of "Apples and Oranges" and "Paintbox", this latter also appearing a year later on Relics.
In a review for the Atom Heart Mother album, Alec Dubro of Rolling Stone described "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" as "the only redeeming feature on [side 2 of Atom Heart Mother], but only partially so." Dubro found "the integrated Arising and Breakfast sounds" as the redeeming factor, not the music in the track itself. [8]