
Take That: Roger Waters said that the Hipgnosis album cover was meant as a Take That! against the Space Rock image they'd been associated with, and a desire to move beyond the psychedelic hippie culture of the period. most accomplished West Indian modern jazz bassist living on the top floor. Spoken Word in Music: "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast". with Pink Floyd and shares his memories of recording Atom Heart Mother. Shaped Like Itself: During the "Atom Heart Mother" sound collage, a loud announcement declaring "This is a loud announcement!" can be heard. Scatting: The "Funky Dung" section in "Atom Heart Mother". Sampling: The gunnery and motorbike sounds on the album. All Audio This Just In Grateful Dead Netlabels Old Time Radio 78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings Top. Psychedelic Rock: "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast". The final track, Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast is an 11-minute avant-garde piece that was primarily written by the band’s drummer, Nick Mason but was credited to the whole group. Once an Episode: "If", "Summer '68", "Fat Old Sun". Runout groove: The water faucet drip at the end of Alans Psychedelic Breakfast continues into a locked groove at the end of side B. Inner sleeve: Released with a Harvest Records inner sleeve. Ominous Latin Chanting: At around 13 minutes into the title track. 7010 TPS Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Non-Appearing Title: The album title doesn't appear in any of the lyrics. Longest Song Goes First: The album kicks off with the Title Track, which takes up the entire first side. Nick Mason spotted a newspaper headline about a pregnant woman who had been fitted with an atomic-powered pacemaker. Line-of-Sight Name: How the album and the suite got its title. Granola Girl: In "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", Alan jokes about the macrobiotic food popular among hippies in Los Angeles at the time.įrom your bed I gained a day and lost a bloody year. Instrumental: "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", " Atom Heart Mother". Epic Rocking: The Title Track (23:44) and "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast". Book Ends: While the album itself lacks them, "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" begins and ends with a drip tap, which is cut into the run-out groove on the original vinyl so it will repeat endlessly on turntables without an auto return. Richard Wright - lead vocals, keyboard, organ, mellotron, piano. Roger Waters - lead vocals, bass, guitar, tape effects.
Nick Mason - drums, percussion, tape effects.
It was released by Harvest on 2 October 1970 in the UK, and by Capitol on 10. David Gilmour - lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by the English band Pink Floyd."Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" (13:00?) note The dripping faucet that closes out the song is part of a locked groove on LP releases, which would technically make the song's runtime "however long it takes for you to lift the needle off the record if your turntable doesn't automatically stop when it gets to the end.".The album has major contributions from Ron Geesin, whom had previously worked with Roger Waters on the soundtrack for the documentary film The Body. Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in 1970 through Harvest Records. Atom Heart Mother is a stunning combination of classical and rock music, alternating moments of elegant melodies, pure symphonic power and disturbing noises.